Selected Creative Works
"The year my father died, I became a writer. Then the year my mother died, I became a performer."
TURNTABLES
Directed by
Latanya d. Tigner and Lashon Daley
TURNTABLES centers the story of the Cal Bearettes and their struggle to find space and respect on UC Berkeley's campus. This dance film highlights the trials that Black women and women of color have faced as they seek to find resources, provisions, and a safe place to call their own.
Visit www.tdps.berkeley.edu to watch now!
Streaming on demand until 12/31/21.

How to Take Root
Created and Produced by
Lashon Daley
“How to Take Root” is a sonic synopsis of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, a documentary co-directed and produced by Lisa Merton. Written in the second person addressed to Maathai, "How To Take Root" was created by reading the text aloud. The recording was slowed and stretched out using an effect called Paulstretch. Ambient sounds of nature are audible in the background.
Commissioned by IrieDance with support from the David Brower Center.

Seeds of Hope
Choreographed by
Cherie Hill
Danced by
Cherie Hill and Lashon Daley
Shot and edited by
Alexa Burrell
Seeds of Hope is a dance film about the story, emotions, and actions of Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement women who risked their lives to plant trees throughout Kenya.

She-Verse
Choreographed by
Cherie Hill
Photographed by Robbie Sweeny
She-Verse is a multi-media piece inspired by drifting water, land, ancestors, bravery, and eco-feminism.

How We Play
Choreographed by
Lashon Daley
Danced by
Joyce Chan, Lashon Daley, Kyra Katagi
How We Play focuses on the movement narratives that are developed when learning the rules of social engagement.

Will This Work?
Choreographed by
Lashon Daley
Danced by
Joyce Chan and Tanvi Mongia
Will This Work? highlights the difficulty of building relationships.

The Carter Sisters
Written by
Lashon Daley
Directed by
Ra Malika Imhotep
The Carter Sisters is a play about the sisterhood of Tiana and Lorraine Carter as they grapple with the recent death of their mother through their artistic practices—Tiana through her spoken-word poetry and Lorraine through her play writing. However, offstage, their relationship is stifling and combative. As they work to reconcile their relationship, their estranged father is released from his 20-year stint in prison and wants to become a part of their lives again.

Basura
Choreographed by
josé a. nuño
Danced by
Lashon Daley and josé a. nuño
Basura explored issues of diversity, trash, and longing.

Once Upon A Time
Written and Performed by
Lashon Daley
Photographed by
Alessandra Mello
Once Upon a Time is an investigative performance of some of the key theoretical workings of storytelling.

Stories & Slams
Archive
Created and Produced by
Lashon Daley
Stories&Slams is a podcast that focuses on the story behind the words. Whether a personal tale or a paragraph read from a favorite literary text, Stories&Slams celebrates the magic and power of the spoken word.
Click here to listen on Soundcloud.
