WOMEN IN MOTION: PELE BAUCH & DONNA COSTELLO

Brilliant, challenging and charming, Women in Motion 2021-2022 Commissioned Artists Pele Bauch and Donna Costello bring their crafted, wise and compelling ingenuity to the Arts On Site stage.

Pele Bauch is an interdisciplinary choreographer who combines dance with theater, weaving mixed media and set design into unique performances. Since 2017, her work has focused on her journey as a Hapa Haole Kanaka Maoli (multiracial Native Hawaiian) seeking to understand and overcome her ignorance of her own heritage.  In April 2022, she premiered A.K.A. Ka Inoa (also known as the name) at La MaMa. This evening-length solo delves into the weight she bears being named after one of Hawai’i’s most beloved and significant deities. Bauch’s choreography has been selected for presentation at many New York venues including the Chocolate Factory, Movement Research at the Judson Church, Joyce SoHo, HERE's TALR and the Best of TALR, and the Brooklyn Arts Exchange. She…