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I am a queer, interdisciplinary dance artist making work that encourages moments of collective intimacy through interdisciplinary vehicles of vulnerability. I believe that vulnerability is the greatest catalyst for social change, and I strive to identify movement and site-specific material that, within various contexts, create situations for developing cross-cultural empathy.
As a professional dancer, I am fascinated by the human form and its capacity to shift physically and energetically in relationship to other bodies and environments. I strive to reconnect with physical instincts that have been silenced by social norms, and communicate sensation in ways that portray uninhibited, somatic truths. I value honest investigations of self and situation and view abstract movement as an expression of queer advocacy. My practice is fueled by social engagement and conversation and tends to manifest collaborative action.
From 2004-2018, I performed professionally in Philadelphia, PA., and worked regularly for dance and theater companies/individuals including Nichole Canuso Dance Theater, Subcircle, Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Marianela Boan, Kun-Yang Lin / Dancers, and Enchantment Theater Company. From 2018-2020, I lived and made site-specific performance work in Oakland, CA., and in January of 2020, received an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Sierra Nevada University. Currently, I live in my hometown, Biddeford Pool, ME., and co-direct artist residency, Subcircle Residency, in Biddeford, ME.
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This links to my instagram account where I frequently post works-in-process images/video
This duet was created and performed in collaboration with Suzanne Beahrs
Project EmpatheTICK is a social performance practice that challenges how "belonging" is manifested and preserved in rural spaces. Dressed as a deer tick, I hosts storytelling events, tick-drag performances, and community conversations around belonging.
Compromising Permissions (2019)
This duet was created and performed in collaboration with musician Kip Kipperman
This work explores the paradoxical socio-economic, sexual, and energetic disorientations that exist in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco from the perspective of a tourist.
Presenting: You First With The Hope For Reciprocation (2015)
This duet was created and performed in collaboration with Gina Hoch-Stall
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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2005
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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2005
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Dance - Modern / ContemporaryAdditional Disciplines:
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Julie Weitz
Date: 11/2020-11/2020
For all of of 2020, I was hired by LA -based visual and performance artist, Julie Weitz, to be the movement consultant for her Golem: A Call To Action project. I have been writing somatic meditaion scores and prompts for Julie as she explores movement within her work
Sierra Nevada University
Date: 11/2020-11/2020
My work has been exhibited in SNU's Hollman Gallery (11/20) and Tahoe Gallery (1/20)
Performing Group
Date: 11/2020-11/2020
I am a co-director of Subcircle and have work with my collaborators to produce numerous works from 2014-2020.
We Make Things Festival
Date: 12/2019-12/2019
My collaborator Suzanne Beahrs and I were hired to perform our duet, Impasse, for a dance festival at Finnish Hall in Berkeley, CA.
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$50 - $300NEST Eligible Artist
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MaineMinimum Number of Performers:
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6