Past Works
Stage
Not Yet Tender, But Closer Still (2023)
Not Yet Tender, But Closer Still displays the juxtaposition of cold brutality and soft warmth, with underlying nostalgia and sonder. This work is the most intimate, raw depiction of processing personal traumas and learning to move forward, whilst fighting the struggle of reminiscing without holding onto memories.
Presented in Mind The Gap 23
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
Seeking Asylum, Landed in Russia (2022)
In this digital age where all information is at the touch of our fingertips, how do we apply a filter to differentiate truth from misinformation? How do our governing authorities monitor our consumption of information? What boundaries are in place to maintain our privacy whilst also maintaining national security? In this new work, there is this constant evaluation of how our boundaries are being broken without our knowledge. We will see how tools that seem so colorful, vivid, and tantamount to our society actually condition us to see only a small portion of the full spectrum of the world.
Presented in Mind The Gap 19
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
Watch the full piece here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qamAwylEr57_lJFQcNWOVfo6u8gcpKwT/view?usp=sharing
Hot Summer's Night (2021)
This pieces pays homage to nights spent outside in the grass, sweating pouring from the temples, laying in this blissful calm that is a summer night. Exploring the waves of varying emotions and activities, from calm to paranoia, from elation to heartbreak and everything in between. The melancholy notes in this piece wreak of nostalgia and memories of what was and what could’ve been.
Presented in Mind the Gap 18
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
View the Piece Here!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19m-qZ7l-4KGMslCL7npyKJWzDcvKChaW/view?usp=sharing
Memoirs of an Overripe Dragonfruit (2020)
A piece dedicated to exploring the duality of sweet and bitter, not just in fruits, but also in relationships.
Presented at the Fall Forward Festival
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
Photo: Tim Trumble
Spinning On (2021)
Raw and honest, Spinning On chronicles the process of accepting change, pining after this fantasy of the past, and coming to grips with the present.
Presented at UpTurn: Evolving Attachments
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
Watch this piece!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VZ-M3VH-MOCLD7v_5NJyeWS6M07DufCl/view?usp=sharing
The Train Has Left the Station. It's Too Late (2020)
This piece is a trio, set in a past time. Commenting on the propaganda circulated during the Vietnam war and we as people find modes of control, or lack thereof, for solace.
Choreographed by Amanda Monteith
Performed by Mia Calicchio, Faith Markovetz, and Lauren Jimenez
View Here:
Stoned Within (2019)
An introspective work exploring societal pressures placed on women, likening them to precious Jade and examining past mis-treatment.
Performed and Choreographed by Amanda Monteith and Zakiya Rose Johnson
Excerpt Here:
Film
Cages (2021)
Cages delves into finding freedom to act outside of societal norms and stereotypical tropes: the nurturing Mammee, boujee light skin, proper, ultra feminine Caribbeanne; exploring the cages within which we feel bound.
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
Presented at danceTactic's First annual Quick Festival
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uTyZiLPYtDU5EQfYQXYPcqkaNiJykcX3/view?usp=sharing
A La Luna Y De Regreso (2021)
An introspective film outlining a series of misalignments between two people. Understated, the piece likens relationships to the cyclical and unpredictable ocean.
Choreographed by Amanda Monteith
Performed by Amanda Monteith and Ryan "Rhyno" Evans
Featured in the 2021 Queens Underground Black and Brown Film Festival in October 2021
Reclaimed (2020)
A raw reflection of a woman reclaiming and repossessing an identity stolen.
Featured in the 2020 Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival
Semi-Finalist in the 2021 Ojai Short Film Fest
Choreographed and Performed by Amanda Monteith
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