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When I first started doing these emails, it was in preparation for my first self-produced show “Solo, w/ you”. A way to share the process and remind you of the show monthly. This was the case for the “By the Time We’re Through” and “Desde Aqui”. In between these shows, a slowness of emails has occurred. Now at the cusp of a new show, I find this pattern to arise. This show is an exploration of rest hand in hand with work, work, work. I live in the latter, indulge at the foremost, and struggle in between them. This piece is…
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Half complete. Half planned. Fully held. I’m excited to share the wonderful people helping me shape this new work.
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Connor Berkompas is a theatremaker and teaching artist. He is the founding artistic director of Nervous Theatre, a nomadic collective creating ensemble-driven productions. His work has been presented at Tinworks Art (Bozeman), Surel’s Place (Boise), The Boston Conservatory, and Gloucester Stage Company. connorberkompas.com |
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Mik Finnegan (they/she) is an audio professional in the Twin Cities. They graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2020 with a degree in Theatre Arts. Since then Mik has worked around the Twin Cities and remotely in recording studios, podcast production, live music, dance and theater. |
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Emily Gastineau is an artist working with language across the field of dance. Based in Minneapolis since 2009, she appears as a choreographer, writer, performer, editor, and cultural worker. She makes in relation to the complex history of experimentation, with recurring questions around objects, desire, economy, citation, audience, and the generic. Her performance work has been developed and presented in North America and Europe, and she maintains a practice in arts writing and publishing. She studied at DAS Choreography, Amsterdam University of the Arts, and is part of the collective that stewards Red Eye, a performance incubator in South Minneapolis. www.emilygastineau.com |
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Dylan Hester is a sound artist & writer based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, working with field recordings, textural sounds, and long-form audio storytelling. Their debut record, “Honey, I Mischanneled the Oracle,” was self-released in 2024 on their label A Sharpened Whisper. Dylan currently performs under the name Diane Oxide. |
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D Hunter (they/them) is a Minneapolis-based performance artist from Tempe, Arizona. D’s work is interested in how surveillance and voyeurism affect the queer body, and the horror and ecstasy and absurdity of having a body at all. They are inspired by yarn bombers, powerlifters, zombies, and more. Since moving to Minneapolis, D has had the opportunity to perform for Shane Larson in Arena Dance’s Candy Box Dance Festival, Morgan Thorson in the Great Northern Festival and the Dark Sky Festival, and for Taja Will and Mathew Janczewski in the Cowles Center Merge in March. |
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Tracy is delighted to work on this heartfelt dance production with José. Tracy is a local freelance lighting designer and electrician in the Twin Cities with experience in theatre, opera, dance and music. Previous companies include The Hive Collaborative, Lakeshore Players, Walking Shadow, UW - La Crosse, Des Moines Metro Opera (Electrician), Ballet Co. Laboratory, and currently Chanhassen Dinner Theatre (Electrician). |
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“más y more”September 19 and 20, 2025
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During my break from the stage, “Reflections” emerged as a way to support artists and venture into writing as a growing skill. As a take a little break from this practice to focus on the show, I invite you to read the latest piece of writing for Red Eye’s New Works 4 Weeks festival, as part of my OMNIVERS residency.
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Soon after, keep an eye out for a workshop held by Emily and shaped by colleagues in the field sharing an interest in the intersection of writing and performance. More details soon.
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Past emails, if you’ve missed them.
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