A precise meditation on stillness and suspension in the body within the vastness of loss and grief. Accompanied by Nick Storring’s haunting composition for piano, viola, trumpet and drums.

“..standout acts included Excavating Meaning, where aerialist Brandy Leary and composer Nick Storring took the bossa nova ballad as a starting point for a profound meditation on sadness, stillness and grief;...”

-Sarah Constant, The Whole Note

Year: 2016

Venue: Harbourfront Theatre (Toronto, Canada), The Gin (Las Cruces, USA)

Choreography: Brandy Leary

Composition: Nick Storring

Dance Artist: Brandy Leary

Curator/Presenter: Thin Edge New Music Ensemble and A Girl in the Sky Productions (Toronto), Project In Motion (Las Cruces)

Photos: Craig Meschino