tinypistol

my beloved comet falling up (2022)

tinypistol x Detour
A triptych of duets.
a study on duality
a creative provocation on
harmony & dissonance
minimalism & maximalism
quietude & clamor
dance & dance-theater
the quotidian & drag.

my beloved comet (2019)

kosmos (2018)

Anastatica (2018)

PoemAnthemSong (2017)

poem : one + anthem : two + song : three

read about the work

premiere: ODC’s Walking Distance Festival, San Francisco, CA. June 9-10
poem : one premiered November (2015) as part of Hope Mohr’s Bridge Project
anthem : two premiered in April as part of Dance Mission’s D.I.R.T Festival
song : three premiered (as fable : three) in February as part of the Black Choreographers Festival

beast (2014)

A feminist reexamination of classic archetypes and societal misogyny, beast dismantles the tyranny of beauty by exalting the status of the "ugly" and revealing the grotesquery of femininity's social fictions. Finding inspiration in Oscar Wilde's quote "The ugly can be beautiful. The pretty never,” beast revels in instinct, wildness, and love of our animal bodies.

premiere: ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA. September 25 -27
second iteration: San Francisco International Arts Festival, May 22-24

funded by the Rainin Opportunity Fund at ODC, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Theater Bay Area CA$H, Lighting Artists in Dance, and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.

Wantful (2014)

we rejoice in the devastating beauty of the real… our little human hearts, full of want and oh so grateful. 

premiere: ODC Theatre, San Francisco, CA. May 23-24

FreakShow (2012)

“Most people go through life dreading they’ll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They’ve already passed their test in life. They’re aristocrats.” — Diane Arbus

premiere: Cowell Theater, San Francisco, CA. May 12-13

brutalisms (2013)

Make. Believe: a curated evening of new works based on fairy tale and myth. 
Angela Carter: The Tiger's Bride                                

premiere: WestWave Dance Festival, Z Space, San Francisco, CA. October 28

BUCK (2011)

ganglekrump lives.

premiere: Aspen Fringe Festival, Aspen District Theater, Aspen, CO. June 10-11

sparklehorse (2011)

jenny holzer: Truisms and Lustmord

I am awake in the place where women die.