Paradise

(2023, 65m) Director: Andrew Hatling, Stage Director: Jon Ferguson, Choreographer: Helen Hatch. Paradise, created in collaboration by choreographer Helen Hatch (Hatch Dance) and theater visionary Jon Ferguson, is a dance film that combines movement, physical theater, clown, and music to evoke joy through a journey beyond the everyday. It features original music by Seth Conover and Joe Strachan, lighting by Karin Olson, sets by Ashley Mary, and rich contribution from the ensemble: Artemis Brown, Juliana Johnson, Kendall Kramer, Ayaka Moriyama, Javan Mngrezzo, and Genevieve Waterbury. Film director Andrew Hatling thoughtfully and poetically captured Paradise during a live performance in February 2023.