ARTIST STATEMENT
Rhapsodic. Anxious. Purposefully silly.
At times, my work flows between these states of being – living in one; living in all three at all times. Yet, the unifying characteristic of my work is employing humor and play to explore challenging subjects and the intensely personal nature of identity.
Utilizing dance performance, theatre production, online ritual experiments, site-specific public art projects, video art, balloons, tennis balls, and confetti, my work examines issues surrounding gender dynamics, identity, and contemporary culture. I use my body as the object of performance, but I am not interested in the body as an image, but rather as a place.
I’m interested in making work that responds to the current moment. Whether in a solo athletic feat or a group dance performance, each piece explores the self as a representation, contemplating the body’s role as a signifier and conveyor of information. The work challenges audiences by scrutinizing the politics of the body, femininity, etiquette, the male gaze, and liberation. Through the interplay of classical theatre, comedy and tragedy, I live in the duality of the mediums.
As Samuel Beckett wrote, “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness.”