with your sweet fragrance (2025)
Evening-length work (Runtime: 70 minutes) 

World Premiere: New York Live Arts

with your sweet fragrance asks the question: How do we become tender with the earth? The work aims to underscore how human relationships reflect humanity’s treatment of the planet and its resources by integrating a multi-species and multidisciplinary perspective.

The work will utilize elements of dance, photography, set design, and sound design to create a full-length dance theater narrative in collaboration with local community gardens and environmental activist groups. The goal of with your sweet fragrance is to facilitate a visceral and tender experience that leads to a deeper awareness of humanity’s role within the climate crisis, and generate activation towards both individual and collective climate reparations.

CAST
Robyn Ayers, Felix Bryan, Hardy, Julian Grubman, Céline Maillard, Sean Rosado, Kira Shiina, Ragin Smith, Madison Wada

Katherine Maxwell, Artistic Director & Choreographer
Julia Lourie, Executive Producer
Ann Kreitman, Producer
Robyn Ayers, Producer
Sarah Karl, Scenic Designer
Jackie Fox, Lighting Designer
Paul Maxwell, Composer
Caitlin Taylor, Costume Designer
Sam Morreale, Dramaturg
Travis Emery Hackett, Photographer
Taylor Antisdel, Cinematographer
T Saiz Perez, Stage Manager
Portia Wells, Production Assistant
Shaina Schrooten, Production Assistant

with your sweet fragrance was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.