Puluka Projects
directed by Jack Puluka
Dance Theater & Film
Wilted Greens
"Seeing through green eyes"
People come & go in our hotel of life. Leaving their crooked paintings & the scent of their memories up on the walls. After each visit the mess flourishes until the room is uninhabited. Still filled with the mark of those who were & have affected it's current state. Do you forget about the room, or do you still dust the trinkets & turn on the lamp periodically?
Widows Walk
"Unknotting The Ship"
Based off Christina Sear's original poem Widows Walk. Following through three characters grieving process of a father leaving the home. Featuring music by Miranda Scott Johnson, built around the emotions of each family member. Walking through the memories they’ve built within their home.
Mind Of Glass
"Painted Cracks"
Inspired by the life of the legendary artist Frida Kahlo & her struggles with gender identity.
Diego On My Mind
"Tainted Love"
Based on Frida Kahlo’s self portrait of the same name. Struggling to let go of their relationship, tangled between her desire for honest affection & the comfort of staying with someone she thought she knew. Asking herself, how can I escape this cycle of tainted love?
Turritopsis Dohrnii
"An Endless Whirlpool"
Inspired by the jellyfish Turritopsis Dohrnii. Who's have a survival tactic called Transdifferentiation… meaning they can revert their lifecycle when they feel harmed or threatened. Showing the repeated growth from larva to adulthood as a reaction to prey, injury, & fear.
Retrograde
"Going In Circles Again"
Choreographed with Miguel Miranda. Based off of Alina Stefanescu’s poem Retrograde. About how the mind can have a boomerang effect. Accompanied with music created by Noam Leor. Playing with the reversal of sound & time. Much like how water washes over the body. Memories can wash over the mind. But are they always the same when we look back at them?
Wins & Losses
"Running From The Pain"
Based off the poetry of Ibn Jacobs. Wins & Losses focuses around a child’s loss of his friends & how abrupt change effects human physiology. With animation by Sophia Maldonado Feliciano & choreography / editing by Jack Puluka.