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Garth Fagan Dance brings founder’s iconic fusion of styles to Amp

Photos by Carrie Legg

  • Garth Fagan Dance Principal and Company Dancers, left to right, Sabrina Cmelak, Gabrielle Samuel, John Crim, and Ira Lindsay III, perform Contact Fours (2022), choreographed by Norwood Pennewell, Aug. 2, 2023, in the Amphitheater.
  • John Crim and Ira Lindsay III, perform Contact Fours (2022).
  • Gabrielle Samuel, jumps while dancing Contact Fours (2022).
  • Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform One Love (2002) Excerpt from Translation/Transition, choreographed by Garth Fagan.
  • Garth Fagan Dance company dancers take a bow after performing the final piece in their show: One Love (2002) Excerpt from Translation/Transition, choreographed by Garth Fagan.
  • Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform One Love (2002) Excerpt from Translation/Transition, choreographed by Garth Fagan.
  • Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform Crab Wrestlers, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform Crab Wrestlers, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Kiara Jolié Haywood, right, and Nathan E. McNatt, Jr., left, perform perform Crab Wrestlers, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform Crab Wrestlers, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Ira Lindsay III, jumps while dancing Crab Wrestlers, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Garth Fagan Dance Company Dancer, Daria Clarke, performs Thudding Metre, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Kiara Jolié Haywood, left, and Nathan E. McNatt, Jr., right, perform The Process, The Proof, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Kiara Jolié Haywood, left, and Nathan E. McNatt, Jr., right, perform The Process, The Proof, a section of Life Receding (2023), choreographed by Natalie Rogers-Cropper.
  • Kiara Jolié Haywood and other Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform Rite of Spring (work-in-progress), choreographed by Norwood Pennewell.
  • Principal Dancers, John Crim, Gabrielle Samuel, Sabrina Cmelak, and Garth Fagan Dance company dancers perform Rite of Spring (work-in-progress), choreographed by Norwood Pennewell.
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The author Carrie Legg

Carrie Legg is a photographer for The Chautauquan Daily. She is a recent graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelors of Science in Photojournalism and a specialization in social sciences. Carrie was the photo editor of Southeast Ohio Magazine for two seasons and worked on the photo staff of her school paper, The Post, for four years as a staff photographer and eventually photo editor. Carrie has been taking photos casually for almost a decade, but professionally for about six years. She is passionate about sharing stories of people and events in a visually interesting way that causes critical thinking and contemplation. In her free time, Carrie enjoys being outdoors, hanging out with friends, and playing with her two cats, Pepper and Poppy.