AGA Collaborative, the trio of choreographer-performers that includes Associate Professor of Dance Gretchen Alterowitz, will perform at the SHIFT | DANCE Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 20. AGA Collaborative will perform win. place. show., a work that they premiered at UNC Charlotte in February 2017.
Running approximately 55 minutes, win. place. show. investigates a set of interrelated themes: the pressures of accomplishment and achievement that seem to shape our individual lives, the demands of perpetual productivity that are instigated by our “always on” economy, and the many ways that we find ourselves navigating the daily race.
AGA Collaborative formed in 2011 to explore the possibilities of co-creating. They co-choreograph, perform, and present dances that offer multiple perspectives and layers of meaning that are beyond the reach of a single choreographer. In their collaboration, they are dedicated to investigating different ways of thinking about and viewing dancing bodies on stage, prioritizing intimacy and connection over bodily display.