Everything, Always with Maggie Vannucci

A space to improvise through three mediums— “set” scores, Passing Through, and instant composition. A space to feel your way through, so much choice and agency in what you want to do, and practicing how to improvise within a group, creating a composition in real-time.

This workshop has some dance class elements but with the agency to pick your energy output. It is a space where improvisation is group-oriented, says yes to our desires, and invites truly seeing others in the space and reacting to their ideas in real-time. It explores group dynamics and performativity in a low-pressure environment.

Maggie (she/they) is a Chicago-based dance artist who works collaboratively and thrives in multi-media performance spaces. Their movement ranges from bold athletic complexity to sensitive individualized details. Their practice foregrounds process as much as product and centers on instant composition and embodiment — inviting performers to engage in real-time decision-making through movement, sound, space, and presence. Maggie teaches in academic and community settings including Northwestern University and The Rooted Space.