Originally based in San Francisco and later in Colorado and New Mexico, Project Thrust is a dance-theater company founded in 2009 by Malinda LaVelle with the mission to expose what makes us move by reveling within the imagination, recognizing the conflicts between our thoughts and our physicality, understanding the body’s capacity for courage as well as its incompetence and pain, and unearthing the psychological domain that echoes while developing movement. This website exists as an archive of the company's work.
"An opportunity to experience theatrical entertainment at its best." - Stew Mosberg
"Project Thrust cracked us up as well as broke our hearts - capturing the fine line between farce and tragedy." -Sarah Genta
"Malinda LaVelle is a dancer and choreographer possessed of extraordinary powers...her work is rare and thrilling...it's the kind of thing that makes you recognize how silly and messy all of us are, and then it makes you happy that you do indeed suffer those side effects because you're lucky enough to be alive." -Megan Kurashige
"It is simultaneously hilarious and disturbing to watch such perfect reflections of feminine tropes." -Daria Kaufman
"Malinda has a taste for irony balanced beautifully between satire and empathy." -Jon Carver
"Project Thrust cracked us up as well as broke our hearts - capturing the fine line between farce and tragedy." -Sarah Genta
"Malinda LaVelle is a dancer and choreographer possessed of extraordinary powers...her work is rare and thrilling...it's the kind of thing that makes you recognize how silly and messy all of us are, and then it makes you happy that you do indeed suffer those side effects because you're lucky enough to be alive." -Megan Kurashige
"It is simultaneously hilarious and disturbing to watch such perfect reflections of feminine tropes." -Daria Kaufman
"Malinda has a taste for irony balanced beautifully between satire and empathy." -Jon Carver
Photo Credits
Goodlux Photography
Brian Holton
Goodlux Photography
Brian Holton