The Lovelies are Joanna Futral, Katie Vason & Lena Lauer, a 4th-generation compositional improvisation company celebrating 10 years of making spontaneously. Compositional Improvisation had its beginnings with Judith Dunn, dancer, and Bill Dixon, trumpet player, in the 1960’s. The work takes the form of ensemble collaboration, with live musicians, to create theatrical dance pieces in the moment - no structure or content is pre-determined except sometimes duration.  

The Lovelies work to heighten awareness to recognize form as it emerges and make a piece. No dances are ever recreated, as the nature of the form allows for constant reinvestigation and discovery.

The Lovelies perform & produce dynamic works of varying lengths, locales & scopes, engage the community through powerful education offerings, connect the work to relevant worldwide issues, to the mainstream, to high art, & to the world at large, and are invested in a commitment to proliferating the legacy on a broader platform. The Lovelies believe this work is for everyone to witness, and also practice.