2023
Festival details Coming soon...
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Finding Compassion is a digital dance showcase where each dance aims to platform a charity.
Whether the dancers and choreographers be professionals, students, or movers with a connection to a cause, Finding Compassion wants to share and create dance, while connecting with a global and compassionate community.
Photo: Matthew Bejarano
Art work: Ru Ferguson
“Finding Compassion was such a lovely experience to be a part of! Working alongside my peers to create and collaborate gave us all the opportunity to do what we loved, while also being able to give back to those in need. It is so fulfilling knowing that we are helping raise money for charity organizations through sharing our passion for dance with the world. I cannot wait to see Finding Compassion continue to grow and touch the lives of all who are reached! .”
Annabelle Daniels, "Keppra" by Shelby Green​
born during the height of the pandemic, Finding Compassion was founded to help connect movers and creators with the causes they are passionate about. The first show featured the works of its founders, Belleza, "perseverance", and Shelby Green, "Keppra" which advocated for covid relief and funding for people receiving epilepsy diagnosis respectively. Now, Finding Compassion has roots in Dallas, TX, New York, NY, and Tel Aviv Israel with choreographers and charities spanning a wide variety of backgrounds and communities.
ABOUT US
Photo: Matthew Bejarano
Our Founders
Photo: Jenna Davis
Shelby Green: Tel Aviv, IL
Shelby Green is a dancer and choreographer originally from Cincinnati, OH, but currently based in Tel Aviv, Israel. They graduated with a BFA in dance performance and a minor in musical theatre from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. During her time in Dallas she danced with 6 o'Clock Dance Theatre under the direction of Zach Law-Ingram. Shelby has preformed works by Martha Graham, Robert Battle, Caleb Teicher, Lindsey Matheis, Alex Sanches and Noa Wertheim. Shelby has premiered five choreographic works and is hoping to build a community of compassionate and creative human beings through Finding Compassion along side her partner Belleza.
Belleza: Dallas, TX
Belleza is a dancer and choreographer finishing up her 4th year at Southern Methodist University where she will graduate with a BFA in dance performance and a BS in applied physiology and health management. In her time at SMU she has performed works by Carter Alexander, Martha Graham, Matthew Neenan, Brandi Coleman and more. She has debuted 3 original choreographic works during her undergraduate studies and is currently working on her 4th. After graduation she plans on performing professionally and continue developing finding compassion with her partner Shelby Green.
Photo: Jenna Davis
Photo: Matthew Bejarano
“Finding Compassion allowed me to not only do something I love, but do it for important causes! the whole experience was so much fun and it was amazing to get another chance to dance for up and coming choreographers in the dance world! .”
Bailey Gioino, "Perseverance" by Belleza
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