DANCER | CHOREOGRAPHER | TEACHING ARTIST
You're Actually the Last Person I Wanted to See Today
“You’re Actually The Last Person I Wanted To See Today” is a dance theater piece/slumber party/diary entry/place to honor and grieve our collective and individual teenage girlhood(s) through a queer lens. What were the stories we told ourselves to make sense of our queerness before we came to know it? How do we tell those stories now? From first kisses with boys that disgusted us (sorry) to “girl crushes” on our besties, the work is a collage of memories, fantasies, and worst kept secrets.
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Supported by Mare Nostrum Elements, Flushing Town Hall, and the American Dance Festival's International Choreographers Residency
The Artists
Special Thanks
I am so deeply grateful to everyone who has supported my work over the years. This piece, like every other piece, would not be possible if not for my community. If you have donated to a campaign, been in the audience, helped me find studio space, presented my work at your venue, helped me altar a costume, given me a ride, cut my music, reposted a ticket link, taken a class with me, forwarded me an application, or texted me words of encouragment - thank you, thank you, thank you.
​Huge thanks to everyone who has supported the development of this work from ADF and MNE. Jodee Nimerichter, Gerri Houlihan, Momar Ndiaye, Nicola Iervasi, and Kevin Albert -- your creative leadership and belief in my work have kept me afloat.
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Special thanks to Anne Hambleton & Boister for your musical contributions to previous iterations of this work & its creative development. You all inspire me & helped me bring this work to life. I cannot wait to continue collaborating with you all.
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Special thanks to Posie Lewis and Carrie Brennan for letting me read your diaries. Your teenage selves are hilarious and brilliant. ​​​​
This piece wouldn't be what it is without my previous collaborators: Sophia Sexton, Abby Chen, Skylar Matos, Nina Gibb, Jirahgon Voyles, Elizabeth Steele, and Maggie Liang. Thank you all for your silliness, vulnerability, and willingness to play.