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Secondhand

A performer in a purple shirt crouches low on a wooden stage, reaching toward a prosthetic arm lying on the floor. Audience members sit close around the performance area in the dimly lit theater, watching the intimate moment.

Secondhand has been presented in excerpt form at venues and festivals across the United States. Created while in residence at Studio 210 in San Francisco in 2018, this body of research incorporates an archive of prosthetic arms spanning 21 years of growth. The line between what is real and what is artificial is blurred as the dancer explores the practical and abstract uses of her many arms.

Julie is currently developing a 30-minute version of Secondhand for young audiences, exploring questions of identity, embodiment, difference, and the many ways we can imagine what a body is capable of.

Choreographed and performed by Julie Hadley

Performance History:
Studio 210, San Francisco, CA - July 27-28, 2018
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Winter Salon - Feb 15, 2019
8x8x8, Uptown Nightclub, Oakland, CA - Jan 24, 2019
PUSHfest, ODC Theatre, San Francisco, CA - Sept 21, 2019
Gibney Dance Center, New York City, NY - Oct 15, 2019
Forward Motion Inclusive Dance Festival, Miami, FL - March 2024
Battery Dance Festival, New York, NY - August 2024

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