Francesca Baron

I resolutely conclude that body-mind intelligence, funneled through the scope of dance movement and making, is integral to a well-rounded, holistic way of existing within the world. Dance demands critical thinking skills, creativity, collaboration, and sensitivity. Our dancing selves are not separate from the other parts of our lives, rather this dancing identity is in service to the whole. This congruence grants us access to a life of more depth and more richness.

A connected person is an intelligent person: self to self, self to another, self to environment. Understanding that we are integrated within the world is key to moving through life with grace, wit, and confidence. Dance gives one the tools to successfully navigate the complexity of human life and to contribute to society with meaning. I create, perform, and educate to inspire people with an appreciation for the performing arts. I am deeply passionate about dance as a sustainable physical practice.

Making dance is personal for me. Choreography reveals where my attention is, a timestamp on a moment, logging trajectory and lived experience. Performing reveals who I am. It is the way for me to tap into a life of more richness and more depth. 

The beauty of working with the body is that it allows for a spectrum of expression. The body can inhabit many states of being. As Heraclitus says, “The only constant is change”. I allow for the passage of time, my lived experience, and culture to revolutionize and deepen my artistic voice. I welcome new ideas, stylistic choices, and methodologies to alchemize my work. Because of this, my curiosities in choreography stretch deep and wide. While my work can be situated under the contemporary umbrella, I do not limit myself by staying confined to one way of making or one aesthetic. My work has been influenced by jazz aesthetics, technology/media, somatics, fine art, poetry, emergent realities and more.