Powerful, yet poised. Gritty, yet graceful. Tenacious, yet tamed. The cast of Arts House Dance Company invaded the veins of Philadelphia to rule the city like a new tribe of the Amazon. To complete their armor, makeup artists Perren Carrillo (C’19), Rebecca Lambright (C’19) and Cindy Ngo (C’18) made them look as ethereal as possible. Highlighter and glitter captured whatever light streamed underground and accentuated bone structure. Pushing their faces to the extreme gave the tribe their “otherworldly” look.
Yet, AH knows more than just how to strike a pose. Founded in 1985, the student-run and choreographed dance group performs jazz, contemporary, ballet, tap and hip-hop. To see AH’s fierceness in motion, check out their fall production, Arts House Dance Company and Penn Masala Present: Savage on Nov. 18 and 19 at the Iron Gate Theatre.
Fierce Fuchsia
Nicole Luo (C’17)
Centered Strength
Jillian Zhang (C’18)
Warrior Weave
Sarah Pilger (C’17)
Predator-Prey Tango
Pilger
Brass Knuckles
Natalie Meeder (C’17)
Underground Undercut
Hannah Nasseri (C’20)
Treacherous Tribe
Nasseri and Luo
Airbender
Luo
One for Themself
Zhang and Ramita Ravi (C’17)
Gold and Rubies
Zhang
War Paint
Liz Reckart (E’19)
Point of No Return
Hallie Brookman (C’17)
-Emily Cieslak
Photos by Emily Johnson. Makeup by Perren Carrillo, Rebecca Lambright and Cindy Ngo.