'UMEUS' created by Mark Caserta, was commissioned for Gibney Company as part of the EMERGE Choreography Award 2019/2020 with Gibney & Springboard Danse Montreal and Gibney Company INSIDER/OUTSIDER Series. The creation residency completed in February 2020 with a premier set for April, but has been since postponed due to COVID-19.
Gibney Company Dancers Zui Gomez, Jesse Obremski, Alexander Anderson, Leal Zielinska and Jacob Thoman. Original Music by Slowdanger
‘UMEUS’ expresses the urgent need for empathy in todays society. ‘UMEUS’ reflects on the lack of empathy in our history leading to the chaos existing today. ‘UMEUS’ is a reminder that we are one, all connected. ‘UMEUS’ is love, given and received.