We're excited to present this year's Spring ChoreoWreck in partnership with San Diego Dance Theater!
Sunday, June 29 at 10am-4pm
Light Box Theater
2590 Truxtun Rd, Studio 205
Spring ChoreoWreck is a FREE event, offered by donation (suggested donation $10). Registration is requested due to capacity limitations.
Spring ChoreoWreck 2025: De/Reconstructing Dances - AADF Edition
Two of our AADF2025 Collaborative Residency choreographers are offering up their works-in-progress to the "wrecking" process as part of their choreographic research. They will play with each other’s work and remake it live, in front of an audience! Other dance artists are also invited to “wreck” the resident choreographers’ works. This is a rare opportunity for audiences to witness the creative process of dance making. Learn more about "wrecking".
Each "wreckee" has 2 hours to go through the entire wrecking process (two wreckings each). The wreckee first presents the original work. Then their "wreckers" will get 45 minutes each to remake the dance on the wreckee, followed by a showing of that remake. After each wreckee’s full session, there will be a short "talk back" with artists and audience.
There is a 55 minute break between the two wreckee sessions.
Free event...come & go as you please!
Spring ChoreoWreck 2025 is offered free to the public - RSVP requested.
Throughout the entire event, audiences are welcome to come and go - pick and choose which sessions you’d like to watch, take a break whenever you need, stay for the whole event! Wristbands will be provided for re-entry.
Spring ChoreoWreck is presented by TILTshift Dance in partnership with San Diego Dance Theater and with funding from NTC Foundation.
Schedule of Events
10:00am: Greetings & Introduction
10:15am: Wreckee Session #1 - Smrithi Suresh
12:15pm: Wreckee Session #1 Talk Back
12:35m: Break
1:30pm: Re-introduction of Wrecking
1:40pm: Wreckee Session #2 - Adie San Diego
3:40pm: Wreckee Session #2 Talk Back
*Audiences are free to come and go throughout the entire event. Wristbands provided for re-entry.
Meet the Wreckees
Smrithi Suresh
“I had never heard of wrecking before. In the past, I enjoyed co-choreographing contemporary pieces with my close friend, often exploring shared themes. But this piece is different—it’s the first time I’ve been encouraged to tell my own story. Surprisingly, that’s been the hardest part. Still, I’m excited to receive feedback from dancers across different styles. I know their perspectives will give me a fresh outlook on how I approach and create my Bharatanatyam choreographies.”
Learn more about Smrithi - HERE
Adie San Diego
"I'm curious and excited to do my first wrecking! In my choreographic practice, I enjoy using deconstruction and reconstruction to reveal deeper layers of my work. The piece I'm presenting is a reimagined excerpt from my full-length work, "SKIN TAG," which explores themes of identity and assimilation through my experiences as a Filipina-American woman. I'm eager to work with my wreckers, Smrithi Suresh and Khamla Somphanh - both of whom I have not yet worked with, but I'm hoping to get a fresh new perspective on the movement from them to bring out something even deeper than I imagined.”
Learn more about Adie - HERE
Meet the Wreckers
Odessa Mae Uno
Odessa Mae Uno (she/her) is a Filipino American movement-based artist based in Southern California. She holds a BFA in Dance from CalArts and has performed with DISCO RIOT, Fresh Congress Dance, and artists including Solange and Gerard & Kelly. Her choreographic work has been commissioned by Malashock Dance and San Diego Dance Theater. Odessa’s practice centers on community, empathy, and the belief that dance cultivates connection, critical thinking, and emotional awareness.
Instagram @odessauno
Khamla Somphanh
Khamla Somphanh is a teaching artist and enjoys making dances, which allows her to share the gift of movement with fellow creatives. This event is her second time at “wrecking” and is thankful for the opportunity to continue playing with this choreographic practice. You can find her on faculty at The Kennedy Center Dance Lab, San Diego Dance Theater, Mounarath Powell Dance and San Diego State University School of Music and Dance.
Photo: Doug McMinimy
Instagram @khamlasomphanh
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