Daniel Costa
Daniel Costa (he/him) originally from New Jersey, lives and works in Seattle, Washington. He holds a BFA in dance from Rutgers University. Costa has danced with Chamber Dance Company, Madboots Dance, The Three Yells and 10 Hairy Legs and has performed works by Adam Barruch, Alex Ketley, Crystal Pite, Kate Weare, Stephanie Liapis, Wade Madsen and Cherdonna Shinatra, among others.
Costa's choreography has been commissioned by Chop Shop: Bodies of Work, Bellingham Repertory Dance Company, the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation and Velocity Dance Center, among others. He has created numerous solo works for dance majors at Cornish College of the Arts and Western Washington University and really enjoys setting solos on professionals and pre-professional students.
He is currently a faculty member of Emerald Ballet Academy, where he instructs contemporary dance and choreographs for the Youth American Grand Prix. Costa will perform next with Dark Circles Contemporary Dance in Las Cruces, New Mexico in December 2021.
About the Work
I started this work with improvisation, and I conducted all of my research alone during quarantine. My movement exploration reflected the isolation I had been experiencing as well as this idea of being bound or restricted. The only way I could find freedom was by continuing a practice of connecting with my body. Through movement and meditation, I found liberation in these dark times.
This new solo dance film explores solitude as the dancer floats and moves through a void without a clear destination. I hope this new piece will speak to the intimacy and vulnerability which was a result of my solitude. I’ve allowed my mind to wander and my body to heal in more ways than I thought could be possible during these challenging times. I hope audiences will see beauty in the human spirit and sensitivity of the body in this dance film.