Kim Almquist and Aaron Draper conspire on projects for NYC-based Banana Peel Dance, a performance ensemble fusing street dance, modern dance, improvisation, live music and theater.

In March 2009 BPD debuted its evening-length work, Something Stolen…Well, Borrowed, a dance theater comedy about wedding mishaps, at Henry Street Settlement in NYC.  The company reprised the work at Rutgers University, NJ.

BPD has also been presented by DanceNOW Festival, Dumbo Dance Festival, Gershwin Hotel, and HATCH/The Works Studio.  Aaron and Kim will be in residence at Firkin Crane in Cork, Ireland in July 2010 to create new work with visual artists and musicians.

Collaborators: Emma Batman, Chris Bodwitch, Mollie Dash, Jason Ewald, Damien Foxton, Rich Grebanier, Gillian Harwin, Tom Laurie, Nicole Mitchell, Jackie Nowicki, Michelle Puskas, Pascal Rekoert

Below is a collage of video excerpts of Banana Peel Dance performances:

Below is a video of Riptide, presented at Dance Theater Workshop in Sept. 09:

Below are videos from Something Stolen…Well, Borrowed in March 09: