Part Way was commissioned in 2016 from guest artist Robyn Mineko Williams. She created this piece in response to Rachmaninoff’s darkly romantic Trio Elégiaque No. 1 in G Minor. In Robyn’s words, “I listened to this work and it struck me immediately. I can’t describe in words why. I just heard it and I knew. It’s innate.” Williams also talked about, “reflecting on the idea of perseverance and how those around you can help you stay steadfast. It’s a very simple and universal idea. As an artist, I tend to be on the side of abstraction. We have phrases and movement, and the cool part of choreography is how we sew phrases into those ideas and thoughts into a coherent piece.”