“Highlighting our very human desire to passively observe the grotesque.”
“With humor and deeper thought-provoking moments…Williamson speaks to broader experiences and concerns in our current political climate.”
-Rachel Turner, LA Dance Chronicle
2 WORKS: blue & beasts
ODYSSEY THEATRE ENSEMBLE - Jan 15-17, 2026 @8pm
In blue, Williamson and celebrated pianist Hao Huang meditate on the confines and nuance of despair. In it, Williamson spirals through a mirage of characters marked by interludes of unbearable tasks and luscious dancing and Huang brings Ryuichi Sakomoto’s most haunting compositions to life. In beasts, a trio of seekers (performers Divya Ahuja, Rian Alcid, and Sasha Marlan-Librett) ride a wave of emotions, desires, coping mechanisms, and cultural commentary, cultivating a movement language that is as messy as it is tender, ferocious as it is scared.
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CO/lab: Jan 11 @ 2pm
The culminating performance of a dance-making workshop rooted in the spirit of collaborative movement investigation and co-creation from hosts Rebecca Lemme and Kevin Williamson. Made collaboratively with dance artists David Bernal-Fuentes, Dani Burd, Samuel Macias, William (FEDEX) McAfee, Dalya Modlin, Elsie Neilson, Jennifer Vieweg, and Riv Villanueva, the performance will focus on polarities—how we navigate, hold, ride, and subvert a spectrum of (seemingly) discordant emotions and states...together.
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WIP 020 – February 2, 2026
Emily Barasch + Kevin Williamson
🕖 7:30 PM PT / 📍 Wende Museum / 🎟️ Free with RSVP
WIP is an artist-led, work-in-progress performance platform co-founded by dance artists Kate Wallich, Stephanie Zaletel, and Belize Wilheim. Launched in 2023, WIP was created to give choreographers and performance makers a “low-tech, high-visibility” space to share evolving works with audiences, fostering curiosity, dialogue, and critical exchange at every stage of development.
