I am interested in shifting the roles of audience and performer, giving both more agency in affecting the dance.

I strive to provide the audience with the materials for intellectual accessibility and kinesthetic empathy. Infused with an exhibit-like quality that encourages engagement and interpretation, my choreography provides the audience with groundwork information and an opportunity through action or inaction to have a unique experience as a witness. They are invited in by the movement itself with incorporation of gesture work, breath, and a conscious variability in movement dynamic.

The performers are also given agency in the creation and performance of the work. through open artistic communication between myself and the dancers, prompt-based phrase generation, and the ability to make spontaneous decisions mid-performance, the dancers are empowered to influence the finished product and interact with the audience.

By giving both dancers and audience members the ability to affect the finished work, I hope to establish an enthusiastic, confident give and take relationship out of what is classically a passive exchange of art and ideas.

Come see go.co’s premiere of POCKET DIMENSION at WestBeth! Free entry and no RSVP required.

WAXWORKS

May 5th 7-9pm

Can’t make it to POCKET DIMENSION’s premiere? Don’t worry, you can see it at Triskelion. Please see the link for ticket information.

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POCKET DIMENSION – (footage not yet available)

A fast-paced, light-hearted reflection of imaginative play; taking the two dimensional nature of kids playing with dolls and having those dolls face adult situations. The viewer can see many of these scenes take place at once, and are encouraged to wander.

Thank you to The Harmaleighs, SZA, Chappell Roan, Remi Wolf, Norah Jones, and The Aces for the music. Thank you to the dancers:

4/27 cast- Beaudau Banks (he/they), Helen Greider (she/her), Janina Young (she/her), Kalyan Sayre (she/her), Maddie Musgraves (she/her)

4/28 cast- Helen Greider (she/her), Janina Young (she/her), Kalyan Sayre (she/her), McCall McClellan (she/her), Yolette Yellow-Duke (they/she)

Light Switch –

A statement on the socialization of rules, boundaries, and consent. The mover(s) enter the stage in a place of great vulnerability, but are given the ‘illusion’ of having total control of the perception of their performance. They will start with house lights up, the audience in view. They will be given the opportunity to give out two commands/requests of the audience: ‘Open your eyes’ or ‘Close them’. Upon satisfaction that the audience is cooperating with their request, the house lights will dim and they will begin to move…

Honeysuckle –

A manifesto on joy, responsibility, and other people’s thoughts. An excerpt of a longer, future work (WIP performed at The Craft, 2019)

Thank you to Armando Young for the music. Thank you to Hallee Bernstein for the video.

The Pickle Jar –

A study on the pickling process in a very technical way, brushing on the experience of preservation and isolation. Originally a duet, this piece was extended to a group work at Small Plates VA, 2019.