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Shadow On The Sun
“Men cannot change if there’s no blueprint to change
Men cannot love if they aren’t taught the art of loving
It is not true that men are unwilling to change
It is true that they are afraid to change.”
-Bell Hooks
Shadow on the Sun is a dance performance exploring masculinity and its impact on men’s emotional lives.
Through dance, story, and ritual, the work traces the emotional impact of growing up in a culture that teaches men to harden, compete, disconnect, and hide the parts of themselves that ache to be seen.
The work examines four pillars of boys’ emotional development:
- Family lineage
- Partnership and Intimacy
- Friendship and Brotherhood
- Selfhood and Identity.
The series reveals the quiet wounds men carry and the ways these wounds shape their relationships, identities, and inner worlds.
Drawing from interviews with boys and men, academic research, and lived experience, each performance becomes a somatic archive: a place where suppressed stories return to the body and transform into movement.
CHAPTER 1: BROTHERHOOD
This chapter focuses on friendship & the practice it takes to maintain a real connection. It explores how trust, accountability, & support are built and a practice is developed over time — through action & shared experience.
At the center of the work are the nonnegotiable ingredients of love: care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust.
The piece explores how these are built through action—how we learn to support one another, stay present, and grow together over time.
Rather than telling a story, the work offers a window into that practice. It invites the audience to witness what it takes to build and sustain meaningful connections.
Personally, I’ve lost a lot of people I’ve considered brothers in these last few years so this work hits heavy on my heart as we work to heal.
Visit the link in bio for more information on this project, our next performance dates and videos of the work!
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📹: @marie_irene333
A moment of mediation from Shadow On the Sun
Benefits of meditation include:
Reduced Stress and Anxiety: Meditation lowers cortisol (the stress hormone) and helps manage anxiety disorders, PTSD, and depression by fostering a calm, present-moment awareness.
Enhanced Focus and Memory: It increases attention span and mental clarity, which can help combat age-related memory loss.
Improved Emotional Health: Regular practice can lead to a more positive mood, better self-image, and increased optimism.
Increased Self-Awareness: It helps individuals understand their thought patterns, fostering personal growth and self-discipline.
Key Physical Health Benefits
Better Sleep: By relaxing the mind and releasing tension, meditation helps reduce insomnia and improves sleep quality.
Pain Management: Studies suggest meditation can decrease the perception of pain in the brain, aiding in conditions like chronic pain.
Improved Cardiovascular Health: It can lower blood pressure and reduce strain on the heart, activating the body's relaxation response.
Immune System Boost: Research indicates it can increase immune system function and decrease inflammation.
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Movement Study: Brotherhood
Archive: 019
Performance: Shadow On The Sun
Location: @southerntheater
Small clip from tech rehearsal.
Observation:
Weight moves continuously between bodies. Lifting becomes an exchange of trust, requiring each person to alternate between carrying and surrendering.
Thank you to everyone who was able to support the premier of this work in progress.
Check out our website for more performance days to see this work as it evolves in the future.
Link in bio.
Cover photo: @bill.cameron
📹: @marie_irene333
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Small flyer correction!
We will performing Wednesday May 6th! 530-630! Pre show starts at 530 and the show willl start at 545!
Tickets in bio!! Hope to see you there!!
We are presenting our first work in over a year!
MAY 6th at The Southern!
Shadow on the Sun: Brotherhood
Featuring movers: @alex.j.arce & @bzychln
This is a work in progress showing and we would love to invite you to experience it in its early stages of development!
May 7th - @bzychln will be teaching an all levels waving workshop!!
Link in Bio for tickets!
Shadow on the Sun: Brotherhood is a 1 of a four part series examining how masculinity shapes the emotional lives of boys and men.
The work explores what is lost under pressure to perform strength, and what can be reclaimed through vulnerability, connection, and awareness.
This chapter focuses on friendship & the practice it takes to maintain a real connection. It explores how trust, accountability, & support are built over time — through action & shared experience.
Visit our website for more opportunities to see this work, more about the projects and more!
Link in bio!
turned 30 and started drinking coffee..
Is this… adulting?!
Ps. (Birthday is May 15th & ill be 33 lol)
extra shots from @rjdtco #Grounds photoshoot
Thank you: @laurasukowatey & @the.studio.aura for these amazing shots!
