“Beautiful, fragmented — at times jarring and at others bewildering — ARARAT is a sobering stunner.”

- Cynthia Bond Perry, ArtS ATL

Original musical score and sound design for new work by Staibdance, presented by Emory Dance Program (with a live score performed by the composer) at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta GA, Oct 2023 and on tour in 2025.

ARARAT, staibdance’s latest multi-media work considers the history and resilience of the Armenian people following a genocide that claimed 1.5 million lives. Rooted in survivor stories, and parallel investigations toward newness, the trajectory of the work illuminates the countenance of the human spirit. - www.staibdance.com

ARARAT is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Tri-M Foundation, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, the Emory Dance Program, Georgia Council for the Arts, and the Kaplan Family Dance Fund.

My role as composer for ARARAT was supported in part by a New Music USA award.

Videography by Andie Knudson
Photos by Christina J Massad