My first taste of brutal Illinois winter came during lockdown. Isolation took its toll as the landscape grew colder, darker, more barren. COVID pressed the pause button on my whole life, and with nothing left to do but stare out the window and remember what life used to be like, I started to feel a deep connection with the winter unfolding around me. As I slipped further into depression, I watched the green and gold of the grass and trees fade away. I felt like nature and I were becoming dormant together, and I found comfort. The birds soaring outside felt like the perfect opposite of my dancing body caged in isolation. In them I saw resilience, rebirth, freedom.  This project, a collage of movement in nature and my choreography, is a visual/visceral exploration of my inner and outer journey through winter. It is a landmark in my self rediscovery as an independent multimedia dance artist.

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Cinematography: Genevieve Brady
Sound: Hidden Orchestra
Choreography
Performance
Editing
Artistic Direction: Katie Nicole Harmon