Elizabeth A. Miklavcic - Choreographic Works
1982 - 1989

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(1989) All of a Sudden
Choreographed and performed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance is about the frustration of lost chances.

(1989) Ignorance of Burden
Co-created with Jimmy Miklavcic this duet focuses on co-dependency and carrying the weight of a partner without even being aware of the burden.

(1988) Photographic Memory
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic and Jimmy H. Miklavcic this dance, inspired by the title of a poem by William Butler Yeats, was created for Elizabeth's Masters Thesis concert Secrets Leaking.

(1988) Tally Ho
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance was created for Elizabeth's graduate thesis concert Secrets Leaking. Tally Ho was a light hearted look at the upper class inspired by the words dutiful duck in the music composition by Charles Amirkhanian.

(1988) Distance Happens in No Time
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance, inspired by a painting of Steve Fawson's titled Requiem for Little Michelle, was created for her graduate thesis concert Secrets Leaking.

(1986) One Door Down
Originally developed for Shirley Ririe's composition class at the University of Utah Modern Dance Department. It was developed inside a wall cabinet down a long hall in the "old" dance building. To stage it for the proscenium venue, the wall cabinet set piece was built by Jimmy Miklavcic and restaged by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic and Daniel Killpack for the Another Language Debut Concert.

(1986) When the Floor Bounces
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this work was created for the Another Language Debut Concert. It was an investigation into the manipulation and interaction between the dancers and the changing environment. Created so that it could be performed in children's concerts.

(1986) Ted Speaks His Mind
Co-created by Jimmy & Elizabeth Miklavcic this environmental performance art work was developed for the Brown Bag Concert Series and performed at Dinwoody Park in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

(1986) Out of This Comes...
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance was created for students at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, Kentucky. She was invited by Jeanne Travers to conduct a two week choreographic residency with the dance students at the school.

(1985) Chrysalis
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this multi-media solo involved the use of projected video and slides. The focus of the dance was about the desire to emerge from a self imposed barrier.

(1985) That Darn Arm
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance is a light hearted rhythmic look at when body parts do not behave.

(1984) What?
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance is about two people communicating through unusual body language, but unable to get their message out beyond themselves. The original costuming and make-up gave the dance a futuristic flare.

(1983) She Was Such a Good Little Girl
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this work was originally commissioned in 1983 for a rally against rape and performed in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda. Good Girl was restaged for Another Language Performing Arts Company's debut concert in 1986.

(1982) Canopy
Choreographed by Elizabeth A. Miklavcic this dance evokes a timeless feeling of women attempting to emerge from their veiled tethers. Canopy was Elizabeth's senior dance, creating a work for the Senior Dance Concert was a requirement for earning her BFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah.