Corrie Befort:
Dancer, Choreographer, Designer & Filmmaker
Unnamed Shapes is an ongoing inquiry that emerged in 2017 from an intertwining collection of unusual sightings and stories. It has generated an experimental performance score called an Iris Dance, textile objects, image scores and investigative writing.
Iris Dance Cast, Seattle + Portland residencies: Hendri Wallujo, Lavinia Vago, Allie Hankins, Linda Austin, Sarah Hogland-Gurulé, Emily Stone, Ben Goosman, Mary Margaret Moore, Sheri Cohen, Hannah Rae, Serge Gubelman
Extended cast + contributors: Mark Haim, Fox Whitney, Will Courtney, Nan Little, Richard Arvey, Amelia Reeber
Iris Dance: Before coming together, each of these dancers engages in an identical series of 5-7 one-on-one, online movement sessions with Corrie to generate very personal, refined choreographic elements. When brought together the dancers manipulate their choreography within a scored framework, creating a discernible landscape of pathways and events. An Iris Dance is never the same twice but is recognizable from performance to performance. An Iris Dance involves malleable objects that might, over time, be confused for bodies, animals or household items.
Image scores: 3D textile objects constructed and shared through singular, refined photographs. Images are composed as non-verbal scores for independent interpretation and physical investigation.
Want to receive image scores yourself? Please email: corriebefort@gmail.com. Images may eventually be shared more broadly, but Corrie prefers sharing them singly.
Initial developmental phases of Unnamed Shapes were supported by funding from the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation.
Residencies awarded by UW’s bst and Performance Works Northwest