My projects explore perception, perseverance, femininity, the intersection of identity and aesthetic values, storytelling, and somatic experience within shifting cultural contexts. Compositional rituals make me think that deep conversation is possible.
In addition to creating projects, I also perform in the work of other choreographers, teach and organize dance events.
In addition to creating projects, I also perform in the work of other choreographers, teach and organize dance events.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
CHOREOGRAPHY AND IMPROVISATION
2017 Domestic Interrogations: How do we keep on dancing?, with Miriam Wolodarski at Lamella House of Queer Arts, Krakow, Poland
2017 Last Year's Show: How do we keep on dancing?, with Miriam Wolodarski at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA,
2016 Crane & Crocodile 2.1, Domestic Interrogations with Miriam Wolodarski at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA
2015 Sonic Body with Christine Bonansea at Fresh Festival, CounterPulse, San Francisco,, CA
2015 Formal at 20 Points of View/Luna Dance Institute, Berkeley, CA and Safehouse for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2014 Gallus Gallus Domesticus (Isadora Duncan Dance Award Nominated) at CounterPULSE, San Francisco, CA
2014 Improvisation with Eva Kupfer, Swiss Artist-in-Residence at ODC, San Francisco, CA
2012-2014 The Space Between with Brandon Gonzales at San Francisco Art Institute, CA, and UC Davis, CA
2013 Fresh Gravity with Karen Nelson at Wildcat Studio, Berkeley, CA
2012 The Crane and The Crocodile with Miriam Wolodarski at CounterPulse, San Francisco,, CA
2012 The Big Bad & The Little Good Artist Residency at Studio 210, San Francisco, CA
2012 Glimpse with Nancy Stark Smith at DanceGround Keriac, San Francisco, CA
2011 Bowie Dansicle with Katarina Eriksson for Artist Residency at DanceGround Keriac, San Francisco, CA
2010 Ten Settlements, 1 City, 1 Afterthought with Nancy Stark Smith, at 8th Street Studio, Berkeley, CA
2009 Radar Range with Karen Schaffman at Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, WA
2008 Bonita Porcupine video directed by Rajendra Serber and live at Margaret Jenkins Dance Lab, San Francisco, CA
2008 Yield with Vitali Kononov at The West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival, Berkeley, CA
2008 Past, Future, Present with Vitali Kononov at CI36 Festival, Huntingdon, PA
2004 A2+B2=C2 with Vitali Kononov at American Dance Festival Faculty Concert, Durham, NC
2003 Vexations with Kerstin Kussmaul and The Monday Travel Group at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
2000-2002 Body Cartography Project site specific work at Sutro Baths, San Francisco, CA, Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA, Construction 129, Marin Headlands, CA, Burning Man/Black Rock Desert, NV
PERFORMANCE
2015 Do Capitals a Title Make? for Miriam Wolodarski at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA
2015 Mutually Assured and Why Ask Why We Dance Dance for Scott Wells & Dancers at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
2014 Private Life for Deborah Slater Dance Theater at ODC Theater, SF, CA
2013 Installation for Sara Kraft at Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2013 Of Limb and Language for Miriam Wolodarski at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA, Studio 210, San Francisco, CA, Synapses, Eureka, CA, Performance Mix Festival in New York, NY, Earthdance, Plainfield, MA
2011- 2013 No Exit for Christine Bonansea at Kunst Stoff, San Francisco, CA, The Garage, San Francisco, CA, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, Fringe Festival, Santa Cruz, CA and Performance Works Northwest, Portland, OR
2011 & 2012 Yerba Buena Night for Miriam Wolodarski at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
2011 The Matter of Things for Christine Bonansea at Shotwell Studio, San Francisco, CA
2010 Trolley Dances for Christine Bonansea at Duboce Park Muni, San Francisco, CA
2009 Visible Unseen for Nita Little at UC Davis, CA
2009 Nocturnal Butterflies for Avy K Productions at Z Space, San Francisco, CA
2009 What Men Want for Scott Wells & Dancers at CounterPULSE, San Francisco, CA
2009 Absence of Sequential Thought for Andrew Wass at The Garage, San Francisco, CA
2008 Hate Log for Amy Lewis at Cell Space, San Francisco, CA
2007 Princess for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Joyce SOHO, New York, NY
2006 Hurt for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA and Women on the Way Festival, San Francisco, CA
2006 Shiver for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at The San Francisco International Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
2006 More for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at the West Wave Dance Festival, San Francisco, CA
2006 Pop for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
2006 Princess for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Judson Church/Movement Research, New York, NY
2006 Over You for Scott Wells & Dan at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
2005 US or Them for Scott Wells & Dancers at Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA
