SOULSKINHighlights

Group of seven performers in dark costumes engaged in a dramatic dance or theatrical performance, with a dark blue background.

Beauty

September 27  &  28,  2024 

Mark Morris Dance Center 

A 45-minute narrative ballet, diving into the darkness of the human psyche. The fear of the unconscious. The perception of beauty. The addiction to social media, violence, and politics. Exposing the present duality in society. Society’s dictation of, and monitoring of, our behavior.  Our distorted lens of what is beauty? Asking if its too late to find the divine power? To find truth in beauty? To bring light to the surface?

Four people in black long-sleeve outfits dancing outdoors during sunset, with trees and bushes in the background.

Chasing The Light

May 11, 2024

Aspen Fringe Festival

Chasing the Light is a dance film and performance piece inspired by the natural environment in and around Joshua Tree National Park.

Humans historically have communed together using nature to tell stories, pass down knowledge, and explain the mysteries of life. Gathering together in nature is a thread that runs through every culture. This work explores the connection between nature and humanity.

The scale of this environment has an intense power, and puts our existence as humans into perspective. It invites us to contemplate our place in this vast universe.

A woman with long blonde hair wearing a yellow tank top, with one arm raised and the other extended forward, outdoors near a large tree with green foliage.

Closer

Spring 2021

A dance film about reunion after isolation.

Watch "Closer" Here
A group of diverse people standing in a line, with their hands on each other's shoulders, forming a human chain in a dark room.

Hero

September 7, 2018

Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco, CA

HERO is a politically themed ballet that poses the question: What defines a hero? When a young woman unexpectedly receives a message from faraway, a doorway mysteriously reveals itself. An odyssey of the individual merging with the universal ( and vice versa) is the parallel realm that envelops her, testing her fortitude through longing and love, struggle and salvation, loss and remembrance. At once mystical and mundane, HERO explores the multitude of roles the hero plays in our everyday, extra-ordinary lives.

Watch "Hero" Here
A group of seven dancers in matching white shirts, black pants, and red shoes performing a synchronized dance routine on stage with dramatic lighting and shadows.

To Command

World Premiere: March 9, 2018

Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco, CA

Inspired by the dystopian genre, SOULSKIN embarks on a daring new work that questions our sense of autonomy in a world dictated by technology. This piece, conceptualized by Adrianna Thompson and choreographed by Thompson and returning guest artist Dylan Elmore, utilizes dance, photography, and live music in a collaborative performance unlike any previous SOULSKIN project.

Watch "To Command" Here

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Four people in black clothing dancing outdoors in a desert-like environment with trees and hills in the background during sunset.
Theatrical scene with eight actors, all women, dressed in dark and red costumes, with dramatic expressions and poses against a dark blue background.
A group of nine dancers wearing black torn costumes and blue eye masks standing on a stage with a dark background.
Three shirtless male dancers perform a synchronized leap on a dark stage, each with one arm raised and legs bent in mid-air.
A group of ballet dancers on stage wearing colorful tutus and black tops, performing a dance routine.
Ballet dancers on stage wearing colorful tutus in yellow, orange, and green performing against a black background.
A male and female dancer performing on stage with a beach scene projected in the background. The male dancer is behind the female, holding her in a dance pose. The female dancer is leaning forward with her hands on her hips, wearing a blue dress. The