Back from Performing in LA: Bodies in Hyperreality (or The Cyborg Feminist Interface)
What an incredible experience presenting at First Draft LA, curated by Emily Barasch, at Human Resources LA on November 30, 2024.
This project has been a labor of love, made possible by an extraordinary group of collaborators and supporters:
Creative Direction: Katherine Helen Fisher & Shimmy Boyle with Safety Third
Performers: Jae Neal & Katherine Helen Fisher
Creative Technologists: Mingyong Cheng & Shimmy Boyle
Score: Joshua Kadish
Visual Décor: C. Finley
Creative Consulting: August Henderson & Uma Shannon
Photo Credit: Anastasia Velicescu
Special thanks to my incredible collaborator Mingyong Cheng and my partner Shimmy Boyle for helping design and develop this interface over the past year.
I’m so grateful for the generous support from friends and community that made this possible, funding honorariums for key collaborators and childcare for my daughter, Frances, so I could prepare through studio rehearsals.
This experience reignited my passion for performance and brought a bright spot in a hectic semester of teaching and producing. I’m excited to keep developing this piece during my residency
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A huge thank-you to:
Kimberly Thompson, Olivia Butter, Francisca Eleny Ribeiro, Tess Hewlett, Angela Ferraiolo, Edmund French, Kaori Hotta, Christian Montegut, Zane Forshee, Billy Smith, Mimi Haddon, Katherine Fink, Jennifer Harmer, Anonymous (x2), Caitlin Rose Cuan, Sharon Milanese, Ben Daly, Eloise Deluca, Eleanor Hullihan, Adam Eads, Mingyong Cheng, Patrick Dossett, Sinziana Velicescu, Alan Chin, Jackson MacInnis, Ying Xin, Margaret Serrano, Amy Frost, Yasmine Lee, and Eftychia Oikonomifou (Fiona).
This interface was developed alongside the Data Fluencies Theater project with support from the Brown Ignite Series.
Thank you for believing in me, and to everyone who came out—your support means everything!
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