Withhart, Lauren Traceythey are of threaded glass. is a full-length dance concert that was performed October 14-15, 2010 at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in partial fulfillment of the M.F.A degree in Dance through University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies . Through multi-media design, text, and dance, they are of threaded glass. challenged concepts of private and public existence, presenting three women in a layered and multi-faceted architecture of space and perspective. This paper is a written account of the creative process for threaded glass. Included is a detailed account of the research and investigations that occurred in developing the thesis statement and choreography of the work as well as documentation of the creative process from genesis, casting, directing, design, and choreographic choices within the work. An assessment and discussion of audience response, strengths, weaknesses, and future directions of threaded glass are also considered.en-USThesis