RUMBLE STRIPS 2021 April Sellers Dance Collective

Rumble Strips uses gender identity as an entry point to address our current fractured political landscape, where the willingness to work collectively is hindered by rigid allegiance to single perspectives. In a shared world, we must carve out the dangerous space where we align ourselves with people who do not match our own identities, race, gender, or political agenda.  An evening-length ensemble work incorporating movement, music, text and humor, Rumble Strips is performed outdoors for an immersive yet physically distant experience. Choreographer Sellers addresses friction points between what we have been told we are, what we want to be, and how we come together.

COVID-19 changes the landscape of touring dance productions.  More time is required to consider the safety of performers, crew and audience.  We know that it is safer to be outside and socially distanced.  

Rumble Strips will premiere at Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, CA in Spring 2021, and will tour Minnesota in summer 2021.

The funds raised through this campaign will be used to support the creation of a Covid Safe performance.  

Grants and earned income cover 90% of our budget.   We rely on our supporters to help us close the gap and keep us financially strong.  With your support, audiences will be able to return to viewing live performance. 

Cast:  Elijah Alhadji Gibson, Joshua Lorris, José A. Luis, Alys Ayumi Ogura, Rhea Speights, and T Lavois Thiebaud