UC San Diego

Near Lifetimes exists as a choreography for audience, the performance of that choreography by the audience*, the particular place that this confluence creates, and concurrently as this document. It emerges from questions of perception and sense making, a desire to cultivate meaningful human relationships (for myself and for others), and my personal constant grapple with words and language; all of which are catalyzed through embodied and movement practices (through my being and with[in] the being[s] of others), choreographic experiments, performance research, conversations with friends, and encounters with strangers. In all its forms Near Lifetimes explores and enacts concepts of COSMOLOGY, ECOLOGY, and CONSTELLATIONS, and is a part of my ongoing inquiry of the self in relation to others, in and as the world. What if everything is in everything?

*Performances of Near Lifetimes took place at the University of California, San Diego, January 21-23, 2016 in the Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre. As a choreography for audience, it encourages all in attendance to ambulate, navigate, straight up move and merrily-to-round, tune in or out, or see and (possibly) be seen. Conglomerate, follow, find comfort or be still. Stand, sit, lie, float, fly. This place isn’t without you and you and it.