Adaptations Dance Theater

Maui’s Contemporary Dance Company

2018-2020, 2022, 2023

︎ Performer, Choreographer, Educator, Guest Artist
︎ Contemporary Dance performances and collaborations
︎ Hawai’i, USA

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS | Hallie Hunt and Ali McKeon Pinio

More information about ADT here. 

From 2018-2020, I worked as a company dancer while also co-directing the education and community outreach programs for Adaptations Dance Theater, Maui’s contemporary dance company. During this period I participated in creation residencies, performances, workshops, and fundraiser events. I performed works by Nathaniel Hunt, Hallie Hunt, Amelia Couture, FLOCK (Florian Lochner and Alice Klock), and Julia Cost. Alongside Kate Whiticar, I co-choreographed an original work for the company, Henosis, at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center as part of Art=MiXx. While co-directing the education and community outreach programs, Katie Whiticar and I developed a weekly community movement class designed to be accessible for all levels. We also curated a monthly master class program for the dance community on Maui. As part of our regular company trainings, I led company classes alongside my colleagues. 

In 2022, I returned to the company as a Guest Artist in the framework of their RARE residency program at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Choreographer and Artistic Director Hallie Hunt led a creation-research residency. In 2023, I joined the company again as a Guest Artist in the framework of their Bring it Home Programming. This included participating as a dancer in a 4-week creation process which culminated in performances at the Historic ‘Īao Theater in Wailuku. It also included facilitating workshops for their PIVOT programming, a summer training company for early career collegiate and professional dancers ages 18-25. 

More about Adaptations Dance Theater: Founded in 2013 by Amelia Couture, Hallie Hunt, Vanessa Cerrito, and Nicole Humphrey, ADT aspires to create groundbreaking work in Hawai'i that sparks new energy in the dance community. By producing original works of art, ADT is using dance to address a specific need in its community for a permanent residence for dance artists. In order to address this need, Adaptations Dance Theater will share new works to enthrall audience members of diverse backgrounds and ages. In so doing, we foster an environment for future art advocates and participants in Hawai'i. ADT is proud to be a part of the vibrant art community on Maui and strives to contribute to the creativity and education of future dancers and art advocates.

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