choreography
fits and starts (2020)
Fits and Starts is a self produced dance film that explores the sensations of isolation and the idea of "unproductiveness" in capitalistic society. This is McGarey's first dance film.
Fits and Starts was first screened at the 2020 Strangelove Film Festival.
Choreography, Filming, Editing, Performance: Mattie McGarey
Music: Ikivirta, Sarah Palu
rubberneck (2019)
Rubberneck, an evening length dance experience, observes and comments on our humanity, grappling with the understanding of both our insignificance within the universe and the magnitude of impact our habits have on each other and the environment. Bringing body language, symbolic gesture, and unspoken social cues to the forefront of this narrative, McGarey considers our evolution towards automation, the symbolism our bodies hold, and the ways our individual movements echo throughout humanity to construct the future of our existence.
Rubberneck premiered at the Yale University Cabaret in New Haven, CT on November 14-17, 2019.
Producer: Sarah Cain
Sound Design: Bailey Trierweiler
Costume Design: Yunzhu Zeng
Lighting Design: Taiga Christie
Dancers: Faiz Kareem, Xi Luo, Mattie McGarey, Adrianne Owings, Arnold Setaidi
Expiration Date (2018)
Expiration Date explores connections and endings in life. What does it mean to be part of a community and how can you find individuality through these associations? Through this work I question how our interactions shape others and the world around us and the impact we can leave in our wake.
Expiration Date premiered in Boulder, Colorado on December 7, 2018.
Sound Design: Bailey Trierweiler
Dancers: Ethan Fisher, Jacklyn Garry, Rachel Halmrast, Kristen Holleyman, Kaitlyn Lawrence, Kyle Lee, Mattie McGarey, Araya Morris, Silvia Peckham, Olivia Sander, Samantha Scovel, Monica Weller
Sublimate (2018)
Sublimate, a BFA honors thesis work, investigates our fear of death in connection with the human relationship to the natural world. Through imagery of transformation, juxtaposition of chaos and order, and a nod to Limbo in Dante's Inferno, Sublimate tears into the human psyche to expose the grotesque.
Sublimate premiered in Boulder, Colorado on February 2, 2018.
Original Score: Collin Hill
Lighting Design: Ian McMorran
Dancers: Amelie Bouckenooghe, Hanna Ghadessi, Rachel Jordan, Sophia Phillips, Deanna Romano, Nomi Tari
Swallowing Permafrost (2017)
Swallowing Permafrost is a solo work that explores the ethical and feminist implications of genetic engineering in today’s race towards technological advancement. Drawing inspiration both from science fiction and current events, Swallowing Permafrost presents a look into the future of modified humanity.
Swallowing Permafrost premiered in Boulder, Colorado on December 8, 2017 and was restaged and performed under the title Ice Famine for the 2018 Northwest Regional ACDA.
Dancer: Mattie McGarey