As an artist, I aim to challenge performance traditions and innovate accessibly original work through audacious choreography. By rummaging through the humor and profundity in everyday rituals and landscapes, my irreverent brand of performance demystifies enigmatic fine art forms, creating new access points for a mass audience.
In a comic turn, Thrown Away, absurdifys a simple child’s toy while challenging the traditional parameters of choreography. Pre-designed movement gifts the inanimate object with feelings and intentions, as well as the ability to humorously present serious issues of abandonment and anger. Thrown Away illustrates how previous wrongs can amplify current ones. For more, visit jamiebenson.com