Circle/Cycle

A performance by Lauren Woods, with Lori Bilbrey-Vaghefi and Ava Reding. Original music: Interaction-Time by Erin Cross

Circle dances have been a part of human culture for thousands of years. Performed as rites of passage, an invocation of change, or a mode of community ritual, the circle embodies aspects of connection, unity, and cycles of transformation. Dancing is a way to bond and communicate, expressing elemental and ineffable aspects at the root of our being.

In this dance performance, I joined Lori Bilbrey-Vaghefi and Ava Reding in a symbolic closing ceremony for my solo exhibition, Dream State.