MATTIE 
McGAREY

I am passionate about the environment and the relationships that humans cultivate with nature. I am curious how dance can connect people to their instinctual and animal-like body and dissolve the barrier between what is natural and what is bizarre. My work often deals with socially imposed discomfort around organic phenomenon, such as death, along with the ways that we destroy or dissociate from the natural world. My choreography works to bridge the divide between performer and spectator, offering opportunities for self-reflection as well as challenging audience’s perception of reality.