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My work as an interdisciplinary choreographer is rooted in the belief that the concept of choreography has been unfairly pigeonholed into dance and performance. This ‘normal’ definition of choreography as “...the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies” ( ↗Wikipedia) is a disservice. We can, and should, do better.
I therefore present two definitions that form the foundation of both my choreographic practice and research:
Choreography (noun): the fundamental principle of organization, composition, and relation, applicable to all aspects of life and art.
Choreography (verb): making a choice, including the choice to make no choice. ( ↗Burrows, 2010)
I seek to research and understand why people make the decisions they do. Whether they be dancers improvising, musicians composing, or poets editing drafts. These insights are to be collated, published, and weaved into a new framework of cross-disciplinary decision making that better serves what I feel a new definition of choreography can achieve.
Central to my practice is viewing the world as a series of complex systems. My performances are therefore not a fixed, predetermined sequence of events, but rather a living, evolving, often repeating pattern that emerges from the complex interplay of elements, choices, and relation. This approach is heavily influenced by cybernetics and systems theory.
This practice frequently manifests as durational, relational pieces where the body becomes both the process and the medium. These extended, score based performances allow for a search space where the performer has to engage in constant, live decision making.
My performances often incorporate technology as an integral part of the cybernetic process. I use sensors, algorithms, and real-time data to create feedback loops within the performance, allowing for a constant dialogue between systems present.
Ultimately, I aim to expand our understanding of what choreography can be by revealing the interplay inherent in all systems, and the similar decision making process’ artists make across these disciplines.