Linear Transformations

choreographed for High Release Dance

A colourful series of mathematical games and puzzles, tracing the body's path through multiple dimensions and numerical patterns. For Leonard Carlitz, mathematician (1907-1999)—with love.

Music:
  • IQ, "Nostalgia" & "Falling Apart at the Seams"
  • Genesis, "The Brazilian"
  • California Guitar Trio, "Walk Don't Run" (Johnny Smith)
  • Yes, "Silent Spring" & "Endless Dream"
Performed:
  • July 2016, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga: Rock the Garden / 5-Hour Sculpture: A Pop-Up Arts Festival (excerpt)
  • October 2014, Cowell Theater, San Francisco: Momentum
  • June 2014, Dance Mission, San Francisco: Momentum (preview) (excerpt)
  • May 2010, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco: Mark Foehringer's Dancing in the Park (excerpt)
  • January 2010, Cowell Theater, San Francisco: Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble Season
  • September 2002, San Jose City College: Linear Transformations: The Choreography of Natasha Carlitz 1998-2002
  • November 2001, DanceVisions, Palo Alto: DanceVisions' Points of View (excerpt)
  • June 2001, Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto: High Release Dance in Concert
  • January 2001, San Jose City College: San Jose City College Choreographers' Collective
  • January 2000, San Jose City College: San Jose City College Choreographers' Collective (excerpt)