BETH GRACZYK PRODUCTIONS
What does it mean to attempt to prolong the life of things on the verge of decay—pressing into matter and feeling its resistance? How does a visceral exchange with forgotten or discarded materials, like eggshells—a potent symbol of transformation—prompt reflection on origins and unfolding journeys, where body and material might converge and evoke their own cycles of disintegration and renewal? This is an evolving dance, sound, and installation piece.
Directed by Beth Graczyk
Sound by Aaron Gabriel, featuring vocals by Zena Moses
Performed by Rachel Sigrid Freeburg, Beth Graczyk & Leah Wilks
Photo by Effy Grey
Excited to share that our film is an official selection for the NY Lift Off Film Festival & Sans Souci Dance Festival, as well as a semi finalist for Cannes World Film Festival!
WE ARE IN THE PRESS from our event in Minneapolis this past June!
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An evening of film, performance, and dialogue exploring the diversity of sensory processing through the lenses of art and science. The event included two short films and a live performance featuring the Twin Cities’ very own Michael Wolfe, who identifies as a “black, queer, performance artist with autism,” offering insight into his daily life and inner world. Neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga gave a talk about her research on the neurodiversity of visual perception, and Wolfe & Astorga shared insights about their unique processes.
Video still by Hanne Vaughn
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BETH GRACZYK
Beth Graczyk is a choreographer, director, performer, educator, and scientist based in Brooklyn/Lenapehoking. Her 22-year career blending creative practice and scientific inquiry offers a unique perspective on art and science. Her work is deeply rooted in improvisation and integrates postmodern, modern, somatic, and physical theater modalities. As the Artistic Director of Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc. (BGP), a national nonprofit based in NYC, she creates contemporary dance projects that celebrate LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse communities. Since 2002, Graczyk has performed and choreographed across the US and internationally, including in Japan, Ecuador, France, China, and India. Her work has been presented by Velocity Dance Center, Gibney, La MaMa, JACK, CPR, and Movement Research, among others. Her company’s recent dance documentary film, "Waiting for the Bus," explores self-expression, movement, and identity through the lens of autism and has been selected for the 2024 NY Global Lift-Off and Sans Souci Dance Film Festivals.
Artistic Director
Since 2019, Graczyk has been a faculty member at the NYC Peridance Certification Program, teaching improvisation. She also works part-time as a Research Specialist at The Rockefeller University in the lab of MacArthur Fellow Dr. Vanessa Ruta, studying olfaction in insects. Graczyk is an author on ten science publications and received a 2020 Pilot Award from Rockefeller University with collaborator and neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga for research on visual perception and neurodiversity. From 2008 to 2016, she co-directed the performance company Salt Horse in Seattle, receiving funding from 4Culture, Artist Trust, Washington State Arts Commission, NEA, and commissions from the City of Seattle, Northwest Film Forum, and Cornish College. She has collaborated with artists such as John Maria Gutierrez (G^2), Aaron Gabriel, Amy Chavasse, and Torben Ulrich, and has danced for Sara Shelton Mann, Mark Haim, Raja Kelly, and Molly Scott, among others.
For more information, visit bethgraczyk.com, @bethgraczyk
Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc is committed to anti-racism and de-colonization practices through self-education, community engagement, and sustaining connections and support with individuals and organizations engaging in the work. We are grateful to be located on the ancestral homeland of the Lenape people in New York. We acknowledge and pay respect to the Lenape people and to all Indigenous people and future generations.