RachelCollege-level dance and theater teachers have long made the case for performance as a mode of investigation, a way of knowing… that our students, our audiences, and we ourselves find these modes of learning and of expression enlightening, critical, engaging,…
Role : Performer, Producer Description: I commissioned HORSES from ALTERNATIVA/Kathleen Hermesdorf +Albert Mathias by writing a grant for Bates College Faculty Development Funds. The project brought 9 Maine-based dancers and one Rhode Island-based dancer together in an intensive two week…
“I entered Yeong’s room in a new way when we danced together via Skype last summer during Meta-academy. I experienced the space as a two-chambered room…Although gravity is undoubtedly left a bit out of the conversation of the weightless Internet…
The first pilot for Meta-Academy, entitled ”Meta-Academy@Bates 2013: Minded Motion Lab“ focused on collaborating with master dance improvisation teacher Nancy Stark Smith to translate elements of her Underscore to the online space. Over three weeks, we asked the question, “What…
Role: Choreographer. Description: 20 minute site-specific choreographic loop for 14 performers commissioned by SPACE Gallery to respond to Jesse Sugarman’s video eponymous installation. Performed on the opening night of the video installation. SPACE Gallery. Portland, Maine. October 3, 2014. Note:…