My work as a dancer and artist is heavily influenced by my admiration of the human body in its aesthetic and its multi-faceted functions and capabilities.  My performance and choreography is inspired by the reality of the human form and the disposition of human beings.

Although my training was originally very classically based, my discovery of the contemporary dance form was a turning point in my understanding of the art of dance.  To date, my strongest influences are Martha Graham, Anna Teresa DeKeersmaker, Lloyd Newson, Akram Khan, and Russell Maliphant.

Although Contemporary dance still has a rather limited audience, due to its experimental and innovative nature, I believe it should be far more attainable to the general public, and I trust it is gradually becoming a great part of art and culture across the board.  To this end I have always been inclined to choreograph and perform for the camera, in order to reach those less inclined to sit in a theatre!

I believe very strongly in the idea that any creation is specific to the environment in which it was created. As a choreographer I think it is important to acknowledge the fact that any preparation made before entering the studio could have a completely different aspect once applied inside the studio. I believe it is far more genuine and faithful to the art of dance to collaborate with the dancers who will be performing and embodying the dance, rather than trying to impart my own bodies preferences and impulses and in effect imposing them on a body which has its own innate artistry.

I also believe that’s creation is a result of restriction, the more restricted the more interesting the result. Very often a sense of complete freedom is very generally un-interesting to the eye as, by definition, it lacks a sense of reality. With these concepts in mind my work emerges from sets of rules to work within or against, allowing for the possibility of improvisation and therefore embracing effects of the “moment in time” in which the movement was created.