April 21-22, 2023
UCSB Hatlen Theater 
Performance Dates and Times: April 21 and 22, 2023 at 7:30pm

Tickets coming soon.

About The CONCERT

Sound and Smoke is an interdisciplinary exploration of early modern dance and its intersections with the mythical decadence of Weimar-era cabaret. The evening-length performance features dancers from her company, Selah Dance Collective, undergraduate students from UC Santa Barbara, and other community members. 

Sound and Smoke grew out of Ventura’s choreography for an installation at L'ahah Association in Paris, France, in July 2022. In collaboration with the exhibit “Homeshaping/Homeshaking: Modern Odysseys,” the work performed in Paris has developed into a more extensive investigation of “dancing death” and the staging of women’s deaths in theatrical representation, often written or directed by men, within the context of modern dance history. Ventura blends popular culture and music with references to historical, literary, and avant-garde figures in Sound and Smoke. In preparation for the concert, Ventura collaborated with dramaturg Cassie Archer, a fellow graduate student at UC Santa Barbara.