In Brother From Another, chosen family Amy O’Neal and Michael O’Neal Jr. celebrate a profound connection that started at the Dance This… camp in Pt Townsend WA, when Michael was 16 and Amy was his improvisation and composition teacher. Michael has since toured in Amy’s acclaimed evening length, work Opposing Forces, and is now an emerging artist, educator, and leader in the Seattle dance scene. This short duet is a glimpse into how they have affected one another’s lives and how they define chosen family.

Commissioned by Seattle Theater Group for the 20th Anniversary of the Dance This…program for young dancers.

Amy O’Neal taught for this program for 15 years.

Premiere: Dance This 20th Anniversary Performance Summer 2018

The Paramount Theater, Seattle WA

"Brother From Another" is a duet exploration and celebration of Amy O'Neal and Michael O'Neal Jr's decade plus chosen family relationship. Brought together by the Dance This Camp in 2008 when Amy was teaching Improvisation and Composition and Michael was her student, this duet was commissioned for the 20th Anniversary of Seattle Theater Group's Dance This program. Performed at The Paramount Theater in Seattle WA Summer of 2018.