Jessie Winograd

Artist Statement

I use choreography, narrative theater, improvisation, and somatic practices to explore the way lived experiences filter through our human bodies. Story, concept, and image can all be a catalyst for a project. I focus on personal stories and details, even when the subject matter is abstract or historical, so that I, my creative partners, and our audiences can share moments of immediate connection and recognition.

Jessie Winograd_TOOTH_performance_2021_?!: New Works Festival at The Brick Photo by Barry Fertel Performers (L to R): Ira Joan Macner, Jessie Winograd

Bio

Jessie Winograd is a generative performing artist, choreographer, and director. Recent works include TOOTH (?!: New Works Festival at The Brick), about aging, decay, and the responsibility we have to our own bodies, and Chapter 1, Section 1 of The Dancing Mania (SubletSeries: Coop at HERE), based on the true story of a medieval dancing plague. As a performer, she has most recently worked with choreographers Barbara Mahler, Pele Bauch, and Trina Mannino, and music/dance improv collective The Moving Orchestra, and she has made regular appearances in the churches, theaters, basements, gymnasiums, and living rooms of the NYC independent dance and theater scene since 2002. Born and raised in the Catskill mountains, currently roaming the wide-open spaces of Brooklyn, NY. BA in Dance and Creative Writing from Hunter College CUNY. Proud Vassar dropout.

www.thedancingmania.com