BIO

I am a neo classical and contemporary dancer based in Berlin. I hold a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts under Dean Susan Jaffe, class of 2023. I trained under Melissa French and spent my summers studying with the School of American Ballet, Boston Ballet, and American Ballet Theater, among others. From 2017 to 2019, I trained at Charlotte Ballet Academy under Patricia McBride.

During this time, I performed in ballets such as Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, and most notably The Nutcracker with Charlotte Ballet. Contemporary performances include works by Robert Battle, Shen Wei, Sidra Bell, Merce Cunningham, and others.

Since moving to Berlin, I’ve enjoyed working with choreographers as well as collaborating with visual artists and designers. I’ve toured with Eat the Frog Kollektiv and Klangraum Festival and have performed Volksbühne Grüner Salon, Alte Münze, The Place London, and others. I am fortunate to be represented by ZAV Künstlervermittler.

As a choreographer, my work has been presented in venues across the US and throughout Europe, including  Denmark, Cologne, London, Berlin, and most significantly the UK’s largest choreographic festival, Resolution Festival 2024 and Ocrafolk Festival 2023/24. I also had the opportunity to serve as Artistic Director of Chaos Emblematic e.V. where I produced events that connect the community with multidisciplinary art. One of my dance films, “Naturally,” premiered at the Arthouse Short Film Festival in London in 2023.

Currently, I’m continuing my passion for collaborative processes working with European choreographers - and as Creative Director of soulsoup, I’m commited to creating art that is accessible, meshing movement with visual art and design.



ARTISTIC STATEMENT

I come from Hickory, North Carolina, a small, deeply religious Southern town in the United States. Buildings peeking through a canopy of greenery, churches on every other corner. In a place that felt culturally isolated, ballet allowed me to access more. At university, I found myself exposed to different perspectives. Here is where I began my religious deconstruction and experienced a huge growth spurt artistically. I then decided to pursue choreography as well as performance, in order to fulfill my innate need to create.

I’m motivated by the desire for the audience to feel a bodily empathy as they watch, identifying deeply with what’s on stage, and in addition, facilitating a space for non-dancers to connect with their own innate movement. Especially today, the presence of this is absolutely vital. It is creation in a time of destruction. A space to move through pain and connect communities.

I want my work to touch on universal feelings we all share.





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