L’effet waouh

From November 30 to December 15, Analog Dance Works, a contemporary dance company founded in 2019 by Brenna Mosser in Minneapolis, will inhabit Alliance Française’s art gallery and Grande Salle to test out a set design for their upcoming production, The Awe Factor or in French L’Effet Waouh.

L’Effet Waouh is inspired by the science of the emotion of awe and how it intertwines with the physical effects we are feeling from climate change. This set design will be constructed from plastic waste in the form of a thunderhead. Accompanying the set design will be a photo exhibit with Analog’s collaborating photographer, Bill Cameron.

what to expect?

Have you ever wondered how set designs are created? How do they enhance performance? Join Analog Dance Works in residency at AFMSP as they develop the first draft of the set design for their project L'Effet Waouh, inspired by single use plastic waste juxtaposing the emotion of awe. The set design will be revealed at the ouverture de residence, residency opening, on November 30 at 6pm. During this event, you can meet the dancers, see photos, and enjoy some light snacks and drinks! Brenna will also be present to answer any questions about the residency, as well as to give a short speech on Analog Dance Works and their mission as a dance company.

The presentation of the choreographic work created during Analog’s time inside Alliance Française’s walls will take place on Friday, December 15 at 6pm at the post-residency performance followed by a Q&A with the company.

Prints presented in the exhibit will be for sale that will benefit both Alliance Française and Analog Dance Works’ 11 dance artists and administration staff.

To find out more about the production, you can visit the company website
www.analogdanceworks.org/upcoming and follow them on Instagram @analogdanceworks.

Analog Dance Works is a contemporary dance company founded in 2019 by Brenna Mosser in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Analog is committed to exploring intersections between dance and science. Their goal is to initiate dialogue about the facts of our present and the visions of our future through high-quality choreographic works and roundtable discussions.

Analog has presented work at ARENA DANCES’ Candy Box Dance Festival 2019, the Southern Theater’s Good Night at the Southern in August 2019, Earthing Productions in May 2020, and Momentary Certainties Opening Reception 2022 where they have presented various renditions of Serve Id. Through its partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Outreach for Science and Art organization (OSA), Analog has hosted several discussions on campus about the intersection of dance and science.

Analog continued its partnership with OSA through the creation of its inaugural evening of dance, Tellus, focused on environmental issues in May 2022 where it presented Serve Id by Mosser and Cloud Cover by company member, Zoë Koenig. Alongside the works, OSA presented an interactive exhibit revealing the science behind the dance works.

Beyond Analog, Brenna Mosser is a dance artist who seeks to illuminate the awe in her surroundings by sculpting falls, stumbles, and asymmetries gracefully. She spent two years in the Conservation Corps, where she faced the reality of climate change and has since dedicated her work to bringing awareness and justice to this crisis.

She earned her bachelor’s in dance performance at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, UK. She supplemented her degree at le Centre national de la danse Contemporaine in Angers, France where she spent two years learning intensively from world-renowned dance companies and their artists. There, Brenna earned the US equivalent of a BA in dance performance and in arts management.

Brenna Mosser currently dances for Threads Dance Project, Alternative Motion Project, Ruby Josephine Dance Theater, 43°N 94°W Movement Research and Bernadette Knaeble. She also is the Office Manager of the Alliance Française Mpls/St. Paul.

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Analog Dance Works’ production of The Awe Factor is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.