Our name
The name Cumulus has a few meanings:
We are the sum of our experiences. Our dance skills and other talents are cumulative, our capacity for artistic expression becoming richer and deeper the more life we’ve lived.
Cumulus clouds are the kind that spark the imagination — each of us sees different shapes when we gaze up at them. These clouds represent our dance dreams and all the unique shapes whereby they can be fulfilled.
Accumulation: a compositional method attributed to Trisha Brown where new movements are added to existing movements in a successive manner: 1, then 1 + 2, then 1 + 2 + 3.
cumulate cu·mu·late | \ ˈkyü-myə-ˌlāt \ , verb
1. to build up by addition of new material 2. to combine into one
cumulus cu·mu·lus | \ ˈkyü-myə-ləs \ , noun
1. heap 2. [Latin] a puffy cloud often piled up like a mountain
cumulous cu·mu·lous | \ ˈkyü-myə-ləs \ , adjective
1. resembling a heap or a pile 2. gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "her concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"
accumulate ac·cu·mu·late | \ ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlāt \ , verb
1. to gather or pile up 2. to increase gradually in quantity or number