I’m sorry for your loss, a movement memoir is a contemporary dance work exploring grief, loss, and care. Through deeply personal storytelling and embodied movement, the piece reflects on how we hold, process, and share grief in the body and in relationship with others. It examines ancestral relationships and the passage of time as pathways to healing, inviting audiences to consider how remembrance and community can transform our experiences of loss. This work premiered in March 2024 at Beacon Dance’s Moving Bodies/ Moving Hearts/ Moving Minds. The original creation was supported in part by Beacon Dance, Rise City Dance, Alternate ROOTS, Mellon Foundation, and Ford Foundation.

Catching Mangoes Dance (CMD) shares and uplifts diverse stories through dance to engage audiences in meaningful discourse. CMD makes space for the hyphenated American, immigrant and multicultural experiences, celebrates the culture and explores our intersectional identities. CMD connects audiences through kapwa, cultural exchange and historical education. The dancers for the performance on 3/15 are Madison Lee and Hiroko Kelly.

Jacque Pritz is an Atlanta-based dance artist, community engagement specialist, and project manager. As the founder of Catching Mangoes Dance, she creates autoethnographic works that explore culture, identity, and her experiences as a Filipino-American woman, fostering connection through the spirit of kapwa. A 2022 South Arts National Leaders of Color fellow, Jacque has been recognized through residencies and commissions, with her work presented along the East Coast. Outside of her artistic practice, she enjoys traveling, spending quality time with loved ones, and taking long walks outside.

Hiroko Kelly (she/her) is a second generation Japanese American emerging choreographer, moving artist, and researcher, whose work reflects the intangible truth of intergenerational connectivity rooted in Eastern philosophy. In 2017 she received her BA in Dance from Kennesaw State University and in 2023 she received her MA in Urban and Public Affairs from the University of San Francisco. She was a 2024 Dance USA Institute for Leadership Training Mentee and an awarded choreographer for the 2024 Dance Canvas-Atlanta Contemporary Summer Choreographic Residency.

Madison Lee (any pronouns) is a queer, Korean American dance artist based in Atlanta, GA. They graduated from Emory University in 2024 with degrees in Dance and Marketing. There they were awarded Highest Honors for their dance thesis, fellowship in the John H. Gordon Stipe Society, and The Pioneer Award. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Madison trained intensively in hip hop and other styles and has performed with the Dallas Cowboys and Royal Caribbean Cruises. After coming to Atlanta, they began training in contemporary/modern techniques, and they have presented multiple works throughout their time at Emory and locally in Atlanta. Currently, Madison is a company member with staibdance, Catching Mangoes Dance, led by Jacquelyn Pritz, and Excavate Body, led by Jacqui Hinkson. Outside of company work, they have had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Graham Shelor, Leo Briggs, Julio Medina, George Staib, Annalee Traylor, Xan Burley, and Alex Springer.