2005 shesheheshe for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Jon Sims Center, San Francisco, CA and State Theater, Austin, TX
2004 Hello Show for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA
2002-2003 Stardust and Sweet Valentine for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA
CHOREOGRAPHY AND IMPROVISATION
2017 Domestic Interrogations: How do we keep on dancing?, with Miriam Wolodarski at Lamella House of Queer Arts, Krakow, Poland
2017 Last Year's Show: How do we keep on dancing?, with Miriam Wolodarski at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA,
2016 Crane & Crocodile 2.1, Domestic Interrogations with Miriam Wolodarski at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA
2015 Sonic Body with Christine Bonansea at Fresh Festival, CounterPulse, San Francisco,, CA
2015 Formal at 20 Points of View/Luna Dance Institute, Berkeley, CA and Safehouse for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2014 Gallus Gallus Domesticus (Isadora Duncan Dance Award Nominated) at CounterPULSE, San Francisco, CA
2014 Improvisation with Eva Kupfer, Swiss Artist-in-Residence at ODC, San Francisco, CA
2012-2014 The Space Between with Brandon Gonzales at San Francisco Art Institute, CA, and UC Davis, CA
2013 Fresh Gravity with Karen Nelson at Wildcat Studio, Berkeley, CA
2012 The Crane and The Crocodile with Miriam Wolodarski at CounterPulse, San Francisco,, CA
2012 The Big Bad & The Little Good Artist Residency at Studio 210, San Francisco, CA
2012 Glimpse with Nancy Stark Smith at DanceGround Keriac, San Francisco, CA
2011 Bowie Dansicle with Katarina Eriksson for Artist Residency at DanceGround Keriac, San Francisco, CA
2010 Ten Settlements, 1 City, 1 Afterthought with Nancy Stark Smith, at 8th Street Studio, Berkeley, CA
2009 Radar Range with Karen Schaffman at Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, WA
2008 Bonita Porcupine video directed by Rajendra Serber and live at Margaret Jenkins Dance Lab, San Francisco, CA
2008 Yield with Vitali Kononov at The West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival, Berkeley, CA
2008 Past, Future, Present with Vitali Kononov at CI36 Festival, Huntingdon, PA
2004 A2+B2=C2 with Vitali Kononov at American Dance Festival Faculty Concert, Durham, NC
2003 Vexations with Kerstin Kussmaul and The Monday Travel Group at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
2000-2002 Body Cartography Project site specific work at Sutro Baths, San Francisco, CA, Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA, Construction 129, Marin Headlands, CA, Burning Man/Black Rock Desert, NV
PERFORMANCE
2015 Do Capitals a Title Make? for Miriam Wolodarski at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA
2015 Mutually Assured and Why Ask Why We Dance Dance for Scott Wells & Dancers at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
2014 Private Life for Deborah Slater Dance Theater at ODC Theater, SF, CA
2013 Installation for Sara Kraft at Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2013 Of Limb and Language for Miriam Wolodarski at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA, Studio 210, San Francisco, CA, Synapses, Eureka, CA, Performance Mix Festival in New York, NY, Earthdance, Plainfield, MA
2011- 2013 No Exit for Christine Bonansea at Kunst Stoff, San Francisco, CA, The Garage, San Francisco, CA, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, Fringe Festival, Santa Cruz, CA and Performance Works Northwest, Portland, OR
2011 & 2012 Yerba Buena Night for Miriam Wolodarski at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
2011 The Matter of Things for Christine Bonansea at Shotwell Studio, San Francisco, CA
2010 Trolley Dances for Christine Bonansea at Duboce Park Muni, San Francisco, CA
2009 Visible Unseen for Nita Little at UC Davis, CA
2009 Nocturnal Butterflies for Avy K Productions at Z Space, San Francisco, CA
2009 What Men Want for Scott Wells & Dancers at CounterPULSE, San Francisco, CA
2009 Absence of Sequential Thought for Andrew Wass at The Garage, San Francisco, CA
2008 Hate Log for Amy Lewis at Cell Space, San Francisco, CA
2007 Princess for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Joyce SOHO, New York, NY
2006 Hurt for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA and Women on the Way Festival, San Francisco, CA
2006 Shiver for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at The San Francisco International Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
2006 More for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at the West Wave Dance Festival, San Francisco, CA
2006 Pop for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
2006 Princess for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Judson Church/Movement Research, New York, NY
2006 Over You for Scott Wells & Dan at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
2005 US or Them for Scott Wells & Dancers at Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA
2005 shesheheshe for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Jon Sims Center, San Francisco, CA and State Theater, Austin, TX
2004 Hello Show for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA
2002-2003 Stardust and Sweet Valentine for Alma Esperanza Cunningham Movement at Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA