EJ +SEARCY is a collaboration between Emily Jo and musician (and husband) Austin Searcy. All of the work originates in the same space, so the music and movement are growing together. Since starting this project, we have explored the subtleties in which movement can influence sound and how sound can influence movement. There is an equal partnership between the two, and one is not necessarily driving the other. We also dive into how processes intended for creating movement can be used to create sound and vice versa. The interpretation and end product is unique to the specific artists in the space at one time. On December 2nd at the Greenspace Studios with dancer and collaborator Nicole Stapleton premiered our new work, Dwelling; a duet about the ways in which we intertwine ourselves with our relationships and the inevitable shift back into our independent selves.
Austin Searcy is an ingrained musician from Colorado whose background includes guitarist and song writer for Denver punk band, Wiredogs. His newest solo project, titled SEARCY, released their first EP in April 2018. The EP is available on all streaming services and available for download HERE
Nicole Stapleton is from Westchester, New York where she began dancing at the age of eight. At the age of fifteen, Nicole began training in New York City at SLK Ballet School under the artistic direction of Sara Knight. After graduating from SLK Ballet in June of 2017, she joined the Nadine Bommer Dance Company Trainee Program. Nicole currently dances for Ayako Takahashi | Ayalis in Motion, Nadine Bommer Dance Company and Emily Jo Heanny. Nicole has performed works by Danielle Agami, Sidra Bell, Sonia Dawkins, Micheal Mao, Robin Cantrell and many others. She has performed in the Battery Dance Festival, at Buttenwieser Hall at the 92nd street Y, at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre, and in the Alto Jonio Dance Festival in Villapiana, Italy. Nicole is also pursing a bachelor's degree at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, studying the intersection of gender and storytelling.
|