VT
I am a queer, trans, disabled artist. My work is not necessarily about my identities, but it is always informed by that experience, through the lens of the body: how does it move, what is its shape, where are its boundaries? How do other people engage with the body? How does a body engage itself with the world? How does the body hold the self?
As a dancer, as in my everyday life, I am comfortable moving in multiple modalities - wheeling, walking with crutches, moving with the help of floor or other environmental features, aerial silks - and I am able to use that fluidity in complex and often surprising ways choreographically. I am interested in the shifts between effort and ease, and where each can be found in my own body. I am deeply in love with the unique aesthetics of disabled dance, and the possibilities available within.
My relationships-focused debut evening length work One, Two was described by Jim Lowe (Times Argus) as "a tender odyssey". It premiered in 2014 in Vermont, and was set on a cast of six dancers, with and without disabilities. After that I made the immersive sci-fi installation Enter the Void, in 2018, and now I am working on a solo show, A Singular They.
I am also a poet and prose author, and a textile artist. I have experience in spinning, dyeing, weaving, sewing, knitting, and more. My interest in embodiment and in sensory experiences bridges between all these forms - I seek to bring the audience to an understanding of a different kind of body, through my own body but also theirs, their own senses. To that end, I am exploring the creation of mixed-media, immersive performance installations, taking multiple perspectives at once and integrating them through the senses with a Universal Design framework. What does it mean to not only observe but to feel, hear, and move?
Profile photo by Robyn Nicole for Dancing Queerly, 2019
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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I am comfortable and experienced with working with students and audiences with disabilities of any kind. Accommodation requests including those not listed above will be honored to the best of my ability.
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$750 - $5,000State of Residence:
VermontMinimum Number of Performers:
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