
OCEANIC FEELING
“Before heading back out into the water…, Driscoll and her cast
16 exceptional dance artists,
including Leslie Cuyjet, Miguel Alejandro Castillo and Lena Engelstein
discussed how they should react to the elements,
how they might think about having
the ocean as their audience instead of the
crowd watching from the sand… ”
—GIA KOURLAS, NYT
CONCEPTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND DIRECTION BY Faye Driscoll
PERFORMED BY James Barrett, Kara Brody, Leslie Cuyjet, Kaijo Caggins, Miguel Alejandro Castillo, Lena Engelsein, Amy Gernux, Neva Guido, David Guzman, Maya LaLiberte, Mor Mendel, Marie Lloyd Paspe, Katrina Reid, Cory Seals, Carlo Antonio Villanueva, Jo Warren, Devika Wickremesinghe
COSTUME DESIGN BY Karen Boyer
DRAMATURGY BY Dages Juvelier Keates
CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE BY Amy Gernux
PRODUCTION AND COMPANY MANAGER Lilach Orenstein
PRODUCED BY Beach Sessions Dance Series (Sasha Okshteyn, Artistic Director, Producer, and Morgan Griffin, Co-producer)
COMMISSIONING & SUPPORT
Oceanic Feeling was commissioned by Beach Sessions Dance Series for its 10th Anniversary Season
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Alex Munro & audiences
PAST PERFORMANCES September 2, 2025