selected choreographic excerpts • edited by Bobcat Ranf

choreographed and performed by Elyse Fahey • costume design by Elyse Fahey • lighting design by Erin Meadors

‘deathprint’ is an excerpt of ‘CONTRA_FORMA”, an evening length work of contemporary dance created by RigorMortis which premiered in New Mexico in January 2025. 'deathprint' won the Audience Award for SOLOCOREOGRAFICO 2025 in Lyon, France.

creation, costume, sound editing, and performance by Elyse Fahey • lighting design by Erin Meadors

‘Run For Your Life’ premiered at North Fourth Art Center in Albuquerque in 2023, and was invited to Carmel Dance Festival’s 2024 Choreography Fellowship showcase in Carmel, CA under the name ‘New Year, New You!’. One of eight selected solos out of 550 worldwide submissions, ‘Run For Your Life’ was most recently performed for SOLOCOREOGRAFICO 2024 in Frankfurt and Friedrichshafen, Germany.

choreographed by Elyse Fahey • featuring Sam Archuleta, Elyse Fahey, Kaitlin Innis, Kristin Lucero, Madrone Matysiak, Joseline Mendoza, Elysia Pope, and Lara Segura • lighting design by Sage Simpson and Erin Meadors • music editing by Madrone Matysiak • costume concept by Elyse Fahey

The creation of ‘NOVA’ was made possible in part by a Resiliency Residency Grant from the City of Albuquerque’s Urban Enhancement Trust Fund

‘NOVA’ is currently being adapted for 9 dancers from the New Mexico Ballet Company

originally titled ‘goose pond’, ‘owed debt’ was created as a birthday present for Elyse’s improvisation mentor, Donna Jewell, and was performed at the first annual SwayFest in Albuquerque in 2024 • sound editing by Madrone Matysiak