Lauren Putty White has brought an untold story of longing, exhaustion, diligence, and joy to life with original choreography set to a live score straight from the Jazz Age.

“Dream Etched in a Memory” tells the story of the mansion’s butler, Arthur Laws. Mr. Laws worked hard tending to a mansion that could never be his while his wife, Mary, raised their children in a home he rarely saw. Lauren Putty White and Joe Gonzalez interweave choreography and improvised movement to imagine the daydreams of Mr. and Mrs. Laws as they lived and worked along the edges of extravagant wealth, looking in.

The score played by pianist Adam Faulk features Jazz Age tunes from Glen Foerd’s musical collection.

Click here to read an interview with Lauren Putty White by Jihan Thomas.

Lauren Putty White is a Baltimore-born dancer, choreographer, educator, and writer whose work blends the freedom of jazz with the depth of modern dance. She holds an M.F.A. in Dance from Montclair State University and a B.F.A. in Modern Dance Performance from the University of the Arts. White is the creator of “Free Form Body Motifs”, a movement methodology exploring improvisation to Free Jazz music. She currently serves as a Teaching Specialist in Dance at Stockton University and is the 2025 Performing Artist in Residence at Glen Foerd in Philadelphia.

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