Jesse Obremski

No Words

by Trevor Bumgarner, an original commissioned composition

Asami Morita and Jesse Obremski

Keiko Obremski

Ranging from 2

Original Cast: Terrence D.M. Diable and Michael Greenberg

The live version of No Words had it’s world premiere at DUMBO Dance Festival (October 2018) and then later performed at HiArtists (March 2019) and The Jamaica Dance Festival (June 2019).

This dance film was commissioned, filmed, and produced by The Roof Films at The Black Box Theater in The Church of the Blessed Sacrament (2018) and then presented at Arts on Site (2018), Queens DANCE SHORTS (April 2019), Lincoln Center for the Dance Films Association presented by HBO (July 2019), selected for Lift-Off Global Network First-Time Filmmaker Sessions (2019), selected for the Humanitarian Film Day in Istanbul, Turkey (March 2019), SEEQS Public Charter Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii (2020), and International World Dance Day UNESCO (IWDD) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (April 2021).

5 minutes

No Words is a dance film that has stemmed from the activism on gun control in America. The creation of this work was inspired by the impact of guns in America and asks the viewer to think further about what the next step could be in creating safer communities. The work is a fully collaborative effort between all parties of the team and has an original composition, No Words, created for this film by composer Trevor Bumgarner.

Note from the choreographer:

“We, as one community, continually need to reflect on how we relate with one another. "No Words" looks to stimulate a conversation of finding respect and love for each other in a society that can easily desensitize this issue. We can quickly forget the sobering realities of these human experiences, one that may not be our own experiences but one, that still affects many humans today. The conversation begins with us all addressing this difficult issue and find moments that promote love and respect for our country, our communities, and one another.”