Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to create solo work in some non-traditional spaces. These are all explorations on themes of traumatic accident, phobia, and unexpected (sometimes outlandish) self-soothing.
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Performed as part of Corridor: Presented by Elevator
The West Coast Printing Building, February 24, 2018
Choreography and dancing by Jenny Peterson
Music by Ahnnu
Excerpt video by Kaitlin McCarthy
Photos by Dusty Henry
Press
Corridor 2018: The Beauty of Experimental Art on a Cold February Day
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Deer Moves
30 minute solo exploring phobia and fear and its connection to the mammalian freeze/trauma response
Performed as part of ReShape: An Immersive Installation (Many thanks to Eddie DeHais)
Slate Theater, May 26, 2018
Choreography and dancing by Jenny Peterson
All photos by Brandon Milner
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A love dance to NyQuil
photo: Meredith Sallee
A love dance to NyQuil
Performed as part of The Factory Presents: Drugs (Many thanks to Sarah Paul Ocampo)
The Factory, October 19, 2018
Choreography, performance, and costume by Jenny Peterson
Woman dancing covered in shot glasses of Robitussin which eventually all spilled out. At The Factory on #CapitolHill. @BurlDirkman also gave a talk about crying pic.twitter.com/xTRgWihbEu
— Brett Hamil (@BrettHamil) October 20, 2018