In a world where the only event that keeps you moving forward is the potential that you will meet your beloved once again, haunted by words said and unsaid, and by regrets and hopes unfulfilled, abandoning the struggle for power in a field of possibility after the loss, they wander here where damages are repaired, love knows no bounds and the only way to go is up. Climbing forever up towards the stars that only shine for them, falling ever so softly back to the earth to start all over again. This pair of star-crossed lovers, reunited in the Afterlife, carry forward the agreement of the heart, ’til death do us part.

Presented in collaboration with musica intima choral ensemble

where you go was originally conceived in 2021, in the midst of lockdowns and other imposed measures of isolation that left many lonely and fearful. Inspired by the love story at the heart of Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms”, the dance follows two lovers bound by a certain death that will take one from the other. While one lover moves through her daily life, the other holds tight to the secret he knows he must share with her and eventually allows it to seep out. Upon learning of his impending death, she struggles to capture the passion they share, if only for a moment longer. With his dying breath, he holds her once more before passing through this world to the Afterlife.

Companion piece, Klangenfort: Redux, is an ode to the everlasting love that continues to transmute the ones left behind. Death approaches and sweeps away the tears of loss. The lover who remains catches a glimmer of her former lover and clings to his ghost with all her heart. She is determined to reanimate him, if only for one more waltz. His lifeless body carries the echoes of all the love they shared, until once more his spirit departs, leaving her surrounded by the light of their love.

60min with no intermission

12 person choral ensemble performs live with 2 dance artists

This work can be presented on stage and outdoors.

For more information and access to premiere performance video, contact Olivia

May 2025 Premiere of Where You Go at the Annex, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Credits:

MUSICA INTIMA –
Lee Clapp
Oliver Dalton
Katherine Evans
Kira Fondse
Matthew Gorlitz
Hilary Ison
Anja Kelly
Kate Medcalf
Danny Najjar
Gloria Wan
Jaime Yoon
DANCE ARTISTS
Kelly McInnes
Brandon Schwinn

CREATIVE TEAM
Olivia C. Davies
concept & choreography
Kayleigh Sandomirsky
stage manager
Jonathan Kim lighting design
Gabriel Raminhos lighting assistant
Raïna Von Waldenburg
dramaturge
Savannah Walling
original ‘klangenfort’ concept

MUSICA INTIMA - May 2025 Performance
Lee Clapp
Oliver Dalton
Katherine Evans
Kira Fondse
Matthew Gorlitz
Hilary Ison
Anja Kelly
Kate Medcalf
Danny Najjar
Gloria Wan
Jaime Yoon

DANCE ARTISTS
Kelly McInnes
Brandon Schwinn

CREATIVE TEAM
Olivia C. Davies
concept & choreography
Kayleigh Sandomirsky
stage manager
Jonathan Kim lighting design
Gabriel Raminhos lighting assistant
Raïna Von Waldenburg
dramaturge
Savannah Walling
original ‘klangenfort’ concept