what I offer

Choreography and Performance

I am developing new work for theatrical, natural and urban settings that centers on our relationship to ecological systems and especially to water in our rapidly changing world. Technically, I am experimenting with new apparatus, rigging configurations, and audience proximity to deepen the experience of vertical dance.

I bring a depth of experience to this endeavor having staged hundreds of theater and site-responsive performances worldwide. With BANDALOOP, the vertical dance company I founded in 1991, my work has been presented on skyscrapers, bridges, cliffs, mountains, towers, car parks, and in theaters from San Francisco and the peaks of the Sierra to New Delhi, Budapest, and the Indian Himalayas. Having created over twenty evening-length works and dozens of individual dances for arts presenters and select corporate partners, I now venture into new territory.

Experiential Learning, Consulting, Public Speaking

Experiential Learning

I offer movement and body-based workshops that weave rigorous play with restorative practices to support transformation through “positive disorientation” and recovery. Accessible to a wide range of bodies and experience levels—from novice to professional—these workshops adapt to the needs of the group and the opportunities or constraints of each space. Contact me to tailor a workshop or to co-create a learning adventure.

Non-Profit Arts Consulting

I have developed a nuanced understanding of team dynamics, production logistics, executive leadership, and risk management. In an art form where physical and psychological safety are essential, the safety culture my teams and I have cultivated remains a core pillar of my creative process.I support artists, managers, and organizational leaders in nurturing their vision and working more effectively. My consulting focuses on leadership development, change management, organizational strategy, values-driven decision-making, and building and sustaining a healthy internal culture. These sessions offer an experienced, supportive outside perspective for navigating the complexities of running an organization or independent artistic practice.

Public Speaking

The making and managing of high-angle performance can illuminate challenges and lessons valuable to many sectors. I work with clients to tailor multimedia presentations that bridge my experience with themes they are exploring. I have shared topics from attunement, safety culture and risk management to creative process and the value of play to groups such as TedX (twice) , health care and medical simulation conferences as well as commercial and non-profit arts organizations.