FareWell: Comments by Composer Steve Hilmy

Original Performance on April 4, 2009

 

2009 FareWell – To the End of the World As We Know It OR Dancing Your Way to Paradise! – a shortened version of the evenng-length work was performed by Maida Withers for Performatica: Foro Internacional de Danza Contemporanea y Artes del Movimiento, San Andres Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, 2009.

During the residency Linda Lewett interviewed Maida Withers, choreography/dancer, Steve Hilmy, composer/musician, and Ayodamola Okunseinde, visual artist about the FareWell project from their perspective of a creative/performing artist collaboration.

Text for FareWell is by David McAleavey, poet , and he was not present on tour.

FareWell toured extensively with all artists traveling and performing in Croatia, India, Mexico, Brazil, and in the USA.  All artists were participating and interacting “live” during the performances.

See Steve Hilmy’s extensive creation and performance history with Maida Withers and the Dance Construction Company 1995 to present:

Steve Hilmy

 

 

 

 


Artists and Collaborators
Concept/Choreographer
Visual Artist
Composer/Musician
Interview/Camera
Editor