My work

artist statement

I am more than just a dancer. More than a mover. More than a human being. Just like every living and non-living member/object on this planet. I recognize that we come into this world through the remolding and forming of existing material as do most of the non-living things that reside in the same space. I find myself searching to find the connection between the living and the non-living. The animate and the inanimate. I find excitement by exploring the ways in which these can interrelate and both generate significant feeling simultaneously, feeding off each other to produce something that they couldn’t do alone. I observe objects, colors, natural elements and discover the emotions that emerge and find inspiration to create movement. I am interested in creating a conversation with the space and any added space holders that are intended to inflict emotion and cultivate the senses. I feel that any objects that are used are active participants of the performance and each member feeds off each other energetically. I wonder, once we find that connection, how can we converse?

I think of nothing

(2017)

This piece “I think of nothing,” aims to reflect the curiosity, choice, and journey of striving away from the so called “mass” in a surreal, architectural atmosphere that focuses on the amplification of its surface. An underlying feature deals with the absolute quality of animate vs. inanimate and the transformation that takes place in a morphing landscape. The mass is to reflect the population, the norm, the ensemble, while the three performers are signified as those literally, and figuratively, breaking away from them. They began in the same statue-like attitude, but in different ways they come alive and investigate this journey of curiosity and interest in the animated life as opposed to the living sculptures that also interact in the space. The three struggle with opposing desires to remain animate or to be persuaded into the inevitable pull back to the ensemble, which seems to be their fate.

I'll sleep when i'm dead

(2016)

"I'll sleep when I'm dead" wants to resemble the feeling and atmosphere of a party and the decision of whether to continue on or not. Focusing on nonchalance, group roles, and energy, the dancers collectively push forward through the dance as if there is no turning back and represent the phrase of "I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Soft Release

(2016)

"Soft Release" was a collaboration with a fellow composer at Wayne State, Zack Conrad. The inspiration of the piece came from the behavior and movement of wolves. A piece with five ladies, they interacted in ways that a pack of wolves do as well as one single dancer contemplating the term "a lone wolf."