In Hearing the Words we Don'T Say
This choreographic project, created by Marlyse Noble, premiered in the Vero Beach Museum of Art November 15, 2025. Inspired by a series of double portraits featured in the Museum’s Fall 2025 exhibition, the choreographic work examines the various states of human connection internalized in different manners.
Through reflective insight from the artwork—alongside scientific readings, lived experience, poetry, and an authentic process of movement exploration—this choreography evolved into a 15-minute piece divided into four sections, each interpreting the shifting emotional perspectives that accompany human connection. The initial encounters of hope, the overwhelm solitude can carry, the overbearingness of undergoing detachment, and how this at times occurs through portraits and personas quietly.
The Peices & Process
Dancers: Aneliese Benson, Darien Santos, Camilo Rodruigez
Choreography: Marlyse Noble
No.1
Initial Thoughts of Hope
Internalization of how found hope in novelty leads to indescribable fulfillment and joy- even if only momentarily.
No.3
A Portrait of Detatchment
Embodiment of how it feels to slip away and detach from those around.
No.2
The Quiet Overwhelm of Solitude
Portrayal of solitude found in isolation. A depiction of the rich emotion that comes through being alone.
No.4
Framing
Perspectives encapsulated in quiet images, left to be interpreted, and often misunderstood. Each containing a unique unspoken story.
Choreographic Insight
Noble's further elaboration on inspiration behind piece no.3 A Portrait of Detachment.