Now, Then

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Now, Then. is a dance film that taps into a childlike playfulness within a lush greenscape of imaginative daydreaming.

Commissioned by and created on Dancefusion
Year: 2021

Ruby

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Ruby feels like a memory, a person lost. Who is Ruby? A lover? A child? A friend? Has she
passed away or is she just lost to you?
Dancing and Video Editing: Jennifer Yackel
Music: Claude Debussy
Year: 2020

Waterwise

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Waterwise is a multimedia site-adaptive ensemble work featuring a community of women
connected to the water in a primal and transformative way. With water basins resting on hips
and dramatic, hair-flying head movements the work creates the unique atmosphere of a familiar world hidden away.
Year: 2018

Pencils n' Pennies

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Pencils n' Pennies is a lighthearted, comedic duo that is full of big jumps and small gestures giving a nod to Vaudeville, Broadway, and a little Chaplin.
Year: 2018

Ghost Island Suite

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Ghost Island Suite is the first iteration of what will be a larger work, inspired by once-inhabited islands of the Chesapeake Bay that have now succumbed to their surrounding waters.
Year: 2021

One Small Thing

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One Small Thing is a stirring solo, poignant in feeling with arms and legs painting unending lines of lyricism through the air.

Year: 2015
JDY Dance Theatre
Jennifer D. Yackel is a dance artist whose extensive career has taken her from ballet companies such as Richmond Ballet and Ballet Theatre of Maryland, to contemporary companies such as Jeanne Ruddy Dance and Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. She has performed in notable venues such as the Kimmel Center, Jacob’s Pillow, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, and the Lincoln Center Plaza. Her choreography has been presented in several festivals and venues including Dixon Place, American College Dance Association Festival, Salisbury University, YES Dance Invitational and Come Together Festival.

Portrait of Tracy

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2-18-23 at The State Theater
Portrait of Tracy
The power collective led by Sarahia Benn longtime touring and production musician. Come see The Benn Experience at a Venue near you!!!

Vocal to instrumental to rock hip hop and jazz.
Meet "The Benn Experience."
Sarahia Benn Bass, Vocals
Mark Adams Jr. Drums and Percussion
Dominic Ellis Sax and things
Ms Davis Vocals and things
Travis Higgins Keys and other things
Kim Glaude Vocals and things

Bringing a special R&B experience to
The State Theater
Time: 7-12am
Date: February 18, 2023*

Book us
Call 443-327-9424
Email SMBMusicGroup1@gmail.com

The Benn Experience is a music collective of some of the best talent in Maryland.

Sarahia Benn and The Benn Experience will perform some of the greatest songs in their cache from the Minneapolis sound catalog to Michael Jackson to Thundercat to Jaco Pastorius to Tom Browne and more.

The Benn Experience is led by Sarahia Benn, Berklee College of Music alumni with over twenty years of traveling the world as a touring musician, promoter, producer and artist of multiple music styles including: R&B, jazz, gospel, rock, funk, and pop.
Medium: music contemporary jazz
Year: 2023
Details: 1 min 13 sec
Alex El Dahdah
Alex El Dahdah (born in Byblos, Lebanon - lives in Baltimore, MD.) is a filmmaker and visual artist primarily focusing on collective identities, space, and memory themes. His oeuvre encompasses independent films, video art, photography, and graphic prints, examining introspectively ancestry, linguistic metaphors, and expressions of faith and identity. El Dahdah's work has been screened and exhibited in numerous film festivals and galleries in major cities such as Los Angeles, Saint Petersburg, Mumbai, Beijing, Tokyo, London, and Montreal.
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