- Written in 2008, Voodoo Dolls is a short piece for string quartet (or quintet with optional addition of a bass player) commissioned by JUMP! Dance Company of Rhode Island.
- Program note from the composer:
- “Voodoo Dolls was commissioned in 2008 and choreographed by the JUMP! Dance Company of Rhode Island, a collaborative work among their faculty and students. The choreography was a suite of dances, each one representing a different traditional children’s doll: Russian dolls, marionettes, rag dolls, Barbie, voodoo dolls… The piece is influenced by west African drumming patterns and lyrical chant motives, all of which feature highlights of improvisation within the ensemble.”1
Sources
- “Voodoo Dolls,” Jessie Montgomery, accessed March 17, 2025, https://www.jessiemontgomery.com/work/voodoo-dolls/.
Cut IDs
26388