“just a vibe” /jest ah vib/ was originally commissioned by Ohio Contemporary Ballet (formerly Verb Ballets) and premiered in April 2023 as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s “DanceWorks” series.
Based solely on the phrase “just a vibe”, the work brings people of different ethnicities and generations together under the umbrella of the slang term “vibe” and it’s varying definitions throughout the years in the English vernacular. Guided by an omniscient narrator or “vibe” expert (Keaton Miller, BW ’23), the audience is guided through the main three definitions of the phrase “just a vibe”, leading us all to realize that we truly are just “vibing” through life.
vibe was later selected to be featured at Playhouse Square and at Cleveland Public Theatre’s “Pandemonium” that same year. In 2025, the piece made its premiere at Baldwin Wallace University.
“just a vibe” was choreographed by Christina Lindhout, with music produced and recorded by Ian Ross Waddell, narration by Keaton Miller, and visuals by Sabrina Lindhout.
Photos: Shawnae Neujahr & Ursula Sadeh
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