As a dancer, my practice is an exploration of profound questions that connect the past, present, and future. I am fascinated by the timeline of the universe and our precarious place within it. What was here before us? What will remain after us? Through my work, I seek to make a loop out of the units of linear time that we have constructed for ourselves. Every future will become someone’s past. I want to investigate that cyclic journey and have found site-specific dance making to be the best tool to use as I reflect on the dissonance and resonance of our shared experiences.

For me, dance is a bottomless vessel that can hold both the pain and bliss of being human without one trying to replace the other. Dance has the ability to transform the inherent dissonance of existence into something that is beyond joy or sorrow; dance can articulate being in a way that words cannot. 

When you consider that, billions of years ago, just the right elements happened to bump into each other at just the right time, it's really a miracle we are here at all! A beautiful miracle that can be by the same degree full of joy and sorrow with each breath. I am in awe of existence and the thrill of discovering ways to unearth wonderment for myself and audiences in unexpected places. 

The secret to making site-specific work is that every place on earth is pulsing with beauty and wonder if you listen deeply. At the core of my practice is a daily routine of movement inquiry. I will often spend many months in dance dialogue with the same place, returning again and again with improvisational curiosity and openness. The beginning of my process is repetitive and thoughtful. My familiarity with the site accumulates and begins to take on a life of its own. I follow, listen and reflect in an effort to relate to something greater than myself. I hope to unearth stories that can help us better understand our shared humanity. Each site is a partner in the creation process, allowing diverse histories and physical characteristics to shape the dance and my understanding of why I am here dancing that dance.

Over time, my focus has evolved into an acute awareness of place—in both space and time. Each locality possesses its own history and identity, forming a backdrop to guide my creative process instead of asserting a unilateral narrative. Whether dancing in a crumbling urban shipyard or a mossy forest floor, I aim for an experience that disrupts conventional expectations and invites my audience into a new way of seeing.

Through these explorations, I confront the disconnect between modern humanity and its essential nature. The constant barrage of information, coupled with societal divisions, has led us to prioritize knowledge over curiosity. I want to maintain a practice where questioning without answers can occur, where the messy truths of our existence can coexist without the pressure to resolve the dissonance. My work aims to capture the beauty, pain, and injustice inherent in our shared humanity, advocating for an experience rather than racing to a superficial answer. 

Art holds the capacity to reflect our humanity in its most raw and authentic form. Dance is a language through which I can articulate what it means to be human, forging connections that transcend words. Dancing in partnership with place reminds me that this body that struggles to shoulder the weight of reality isn’t even mine, I am merely borrowing these elements until they are returned to the soil, roots, and stars.