For Leila is a hula-hoop solo (with occasional support from the onlooking ensemble) created specifically for the performer. Adapted from Untitled Duet to be a solo performance, the work explores tenacity and extravagance, and takes a critical look at the performing artist’s drive to be seen.

Choreographed by Caitlin Canty

Performed by Leila Magnolia Smith at The Foundry in June, 2023.

Disco Hoop designed and built by Caitlin Canty and Leila Magnolia Smith, with support from Jic and Viki Davis

Photos by Olivia Moon