ROOMS offers experimental dance set within domestic spaces, and explores sensed memories through movement, film, personal object, fabric, and family audio samples. Built from a creative process grounded in care, ROOMS sprawls through various spaces of the home it inhabits with luscious and improvisational movement sequences that enable the performers to be spontaneous and present. The work premiered at Colvin House in April of 2024.

dropshift’s ROOMS marks 24 months of creative research across 3+ years, and is the culmination of a project that collects sensed memories of our past and explores the act of caretaking a dance.  Each dancer contributes stories and personal objects, tied to their unique family/cultural identity.  At times, performers jettison these narratives, diving deeply into sensory connections with large fabric textiles and their fellow movers.  The evening is a non-linear experience that encourages guests to be with the performers and also to leave the performers and experience a variety of immersive spaces.  Intimate and spontaneous, dancers share personal mementos and at times, short stories during performance.

ROOMS brings together samplings from dropshift’s Sense Series: DWELL/burrow (2022), bloom (2023) and objects (2023).