Hardy Party
I want viewers to feel something when they watch my choreography.
With intentional use of focus and audience involvement, I create spaces for shared human connection. From fluid movements to explosive moments, I embrace imperfect, expressive dance, exploring human emotions—love, fear, aching—in purposeful crafting. Each nitty-gritty detail is deliberately chosen to enhance the experience of the viewer and dancer, through touch, kinesphere engagement, and breaking of the 4th wall.
Through my pieces, viewers will feel vulnerable, empathetic,
& most importantly, human.
Photography by McCall McClellan
slumber
I am,
& therefore,
I love. - Hardy
In the process
there is a self
Despite
the unknown
I am,
& therefore,
- Hardy
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Created by Hardy Party in collaboration with dancers
Performed by Veronica Allen and Maddie Musgraves
Costume Design by Church of Martin | churchofmartin.com
Music Credits include “Crickets Chirping” by Trip Shakespeare (layered by Hardy); “All the Way” by Jimmy Scott; “My Purpose” and “To Be Remembered” by LochHaven
of becoming,
I have not met yet.
uncertainty & doubt,
holds the possibility of something more.
I love.
Enclosed
How can we broaden our gaze beyond what's enclosed?
Find strength in sharing your vulnerable self. - Hardy
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Choreographer: Hardy
Music: Starwood Choker by Bing & Ruth; Karen 2 by Småland
Performers: Steve Bangerter, Bryn Bridgen, Riley DeChellis, Jhesni Pereira, Eleanor Simmons
"Audience": GibneyPRO Cohort
COLLABS
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COLLABS ☆
rook
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Choreographers: Steve Bangerter & Hardy
Venue: Brigham Young University
Date: April 2026
Collaborators: Contemporary Dance Theatre Dancers - Brigham Young University
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Steve Bangerter: Steve is an interdisciplinary artist originally from American Fork, UT. New York City based, currently cast in Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More NYC. He is an avid collaborator with a keen eye for design. Education: GibneyPRO (under the direction of Alexandra Wells), BYU (Music, Design, Dance) @stevenbangerter.
Easy to Lose
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“Those lives are happening... but you are happening as well... that is the happening we have to focus on.” - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Choreographers: Steve Bangerter & Hardy
Venue: GibneyPRO Final Showing
Date: May 2024
Collaborators: Josh Jensen (Composer), Pono Skousen (Costume Design)
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Steve Bangerter: Steve is an interdisciplinary artist originally from American Fork, UT. New York City based, currently cast in Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More NYC. He is an avid collaborator with a keen eye for design. Education: GibneyPRO (under the direction of Alexandra Wells), BYU (Music, Design, Dance) @stevenbangerter.
a small crowd
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Inspired by the social dancing and mosh pits associated with the grunge rock scene, this piece explores the freedom in letting go, controlled but rough interactions, and results of collisions.
Choreographers: Hardy and Sasha Marlan-Librett
Music: Original Score by Leo Menninger
Performers: Hannah Hardy, Stella Jacobs & Sasha Marlan-Librett
Date: December 2023
Venue: GibneyPRO Final Showing
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Sasha Marlan-Librett (she/her) is a NYC-based contemporary dance artist and emerging choreographer. Sasha received her BA in Dance and Philosophy from Scripps College (‘22). In Los Angeles, she collaborated in processes with Rosanna Tavarez, Kevin Williamson, and Rebecca Lemme. Since graduating, Sasha was selected to perform with Monica Bill Barnes + Co in “The Running Show,” at the American Dance Festival and has performed new works by Peter Chu and Ana Maria Lucaciu as part of GibneyPRO. Sasha has created and performed in live choreographic works and film collaborations with Soap Impressions at venues such as Gibney, Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, One-Day-Dance Fest, Estia Day Fest, and Spring-for-Spring Dance. Her work currently explores existential questions through physical-theater aesthetics.
Insta: @taqdance