“Ueyama uses metaphor to draw his audience into a realm of compassion where pain is shared,exposed and sometimes healed.” – The Daily Gazette
“The tableaus choreographer Takehiro Ueyama created at Dance Place Saturday night might just be the most memorable scenes audiences see there all year.” – The Washington Post

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Choreography: Takehiro Ueyama
Music: Arvo Pärt Spiegel Im Spiegel, Für Alina, Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten
Lighting: Jason Jeunnette
Costumes: Cheryl McCarron
Premiere: July 30, 2009 at Dance Theater Workshop, NY

“While not immortal, we hope to leave our imprint behind”
*First and Last sections commissioned and premiered by The New School Dance Department in NY, May 2008.