Artist Statement 

I am more than a dancer. I am an explorer, an investigator, a feminist, a historian- a living and breathing culmination of my experiences as a person and artist. I am an improviser, a choreographer, and a collaborator. I create art to process and document what I experience and feel, to explore my body and artistry, and to connect with those around me. Dance is an integral part of my spiritual practice. It is reconnecting to the primal urge to move, to emote, to leave an impression on the world we exist in. My work as a mover lives within my head and heart and every part of my body. As a queer and non-binary artist, I work to create movement that honors and expresses my identity, while still pushing myself to expand beyond what I believe myself to be capable of today. I aim to produce dance that is honest and raw, work that elicits emotional response, and experiences wherein every person leaves a changed being. 

As an artist, I am aware of how my work is built upon a foundation established by my years of training. What I create is a mosaic of the work of every teacher I have had the opportunity to learn from, a culmination of their wisdom and encouragement. I am aware that my work exists within a saturated market, a market which capitalizes on the expendability of human beings. Creating art ethically means constantly researching and taking in feedback from a variety of angles. It means revising, revisiting, and reworking elements which do not honor and credit fully those from whom they came. To be an ethical artist, one must continually self-evaluate and implement feedback from both internal and external sources with equal emphasis. As a choreographer, I emphasize the importance of collaboration. I truly hear what the dancers I work with say, and do my best to honor their needs and create movement which allows them the same freedom of expression I am relentlessly chasing. Art is by nature a collaborative experience, and I strive to honor that principle in every project I pursue. As an improviser, I hone in on the idea of play- playing with different shapes and ways one can shift between them, playing with dynamics, texture, speed, and level while exploring my body’s abilities to its fullest.