Leslie Anderson and I have had 30 years to grow our collaboration and deepen our respect for one another as artists. She is NYC trained in visual art and ballet. She first joined my multi-generational company of women in 1992 but quickly shifted to being costume designer and someone I turned to for all aspects of creating. When we made a piece at the Kent Museum in Calais, her interior design skills were featured as she made this historic space into a dream- scape for the performance of Threads and Thresholds. For The Quarry Project she is combining both skills – costume and set – to make the worlds we inhabit on the water.

Amy LePage and I first made contact in 2010 at the Flynn Theatre when we were part of an evening of Vermont Choreographers. I remember when we were in the “green room” talking about our dance lives, I mentioned I was in the early stages of making a tribute to Pina Bausch and seeking partners to realize the choreography. She let me know she was very interested. Together with Hanna Satterlee we made Dear Pina and developed a strong bond in the process. When The Quarry Project began to take shape in my head, I asked Amy to create the dances with me. It has been a lovely partnership as we have encouraged and witnessed each other grow in our roles and creative lives.