Choreography & Movement Direction
As a dancer and choreographer, I am fascinated by the communication of our bodies with the body being our container for physical expression, whether sleeping, sitting or running at full speed, our bodies are always saying something
A choreographic performance amplifies this communication keeping me endlessly curious about how to illustrate a theatrical concept through that medium
I have created choreographies for many productions from the traditional to the conceptual
Through movement research and play I like to find a quality or theme that establishes the world that we find ourselves in, enhancing the text and music
My own choreographic works investigate the beauty and pain of being human with research into unconventional women from history creating a movement language that brings their story to life
With movement direction, I pull from my own bodily knowledge from my years as a dancer and my experience as a researcher to help actors and directors bring a portrayal of a character to life
As a dance historian, I love to dive into a period project that requires research to understand that era in time
Adding to this are my studies of the body and its functional detail through the methods of Pilates and Gyrotonic®, which inform and enhance my artistic practice of teaching movement for the stage
In a theatrical space, we task the body to find a heightened communication Choreography and movement direction can allow the performer to genuinely and fully embody this conversation
I adore creating movement for performers, and find the collaborative setting of theater productions to be a bottomless well of creative waters
