In 1998 I began creating my own hybrid performance style that was deeply influenced by what I was seeing at PS 122 in downtown New York City. (I had a friend who became the Technical Director of the downstairs space in 1995). The work tended to be solo and autobiographical but also included everything from formal dance to old-fashioned story telling and many things in-between.
Sometime in 2003 I started playing with elements of vaudeville, circus and improvisation which are direct results of studying with, albeit briefly, Jennifer Miller of Circus AMOK and more intensely with Dan Froot at UCLA. Over the last year I’ve been dancing/talking/singing/making noises/standing still/leaving the building and returning (or not) and going to lunch with a group of friends here in San Diego. We improvise once a week together in addition to Monday night Contact Improv jams.
Without exaggeration, the greatest single influence on my work has been Dan Froot’s solo pieces and his duets with David Dorfman. Other influences include, Bill T. Jones, Spalding Gray, Charlie Chaplin and clowns of all stripes.