As Palimpsest continues its development, we are actively seeking the right home for its fully realized premiere and future life that aligns with the work’s questions, scale, and emotional architecture. I am committed to creating experiences that dissolve the hierarchy between audience and performer, so that the phenomenon of being in a body is shared. Like a living organism, my choreography is physical and intellectual, visual and visceral. My work positions the body as storyteller. From pieces featuring my own pregnant body to newer site-specific works where dancers are placed in dialogue with a location, I explore how our embodied presence affects the world around us. We are a porous community. How can I shape how someone experiences dance, both physically and perceptually?
*The word “palimpsest” stems from papyrus or parchment, original text scraped off and then reused so that old writing remains faintly visible beneath new words. It can also be used to describe a historically layered place. We layer ourselves in life, just as the world layers itself in time. Dance exists within this framework. The first iteration of Palimpsest was recently performed as a work-in-progress in Movement Research at The Judson Church; scribing, overwriting, and blending in this hallowed place was a gift.
Building on this first iteration, the work will eventually unfold in layered “rooms” where audiences experience and shape the present alongside performers.
Above: first day of rehearsal with Caleb Paterson, Mariah Anton, and Andi Farley Shimota, we experimented with overwriting. Starting where we are.
Below: Dress rehearsal pictures preparing for Movement Research at Judson Church, January 12, 2026.
