I shot my first motion study when I inadvertently changed the shutter speed on my camera, creating an image that allowed for multiple interpretations. I decided to employ a slow shutter speed or a moving camera to express the sense of mystery, spirituality and kinetic energy that dancers feel and that watching dance can inspire in others. This method also allows me to dance with my camera.
Emily Pacilio of Trainor Dance in Caitlin Trainor's (IN)VISIBLE, 2015
Lucas Segovia performing with Morphoses in Alexei Ratmansky’s Bolero, 2009
Buglisi Dance Theater in Jacqulyn Buglisi's Blue Cathedral, 2003
performing Hofesh Shechter’s “Uprising” in 2014
Blakeley White-McGuire of the Martha Graham Dance Company in Graham’s Deaths and Entrances, 2012
Ballet Arizona in Ib Andersen’s Play, 2012
performing Caitlin Trainor’s “Checkmate” in 2018
Monica Bill Barnes & Company in Barnes’ Mostly Fanfare, 2011
Emily Craver and members of Trainor Dance in Caitlin Trainor's (IN)VISIBLE, 2015
Jane Sato of Rioult Dance NY in Pascal Rioult’s The Great Mass, 2009
Bonnie Pickard and John Summers performing with Dance Galaxy (now BalletNY) in William Forsythe’s Artifact II, 1999
Natalia Osipova performing at Lincoln Center, 2014
Chen Chen of China Gansu Theater in Silk Road, 2014
Molly Daly performing with the American Repertory Ballet in Septime Webre's And So It Goes, 1994
Exhibition May 1-31st ArtHub Cambridge, WI
After living in New York for 35 years, I moved to Fort Atkinson, WI to live with and care for my mother. I spend most of my time in the house, especially during winter. Early this year, I became fascinated with ice crystals and frost on my windows.
Around the same time, another ICE was operating like a solid boulder rolling out of control, damaging communities and harming individuals.
As the delicate window ice softened into tears or reflective drops, the other ICE remained frozen solid, harsh, unyielding.
I dedicate these images to those who defy such rigidity to foster a kinder and more compassionate world.
Slippery Slope
Silver Spikes
Pastoral
Delicate Daggers
Shadow Play
Tearful
Blue and Grey
Shadow Lace
Phantasm
Blue Mood
Melancholy
Melted Mylar
Vertical View (Love your Neighbor)
Martha Clarke, 2000
New York Choreographic Institute, 2017
rehearsing “The Paper Dance”, UC Santa Barbara, 2017
Tyler Angle teaching at Rye Ballet Conservatory, 2023
Although I use longer exposures to create more expressive images of dance, that approach isn’t always appropriate. I use a fast shutter speed to capture an ideal position, intimate moment or intriguing juxtaposition of forms.
Beatriz Stix-Brunell in class at the School of American Ballet, 2007
of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey’s Cry, 2010
School of American Ballet, 2003
School of American Ballet, 2002
performing “Achoo Adieu” by Dionne Figgins (and the class of 2023) in 2023
of A.I.M in Kyle Abraham's Absent Matter, 2015
of EVIDENCE, a Dance Company, performing Ronald K Brown’s “Grace,” 2023
performing Anna Halprin’s “The Paper Dance” from “Parades and Changes,” 2017
Trisha Brown Dance CompanyIn Plain Site at Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, 2017.
performing “Club Havana” by Pedro Ruiz, 2022.
performing“Interface” by Rashaun Mitchell, 2013.
Boys Class at the School of American Ballet, 2005
of EVIDENCE, a Dance Company performing Ronald K Brown’s “March,” 2023
in “Braiding,” an original RiveArts® production, 2018
performing Diana and Acteon Pas de Deux in 2001
in Pascal Rioult's No Exit, 2010
Justin Peck and Tabitha Rinko-Gay at the School of American Ballet, 2006
performing her solo Blood, 2020
performing Billy Wilson’s “Ginastera” with Dance Theater of Harlem, 1999
performing Eliot Feld’s “Yankee Doodle,” 2023
performing “Con Brazos Abiertos” by Michelle Manzaneles, 2022.
of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Christopher Wheeldon’s “After the Rain,” 2014
in “Turangalia” by Andrew McNicol, Fall 2017 Session, NY Choreographic Institute
in class during the School of American Ballet's Summer Course, 2005
performing “Línea Recta” by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa in 2022. Produced by RiveArts®
in “Turangalia” by Andrew McNicol, Fall 2017 Session, NY Choreographic Institute
performing Echoing Women with JenniferChinDance, 2001
performing with Ballet Tech in “Raymonda,” 2022
performing “WestSide Story Suite” by Jerome Robbins, 2022
in Tenebris / Lux by Silas Farley. New York Choreographic Institute Fall 2017 Session
Rehearsing her piece for the Student Choreography Workshop, School of American Ballet, 2006
School of American Ballet, 2006
rehearsing with New York City Ballet Dancers Wendy Whelan and Philip Neal, 2005
performing “Dwelling” by Maxine Steinman, 2020
performing Steinman’s “ . . . still we sit,” 2020
Maxine Sherman, Akiko-Ko Taiano and Mary-Ford Sussman in “Braiding,” an original RiveArts® production, 2018
Akiko-Ko Taiano and Mary-Ford Sussman in “Braiding,” an original RiveArts® production, 2018
School of American Ballet, 2003
News Animations UC Santa Barbara, 2017
Sara Baird, Kathleen Dyer, and Johannah-Joy Magyawe of KDNY in Kathleen Dyer's Charges from Domremy, 1998
performing Michael Smuin’s “Medea” with Dance Theater of Harlem, 2000
Rye Ballet Conservatory, 2024
in class at the School of American Ballet, 2005
These photographs are the result of my spontaneous response to fireworks, carnival rides and the Chicago nighttime skyline. A long shutter speed and improvisational camera movement allow me to add a sense of dynamism to the imagery.
Carnival Colorscape Series
Carnival Colorscape Series
Carnival Colorscape Series
Carnival Colorscape Series
Carnival Colorscape Series
Carnival Colorscape Series
