The dance score I composed for choreographer Kate Kyle Baker was shown as part of this year's annual Fringe Festival in Asheville, NC. This wonderful dance piece is based on a collection of notes Kate has written to herself over the years. The music explores a sense of beautiful melancholy and features spoken voice as well as some small surprises. Please visit the Fringe Festival website for more details.
I recently finished working on a new score for a dance on film project involving my long-time artistic collaborators: photographer Stephen Aubuchon, videographer David Colagiovanni, and dancer Kate Kyle Baker. We will be submitting this piece for multiple grants and independent film festivals across the globe. More details as they become available.
You can preview my latest tracks, and other dance scores I have composed, using the player below. Or, if you would like to listen to these selections while working or surfing the web, simply launch the player in a separate window. Enjoy!
All Songs Copyright | Benjamin Dauer
Recent Collaboration/Score Details
TARO | Mariana Bekerman Dance Company
2006 // Performed @ // 2006 Dumbo Dance Festival - Brooklyn, NY
Original compositions by myself (entitled Protagonist), Andy Cohen, and Alon Nechushtan.
Seen and One In Every | Artistic Director/Choreographer, Joan Nicholas-Walker
2006 // Performed @ // PSI Theatre - Durham Arts Council
h y b r i d a n c e - A joint concert of Choreo Collective, Footnotes Tap Ensemble, and NickWalk dance project.
2 original scores of mine entitled Minor Down and Nonpareil.
TARO | Mariana Bekerman Dance Company
2006 // Performed @ // Rockaway Artist Art Splash 2006 - Queens, NY
Original compositions by myself (entitled Protagonist), Andy Cohen, and Alon Nechushtan.
TARO | Mariana Bekerman Dance Company
2006 // Performed @ // Joyce SoHo - New York City, NY
Original compositions by myself (entitled Protagonist), Andy Cohen, and Alon Nechushtan.
Mental Picture (Excerpt) | Artistic Director/Choreographer, Joan Nicholas-Walker
2006 // Performed @ // Enloe High School Dance Benefit Concert
Original score entitled Satiate.
Gameplay | Choreographer, Nancy Simpson-Carter
2006 // Performed @ // Enloe High School Dance Benefit Concert
Original score entitled Gridiron.
Untitled #14 | Immediate Theatre
2006 // Performed @ // Enloe High School Dance Benefit Concert
This show, as with all Immediate Theatre performances, was improvised on the spot. Original movements by the dancers. Original sound scores by me.
Untitled #13 | Immediate Theatre
2006 // Performed @ // Visual Art Exchange | Summer Hot / Summer Not - Exhibition Opening Performance
This show, as with all Immediate Theatre performances, was improvised on the spot. Original movements by the dancers. Original sound scores by me.
Untitled #12 | Immediate Theatre
2006 // Performed @ // American Dance Festival | Acts to Follow
This show, as with all Immediate Theatre performances, was improvised on the spot. Original movements by the dancers. Original sound scores by me.
Untitled #11 | Immediate Theatre
2006 // Performed @ // Bickett Gallery
This show, as with all Immediate Theatre performances, was improvised on the spot. Original movements by the dancers. Original sound scores by me.
Untitled #10 | Immediate Theatre
2006 // Performed @ // Live Television Broadcast - Channel 10
This show, as with all Immediate Theatre performances, was improvised on the spot. Original movements by the dancers. Original sound scores by me.
Mental Picture (Excerpt) | Artistic Director/Choreographer, Joan Nicholas-Walker
2006 // Performed @ // American Dance Festival | Acts to Follow
Original score entitled Satiate.
Gameplay | Choreographer, Nancy Simpson-Carter
2006 // Performed @ // American Dance Festival | Acts to Follow
Original score entitled Gridiron.
Seen | Artistic Director/Choreographer, Joan Nicholas-Walker
2006 // Performed @ // NC Dances 2006 - Cary Academy
Original score entitled Minor Down.
Gameplay | Choreographer, Nancy Simpson-Carter
2006 // Performed @ // Choreo Collective : Current Collection 2006
Original score entitled Gridiron.
Seen | Artistic Director/Choreographer, Joan Nicholas-Walker
2006 // Performed @ // In Your Own Backyard - Arts Together.
Original score entitled Minor Down.
Mental Picture | Artistic Director/Choreographer, Joan Nicholas-Walker
Presented as part of the 2005-2006 touring season of the North Carolina Dance Festival.
Greensboro / Boone / Wilmington / Raleigh / Asheville / Charlotte
Original score entitled Satiate.
Straddled Existence | Directors/Choreogrpahers, Meredith College Repertory Class
2005 // Performed @ // Jones Auditorium | Meredith College
Original Score entitled Affinity.
Naoko's Dream | Director/Choreographer, Rachel Brooker
2005 // Performed @ // Ladyfest NC - Durham Arts Council.
Original Score entitled Murmur.
Field Well | Director/Choreographer, Rachel Brooker
2005 // Performed @ // Wellness Partners in the Arts // Multiple Exposures : Two Nights of Modern Dance and Images - Durham Arts Council // American Dance Festival | Acts to Follow.
Original Score entitled Askance.
In the Find | Director/Choreographer, Niki Juralewicz
2005 // Performed @ // Multiple Exposures : Two Nights of Modern Dance and Images - Durham Arts Council.
Original Score entitled Circe.