About this Event
ALL WE SEE. IS ALL WE ARE. IS ALL WITHIN.
presents Split My Soul by choreographer Kelsie Steil.
Split My Soul is a riveting dance-theater production that explores the conflict and integration between seven complex characters: The People's Jester, Lady Martyre, Fizzy Head, Mystery Man, Twisted Mistress, The Kid, and Your Inevitable Death. These characters will work with and against one another, exposing their inner stories and perils, and navigating locally crafted set pieces such as stairs, textural walls, and a plethora of ropes. Set to an original score by renowned composer Michael Wall, Split My Soul provides a cathartic visual and sonic experience to unpack mental health challenges and scenarios. Steil believes the theatrical embodiment of internal characters and archetypes can help heal relationships, build empathy for the attributes and tendencies of ourselves and others, and shift perspectives towards the people and stories of our lives.
THE CAST
Nate Nichols, Mystery Man
Emily Pleadwell, The Kid
Sharoan Cohen, Twisted Mistress
Hannah Haines, Your Inevitable Death
Laura Faherty, Lady Martyre
Jacqui DeFrança, The People's Jester
Nancy Salmon, Fizzy Head
ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHER:
Kelsie Steil is a New England–based choreographer, director, and dance artist whose work blends dance and character to create emotionally resonant, story-driven performance. She explores mental health, domestic scenarios, and human archetypes through character profiles drawn from lived or observed experiences. Her choreography seeks the moments where movement and message collide, often leaning into dissonance and a sense of unreality to deepen impact.
Kelsie’s creative process is collaborative and grounded in care. She builds safe, communicative environments for performers, combining rigorous rehearsal with dialogue, group exercises, and playful experimentation that foster trust and emotional risk. Her practice spans live performance, dance film, and interdisciplinary collaboration, often working with composers, filmmakers, and other artists to develop original scores and multimedia elements.
Prior to the founding of Creature Works in 2026, all of Kelsie’s work was presented under her own name. In 2025, she premiered Split My Soul, an evening-length, character-driven work refined through an immersive study of Commedia dell’Arte. The piece demonstrates her signature approach to choreography, blending theatricality, emotional depth, and movement invention. Her collaborative projects include CRAVING THE MYSTIC, adapted into an award-winning film by Jennifer Hoffer, and Rummage Lane, a full-length duet co-created with choreographer Hannah Haines.
Kelsie earned the Contemporary Dance Award at Plymouth State University for her achievements and choreography, recognizing her early commitment to innovation, storytelling, and emotional resonance in dance. Her work has been presented across New England at venues including SPACE Gallery, Lila Dance Festival, Engine, Franco Center, Dance Annex, City Theater, Mechanics' Hall, Meetinghouse Arts and Judson Memorial Church.
Accessibility Notes:
The accessible entrance is located at 243 Thompson St., and the elevator at Judson Memorial Church is currently working. Personnel from the Judson Memorial Church will be at the entrance. The elevator connects Level 1 (street access) to Level 3 (Meeting Room where performances take place) and Level B (basement, where restrooms are located).
SPLIT MY SOUL was funded in part by New England Foundation for the Arts’ New England Dance Fund, with generous support from the Aliad Fund at the Boston Foundation.
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Event venue & nearby stays
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, United States
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