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The Nazca Transmissions 2010 Choreography Melissa Pasut Dancer Melissa Pasut Live music John Duncan Performed at Gallery Niklas Belenius, Stockholm Teatrino Clandestino, Bologna

See video of the Stockholm performance

An Open Area Inside the Mountain 2009 Choreography Melissa Pasut Collaborator John Duncan Dancers John Duncan Melissa Pasut Live music John Duncan, carillon percussion, longstring Melissa Pasut, longstring, carillon percussion Instruments designed and constructed by John Duncan Assisted by Esteban Ayala Technical director Andrew Leslie Hooker Performed at Tirdanza, Modena and Teatro Dimora, Mondaino (study phase) Work in progress

Performance at Teatro Dimora, Mondaino. Photos by Antonio Rinaldi

Photo © John Duncan

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Purging 2008 Dance solo Melissa Pasut Original audio composed and performed by John Duncan Performed at Ottomax, Rome (study phase) 2008 La Voce del Corpo rassegna: Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna 2009

Performance at Ottomax, Rome. Photos © John Duncan

Transfiguration of a Shattered Mass 2007 Dance solo Melissa Pasut Live music Andrew L. Hooker, electronics Stefano Pilia, bass (2007) Pasquale Massaro, contrabass (2008) Performed at Ottomax, Roma 2007 (excerpt) Rassegna Confini, Modena 2007 Festival Ammutinamenti, Ravenna 2008

Performance at Rassegna Confini, Modena. Photos © John Duncan

An Intuitive Conversation 2008 Solo dance improvisation for camera by Melissa Pasut Piombino Beach, Italy Music by John Duncan Performed by John Duncan Melissa Pasut Shown at La Voce del Corpo rassegna: Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna 2009 (rough edit)

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Space 2004 Choreography Melissa Pasut Dancers Leah Marke Melissa Pasut Live music Rick Olsen, guitar, percussion Alex Pasut, bass Costume design Monica Gibson Performed at Emit series: Paladium Theatre; St. Petersburg, Florida USA Space: Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA

Performance at Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA. !-->

Josephine 2003 Dance solo Melissa Pasut Music by Frank Zappa Performed by Jon Briggs, guitar Rick Olsen, lead guitar Alex Pasut, contrabass Costume design Monica Gibson Performed at Beneath the Surface: Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA Untitled 2003 Choreography Melissa Pasut Dancers Melissa Pasut Leah Ratliff Amy Tattersal Music by Charles Mingus Performed by Jon Briggs, guitar Monica Gibson, flute Rick Olsen, guitar and percussion Alex Pasut, contrabass Costume design Monica Gibson Performed at Beneath the Surface: Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA

Erosion 2002 Choreography Melissa Pasut Leah Ratliff Dancers Melissa Pasut Leah Ratliff Music by Leo Brouwer Performed by Jon Briggs, classical guitar Costume design Monica Gibson Performed at Erosion: Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA 2002 Beneath the Surface: Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA 2003 All In Twilight 2002 Choreography Melissa Pasut Dancers Melissa Pasut Leah Ratliff Music by Toru Takemitsu Performed by Jon Briggs, classical guitar Performed at Erosion: Orlando International Fringe Festival; Orlando, Florida USA