this project began as research for my BFA thesis, and i am currently expanding it into a class series and developing a second iteration.
to rise and pull the tides
a subtle crash of waves meets the glory in all that remains
my fourth and final choreographic work for UArts Ballet Ensemble
spring 2024
"enough" by Fred Again, Brian Eno
performed by freesia bornstein and treyshawn hoskins
dramaturgy by Anna Scattoni
filmed by Seven Tackes and Evie Bondon
i am emptied out and overflowing all at once
i sat at that kitchen table for hours. i stood against that wall until it was no longer. if the ground is being ripped from under me at least i finally learned how to float. coast.
italy performance art study abroad final
summer 2024
sound includes personal voice memo, “Gloss” by Holland Andrews
filmed by Evie Bondon
photos by Daniel Madoff for "Eden" by Sophia Baker, spring 2024
photos by Stephanie Berger for "a forgotten elegy" by Shayla-Vie Jenkins, spring 2024
photos by Shoshana Isaacs for "what about before?" by Uwazi, fall 2024
i marvel at the thought of going, i get chills at the chance to see. i lean into the light where the wind presses through me. in the tension of suspension and release, where motion becomes meditation. i draw near to magic, where the physical intersects the spiritual, where presence is infinite and illusive at once.
through remembrance and reconstruction, i search for breath, gravity, and intention.
each reach is a reckoning—an invitation to witness what can only be felt when the body becomes an offering. here, virtuosity lies not only in precision, but in the surrender. here, i find myself in everything i've ever seen.