Return to Forever

Return to Forever is an intimate, music-driven work-in-progress by Zaccho Dance Theatre. Featuring contemporary and aerial dancers in a series of solos and duets, the work unfolds to a curated playlist of jazz, blues, and soul from the 1930s–1970s.

Length

35 min

Project Duration

2026

Role

Dancer

Presented at

Zaccho Dance Theatre

Inspired by Artistic Director Joanna Haigood’s rediscovery of a handwritten song log from her teenage years as a radio disc jockey in Vermont, the piece reflects on how memory shapes present choices and future paths. It revisits songs that shaped Haigood’s early creative life while reconstructing decades of work created at Zaccho Studio.

Choreography and Direction: Joanna Haigood

Music: Walter Kitundu

Costume and Scenic Design: Dana Kawano

Lighting: Krissy Kenny

Rigging: David Freitag

Performing Artists: amara tabor-smith, B Dean, Clarissa Rivera Dyas, Eli Shi, Saharla Vetsch, Veronica Blair, William Brewton Fowler Jr.