Seolh

Premiered in 2024 at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, NY.

65 minutes - 8 performers (scaleable and customizable through a community-integrated adaptation. See video below for more information)

The creation of Seolh was made possible in-part by a commissioning grant from The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation as well as through a residency partnership by the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center (Miami) in collaboration with the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional residencies include The Dragon’s Egg, Arts on Site, Peaceable Barn, Homeport Art House, Windhover Performing Arts Center, and The Croft. Photo - Effy Grey.

Seolh, is a contemporary dance-theater retelling of a chapter in Clarissa Pinkola Estés book, Women Who Run With The Wolves, entitled “Soulskin”, that explores the Scottish myth of the "selkies", mythic sea creatures — half woman, half seal.

“I have come to believe in the power of the divine feminine, and Seolh was the most incredible rendering of that.” Kayli Reddy, Earth & Me

The story is told through the bodies of eight women, representing eight distinct selkie characters. Through these women the piece explores important dialectics that offer meaningful tension inside us: seduction and danger, conflict and tenderness, wisdom and weathering, intimacy and independence. Seolh has an original score by resident composer, Bre Short.

Inspired by lore, travels like lore….passing down the story from cast to cast

Seolh is designed for meaningful community-engagement, through cross-community collaboration with local dancers or university students. We would love to partner with your city or university to engage in a fully integrated performance of the work.

Seolh is a customizable work, designed to be passed down from one cast to another through cross-community collaborations, merging local professionals or university dancers with company members from SAXYN Dance Works.

This model was first achieved at The Moss Center in Miami, FL in 2025 where three Miami dancers and four NYC dancers crafted the first community-integrated performances of Seolh.

We would love to bring Seolh to your city or university! Booking options include:

• Cross-community collaboration with local professional dancers (SAXYN Dance Works + 3 local dancers)

• Cross-community collaboration with university students (up to 9 dancers)

• Setting entire work on professional dancers (8 dancers)

• Presenting SAXYN Dance Works (8 dancers - including AD - + 1 SM)