"Opposite of Killing" is one of the most impactful pieces I have ever seen."
Kathy Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune
Kathy Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune
The Opposite of Killing
The Opposite of Killing explores change, anger, understanding, confusion, and sorrow, related to the absence of a close friend. The work was originally created at a seven day residency at the New Bulgarian University (Sofia), was reworked and presented at Dance Place, DC and Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, DC.
The piece won three Metro DC Dance Awards 2012.
In 2016 The Opposite of Killing was commissioned by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and since has turned into a featured work in their repertory (2016-2019). The company is restaging the work for their 2026 season.
The Opposite of Killing has been selected to be performed at Ririe-Woodbury’s four-week tour to South Korea and Mongolia in May 2018 as part of DanceMotion USA. There are only three American dance companies selected to participate in the seventh season of DanceMotion USA, a dynamic cultural diplomacy program for international exchange initiative of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, administered by The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
The work was staged for student casts at the University of Florida, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Middlebury College, and University of Michigan.
The piece won three Metro DC Dance Awards 2012.
- Outstanding Overall Production - Small Venue (shared evening with Betty Skeen for their concert at Dance Place, February 2011)
- Excellence in Stage Design/ Multimedia (collaboration with Betty Skeen and Paul Jackson for their concert at Dance Place, February 2011)
- Outstanding New Work (for The Opposite of Killing at Dance Place, February 2011)
In 2016 The Opposite of Killing was commissioned by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and since has turned into a featured work in their repertory (2016-2019). The company is restaging the work for their 2026 season.
The Opposite of Killing has been selected to be performed at Ririe-Woodbury’s four-week tour to South Korea and Mongolia in May 2018 as part of DanceMotion USA. There are only three American dance companies selected to participate in the seventh season of DanceMotion USA, a dynamic cultural diplomacy program for international exchange initiative of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, administered by The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
The work was staged for student casts at the University of Florida, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Middlebury College, and University of Michigan.
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The Opposite of Killing (dedicated to Ed Tyler) Choreography : Tzveta Kassabova Music: Instrumental, M.O.G, Arvo Pärt, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Somei Satoh, Aleksei Stevens Set Design: Paul D. Jackson, Tzveta Kassabova and Betty Skeen Lighting Design: Paul D. Jackson Costume Design: Tzveta Kassabova Original Cast: Kelly Bond, Graham Brown, Erin Lehua Brown, Heather Cameron, Lillian Cho, Tzveta Kassabova, Alex Odenwald, David Yates |
Reviews:
Featured article about The Opposite of Killing by Katherine Pioli in the CATALYST: here.
Preview of Ririe-Woodbury Fall Season by Kathy Adams at The Salt Lake Tribune: here.
You can see Amanda Abrams' preview of the works here.
Featured article about The Opposite of Killing by Katherine Pioli in the CATALYST: here.
Preview of Ririe-Woodbury Fall Season by Kathy Adams at The Salt Lake Tribune: here.
You can see Amanda Abrams' preview of the works here.
Recordings:
You can see the Ririe-Woodbury performance here.
You can see the work performed by students at University of Michigan here.
The piece was performed at Test!0 - an International Festival in Croatia. You can see the trailer for the work here.
You can see an excerpt of the work performed by students at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) here and at University of Florida here.
You can see the full performance from Dance Place, DC here.
You can see the full performance from Kennedy Center here.
You can see an excerpt from the performance at The Voice Mongolia here.
You can see the Ririe-Woodbury performance here.
You can see the work performed by students at University of Michigan here.
The piece was performed at Test!0 - an International Festival in Croatia. You can see the trailer for the work here.
You can see an excerpt of the work performed by students at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) here and at University of Florida here.
You can see the full performance from Dance Place, DC here.
You can see the full performance from Kennedy Center here.
You can see an excerpt from the performance at The Voice Mongolia here.
Christine Stone Martin
‘The Opposite of Killing’ was performed at:
- New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
- Test !0, Croatia;
- Dance Place, DC;
- Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, DC;
- University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD;
- ACDFA 2011, Muhlenberg College, PA;
- Baltimore Museum of Art, MD;
- Nadine McGuire Pavilion, University of Florida, FL;
- Valencia College, FL;
- Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT;
- The Ellen Theatre, Bozeman, MT;
- Utah Arts Festival, Salt lake City, UT;
- Snowy Range Dance Festival, Laramie, WY;
- Jewish Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT;
- Egyptian Theater season, Park City, UT;
- The VOICE of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia;
- International Contemporary Dance Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia;
- Deoksu Palace Performance, Seoul, South Korea;
- MODAFE Festival, Seoul, South Korea;
- Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea;
- Art Hall, Daelim University, Seoul, South Korea;
- Power Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;
photography Kirk Donaldson