Selected Works
Artist Statement
As an artist I am interested in dance & technology, identity within the technological space and the fragility and vulnerability of human interaction through movement.
Specifically, my curiosity lies in the our social habits and society's tendency for detachment from themselves and the others around us. My work looks at highlighting our daily habits in hopes for a brief moment of reflection from the audience witnessing the work and as well as a deeper reflection and understanding by the collaborating artists.
Presently, I am based on the west coast in Vancouver, British Columbia as an independent artist. However, I traverse the country frequently as I am also a part of the SINS (sometimes in Nova Scotia) dance collective, which is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Finding and creating projects in numerous cities affects my work greatly, and keeps an open dialogue for a trans-Canadian exchange among the communities I work in. I feel that working on both coasts leads me to feel Canada is a much smaller place than its actual geographical span and bridging communities creates a stronger voice. That being where you want to be is entirely possible.
We can live virtually, but we must never forget to 'actually' live.
Dropped Signal (2009)
Combining the virtual self and the real, using SecondLife.com, Dropped Signal explores the empty space of a fluid virtual place.
Details: duet, 13min
I've Been Here Before (2008)
This is a study using form as a guide for creation. I am interested in trying to challenge the neuromuscular system and synapses to sequence new codes and patterns for performance. Using imposed structures and movement limitations one realizes that the zeroes and ones of the human form are pre-coded and may be limited to a pre-described range. We can go far- but we always seem to come home to our skin.
Details: solo, 9min 36sec
SHIRTS + SKIRTS (2008)
Following a strict set of guidelines the 10 players in Shirts + Skirts re-enact the rules of several afternoon park games, combined into one with the objective to score over the opposing team.
A rousing performance that seamlessly flows from dance to sport to contact to action framed in the energy of the survival of the fittest. A combination of quick movements, negotiation and audience participation melded into one, Shirts + Skirts is the perfect way to spend the afternoon in the park.
Details: 10-14 performers, 10-15min
How much is TOO much? (2008)
Created for SINS dance, for their 7 deadly sins series and constructed from research around the theme of gluttony: the gateway sin leading to all other sins. How much is TOO much? is a journey beyond the necessities, where the dancers push themselves in extremes of body, space, time and energy.
Details: Trio, 18 min. music by Phil Thomson
BlindSided (2006)
"My sense of view became tactile not colourful, immediate not distant. Something with arms' reach" - Ryan Knighton
BlindSided investigates the loss of one's senses and the loss of one's sense of self. This quintet interprets virtual and conceptual blindness and deafness, within the possible intersections and impasses of life. Faced with a set of instructions and the human will to survive, will we become disconnected as a society or will the need to stay warm become too great?
Details: trio or quintet, 14min 45sec
Sticks + Stones (2004)
Function and Resilience, Repetition and Desire. One woman with her bones displayed for all to see, Sticks + Stones is a wild ride inside the body as seen from the outside. What can you withstand?
Details: solo, 6min 10sec
That Includes You (2004)
A quirky duet with a mix of gestural planning and domineer partnering. That Includes You is a conversation between two people plotting for the evening's events. Hinting to a larger argument; the evening ends minus one conspirator.
Details: duet, 6min 10sec
Video
I've Been Here Before
July 2008, Dancing on The Edge
Dropped Signal
Oct, 2009 Dance in Vancouver
How much is TOO much?
May 2008 at the Scotiank Dance Centre
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SINS dance, Photo: Peter Eastwood
