Featured Piece

Welcome to Our World was Pam’s first attempt at choreographing since her diagnosis ended her dance career 14 years earlier.

Air Play

Air Play was a piece that explored the force and movement of air by employing props like parachutes, balloons, bubble wrap and more. The piece was created as part of a disability and dance residency for the Rutgers University Dance Department.

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Red, Yellow, Black (World Parkinson's Congress)

In early July 2023, 25 people with Parkinson's and care partners from four continents gathered in Barcelona to perform "Red, Yellow, Black" as part of the opening ceremony of the World Parkinson's Congress. The piece featured swirling red and yellow towels and flamenco vocabulary, and was set to Mediterranean folk music and a famous sardana.

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Red, Yellow, Black (NYC)

Before taking 'Red, Yellow, Black' to the world stage, PD Movement Lab premiered the piece in New York. The dancers overcame a relentless performance schedule and rapid choreographic changes.

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Crossings

"Crossings" explored the isolation and splintering of community created by the pandemic, bringing together four PwPs, three volunteers, and ten teenagers.

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“2020: Boxed In”

Amid the extraordinary conditions of the COVID-19 lockdown, 30 people with Parkinson’s and several volunteers worked together to create a piece entirely within the confines of Zoom.

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Ooh Aah!

Ooh Aah! was the first ever opening ceremony group performance at the World Parkinson's Congress. Set to the pounding rhythm of KODO's Taiko drums, 40 PwPs and 10 care partners from across the world converged on Kyoto, Japan.

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Give and Take

“Give and Take” was a dance exploring the physical and emotional progression of PD. The dance incorporated the use of entrainment to unlock new choreographic possibilities, and featured 14 people with Parkinson’s and six without.

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PD: A Percussion Discussion

"PD: A Percussion Discussion" celebrated the therapeutic potential of rhythm for people with Parkinson’s. The piece was a collaboration between Pam and contemporary and African Dance choreographer Pat Hall.

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Neurodance

Neurodance: A UPDRS Experience is an artistic rendition of the UPDRS (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale), which neurologists use to measure the progression and severity of the disease.

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Balloon Mob

A balloon flash mob at the 2013 World Parkinson's Congress.

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With Grace

With Grace occurs in an imagined space where two people--partners, friends, earthly, and unearthly figures--reflect on a new diagnosis and what it may bring.

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Bittersweet

Bittersweet was a solo dance/poem about living with PD. The choreography for "Bittersweet" developed into the choreography for "With Grace." You can read the original poem here.

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Welcome to Our World

Welcome to Our World was Pam’s first attempt at choreographing since her diagnosis robbed her of her dance career 14 years earlier. The piece explores feelings of denial and acceptance around the disease.

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