"[Maia] had a lot of faith in me and I in her, and that's a really cool thing to have between a choreographer and a cast member."
-Brit Garrison, "All Shook Up" cast member (qtd in "Young Choreographer Shakes it All Up," Wellsboro Gazette, 07/10/2013)
"Has high expectations, and knows how to get results...She's also very organized."
-Thomas Putnam, Hamilton-Gibson Director (qtd in Hamilton-Gibson Blog, 06/05/2014)
"The rehearsal process is very professional and a great learning experience."
-Anonymous survey response, regarding process for "Paisley Mastodons."
Choreography
Demetrius (2016)
A piece choreographed for 171 Cedar Arts' 2016 Summer Showcase. Maia is the dancer in royal blue pants (second from left at start).
Paisley Mastodons (2015)
Promotional material for "Paisley Mastodons," which can be viewed in full at "Gesamtkunstwerk" website below. The multi-media work depicts a community struggling with issues of faith and mortality.
Perpetuum Mobile (2015)
Excerpts from "Perpetuum Mobile," choreographed for 171 Cedar Arts' 2015 Summer Showcase.
Untitled II (2014)
Choreographed in two weeks as part of an intensive independent study in Accra, Ghana, this piece fuses Western compositional techniques with Ghanaian dance traditions to portray my unique experience of adjusting to Ghanaian culture.
Zebrina (2013)
Untitled (2013)
A clip from "Zebrina," a 10-minute work that examines tragedy as an illumination of life.
A piece about identity and collective individualism choreographed for Goucher's intermediate choreography course.
Writing and Academic Work
This website represents my year-long thesis research on the theory of Gesamtkunstwerk and dance. The full work can be viewed under the tab labled "Paisley Mastodons."
An award-winning research paper written during four-week independent study in Accra, Ghana
A lecture presented at the University of Ghana, Legon. This same lecture was presented at the American College Dance Festival in March, 2015.
A Bi-Annual Publication of the Goucher College Dance Department, Edited by Maia Stam
A dance video made in association with the 2013 choreographic work "Zebrina" for Goucher's advanced choreography class.