“It takes a lot of nerve to start a dance company in New York. There’s no money for young artists, and rehearsal space is expensive. But groups do emerge, full of energy and creativity. Such is Summation Dance, formed by Sumi Clements and Taryn Vander Hoop, graduates of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. ”
“Sometimes as an artist, you need to leave the studio behind.
Just ask Summation Dance co-founders Taryn Vander Hoop and Sumi Clements. In 2016, the U.S. election was dominating the air waves just as they were finishing their company’s fifth season in New York City. Feeling burned out by the assembly-line-like hustle of pumping out new work, they decided to hit the road.”
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INTERVIEW WITH DANCE TEACHER MAGAZINE MARCH 2017 ABOUT PILOTING OM FACTORY'S 200-HOUR VINYASA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS DANCE DEPARTMENT. READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW
"Sumi Clements and Taryn Vander Hoop formed Summation Dance in 2010, partly to provide a home for female dancers. At the time, they were graduate students at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts; nearly all the men in their class had jobs lined up. Their company, 10 strong, including its founders, is something of a sisterhood where strength is not just taken seriously, it’s a given."
"A frenzied solo for Ms. Vander Hoop ends with her back to us as she stands on point. Her darting arms and legs expose her suffering"
... GIA KOURLAS, THE NEW YORK TIMES
INTERVIEW WITH DANCE MAGAZINE JUNE 2018 ABOUT THE HIGHWAY HABITUS PROJECT. “What Touring The U.S. Taught These Choreographers About Stereotypes and Prejudice Jennifer Stahl” READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
PROJECT HIGHWAY HABITUS: “THEY” By Summation Dance Posted December 4, 2017 In Dd Exclusive, Summation Dance: Project HabitUS. Kentucky proved to be the perfect place for Project Highway HabitUS to hunker down for our first week on the road. READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
“Our main objectives at the outset of Project Highway HabitUS were to maintain a sense of openness and operate behind a glass pane of neutrality. We were not on a mission to tell the world what we thought, but rather, were, and still are, seeking to gather the voices of others, untampered and without judgment. So at the risk of exposing ourselves a bit here, we recently found ourselves in North Carolina attending a pro-life breakfast and rally.” READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
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