2026 Princeton University Portfolio
Stacy Busch
Composer/Performer
Serenity Prayer Variations
2025
Kansas City, MO
Written for Voice, Piano and Live Video Processing
Music and Text by Stacy Busch
Voice by Neal Long
Piano by Ellen Sommer
Dance by Sam McReynolds
Live Electronics by Cody Kauhl and Stacy Busch
Videography and Direction (projected video) by Stacy Busch
For time constraints, please begin at 6:30 to end.
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Soft Spots
Excerpt from the 2025 live performance of Collective
2025
Kansas City, MO
Written for 2 voices, piano, percussion and electronics
Commissioned by Owen/Cox Dance Group and Gilda’s Club
Music Composed by Stacy Busch
Music Performed by Stacy Busch and Neal Long
Dance Performed by Owen/Cox Dance Group
Choreography by Jennifer Owen
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3 Postures
2024
For solo voice, movement and motion capture technology
Commissioned by Brooklyn Motion Capture Dance Ensemble
Story and Music By: Stacy Busch
Choreography By: Erin Landers
Live Electronics and Motion Capture Technology By: Brian Ellis and Stacy Busch
Performed By: Melanie Holm
Videography: Amy Zhang
CUES: Mvmt 1 - 0:00, Mvmt 2 - 3:09, Mvmt 3 - 4:44, Mvmt 4 - 6:10, Mvmt 5 - 10:55
For time constraints, please begin at Movement 4 (6:10) to end.
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Prologue: She Breathes Fire
2023
For voice, string trio and electronics
Composed by Stacy Busch
Vocalist: Stacy Busch
Violin: Zsolt Eder
Viola: Boris Vayner
Cello: Sascha Groschang
Live Video Recording from Splice ElecroAcoustic Music Festival, Berklee College of Music
November 2023
Studio Recording of Prologue: She Breathes Fire - 2023
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Support Material
Maps and Drafts for the She Breathes Fire Universe
3 Postures Technology and Rehearsal Photos
About the She Breathes Fire Universe:
She Breathes Fire dismantles patriarchal systems and toxic gender binaries by recontextualizing the Hero’s Journey through a feminist lens. I have created a fantasy world of my own imagination that explores the heroine’s journey throughout many ages, characters and landscapes. The concept for the project was created while I attended the ArtHouse Holland residency in the Netherlands in October 2022. The project offers its own folkloric tale seen through the eyes of women and provides an alternative history that is in stark comparison to the heroism society has internalized.
She Breathes Fire takes place in the fantasy world of Shey. The world is occupied by Saeya, a race of gender-expansive women who are the keepers of the Earth. Saeya live exceedingly long lives and have magical powers based on their connection to the land. In its full iteration, She Breathes Fire will be a three-part Opera Cycle that recounts the entire history of Saeya along with many different pieces written for a vast array of ensembles and genres.
She Breathes Fire Timeline:
She Breathes Fire Contemporary Ballet
For vocal octet, dance and electronics
With Owen/Cox Dance Group
2023
She Breathes Fire Prologue
For voice, string trio and electronics
Splice ElectroAcoustic Music Festival, Berklee College of Music
2023
3 Postures
For solo voice, movement and motion capture technology
With Brooklyn Motion Capture Dance Ensemble
2024
She Breathes Fire Opera Development Workshop
HERE Arts Center Sublet Series and The Why Collective
2024