Lauren Putty White, 2025 Glen Foerd Performing Artist in Residence, brings 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.

Audience members are encouraged to respond to and inquire about the work during a Q&A following each performance.

The performances are free to attend. Advanced registration is required.

Lauren Putty White holds an M.F.A. from Montclair State University and a B.F.A. from University of the Arts. She has toured with Parsons Dance Company, PHILADANCO!, and performed with numerous independent projects such as Waheed Works and DB Dance Project. Her choreography credits include BalletX, Grace Dance Theatre, Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University, and others. White has taught at University of the Arts, Temple University, and the School District of Philadelphia. She co-directs Putty Dance Project with her jazz musician husband, Brent White, creating acclaimed jazz/improvisational works presented at venues such as the  Kimmel Center and Stockton University. As a soloist with the Sun Ra Arkestra, she has performed at Carnegie Hall, SummerStage, the Big Ears Festival, International Jazz Festival in Montreal and San Francisco Jazz. White guest taught at Cornell University and collaborated with Melanie George at the National Center for Choreography in Akron. She leads workshops in Free Form Body Motifs, her improvisation method, and is currently a Teaching Specialist in Dance at Stockton University.  She is the 2025 Performing Artist in Residence at Glen Foerd in Philadelphia.