Motion State Arts

Motion State Arts will present choreographer Betsy Miller’s “american / woman” project, November 4–5, 2023, at The Wilbury Theatre Group, Providence, RI. Part of an extensive ongoing project in which Miller is collaborating with women artists from every state in the U.S., “american / woman” project explores, through a dancer’s lens, what it means to be a woman in America today.

This event will feature the work of 12 artists, representing New England, New York, New Jersey, Arkansas, Maryland and Montana. The nine artists performing live are Shura Baryshnikov (RI), Rachel Boggia (CT), Marin Day (NY), Ali Kenner Brodsky (MA), Alexandra James (ME), Lindsay Jennings (NY), Ani Javian (NJ), Kellie Ann Lynch (CT) and Lida Winfield (VT). Interwoven between the live performances will be three short dance films, by artists Maya Goree (AR), Kendra Portier (MD) and Jamie Arnold (MN).

Public dance classes will also be offered, as well as a facilitated community conversation with Miller.