"A-part" by Bethany Philipp

Title: “A-part”
Choreographer/Dancer: Bethany Philipp
Music: “As If It Would have a Universal and Memorable Ending" by Shane Carruth
Artist Statement: "A-part” is a solo screen dance inspired by the early weeks of the pandemic. Choreographer and performer Bethany Philipp uses imagery of a shrinking world and nascent digital demands to explore feelings of helplessness, fear, and frustration. Accompanied by Shane Carruth's “As If It Would Have a Universal and Memorable Ending,” A-part surrenders to the unknown and grieves the loss of light and spirit, yet it implores us to keep moving, even if we don't know what is next.
Artist Bio: Bethany Philipp, a Jackson, MS native, is a dance artist and educator. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Texas Woman’s University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a licensed educator through the Mississippi Department of Education holding certifications in Dance, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. Philipp is currently on faculty at Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex, a public, magnet arts school in Jackson, MS, and has taught dance for Mississippi College, the University of North Texas, Tarrant County College, Ballet Mississippi, and the Janice Wyatt - Summer Arts Institute at Delta State University. She has performed extensively as a solo artist and with performance groups including Front Porch Dance (Jackson, MS), Muscle Memory Dance Theatre (Dallas, TX), Mississippi Improv Alliance (Jackson, MS), and the Kinetic Artists Collective (Denton, TX). Philipp also directs a pick-up improvisation ensemble that performs throughout the country at various dance festivals and events.