Samantha Figgins Work in Progress Showing

Choreographer Samantha Figgins in a Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” at Bethany Arts Community residency, is joined by 3 dancers and an interpreter. While in residence, Samantha is working on a new piece that will examine communication in its original form, when language required no spoken words. It will display how every action one takes is a dialogue with the Divine and creates our future reality. “Using American Sign Language and gestured movements as the vehicle for communication, I hope to demonstrate how intentional action is the language of creation.” 

Bio: Samantha Figgins (Washington, D.C.) began her dance training at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and at Dance Theatre of Harlem. She continued her education at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. Upon graduating cum laude, Ms. Figgins joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet. While there she was featured both on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and in Pointe magazine’s “10 Careers to Watch” in 2013. She joined Alvin Ailey in 2014. Since joining she has performed at the NMAAHC (2017) and at TEDtalk (2019) 

Residency: May 9-22