We are SHAPESHIFTERS
a new movement company, based in Denver, Colorado, that works to examine, explore, and share storytelling through the body via movement based techniques sourced and used throughout the world.
MISSION STATEMENT
SHAPESHIFTERS creates and produces theatrical works that uplifts the human body and it's ability to tell stories. With emphasis on original ideas, we harness grounding theatrical techniques from around the world, incorporating movement into every production we do.
ARTISTIC VISION STATEMENT
SHAPESHIFTERS seeks to create an artistic home for physical performance art and encourages theatre makers to explore the ways in which physical storytelling and movement techniques can be used to augment narratives in theatrical productions.
STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
We at SHAPESHIFTERS believe in the unalienable right that all human beings have to experience the rehearsal and creation of self-expression with the intention of entertaining, educating, and informing the public. SHAPESHIFTERS and the artists who collaborate with us are already comprised of queer, disabled, and POC artists and we strive to continue extending paid opportunities to anyone that holds an interest in using their physical self to inform society on an artistic, creative, and/or expressive level. SHAPESHIFTERS seeks to deconstruct the typical theatre-goer's understanding of what "movement" is and shift that understanding towards the core demonstrable fact of our campaign: ‘Anyone Can Move’.
ABOUT SHAPESHIFTERS
MOVEMENT IN STORYTELLING
We believe that movement is the cleanest way to connect to a character and tell an internal story for an external audience.
Our movement consists of a blend of performance and acting theories. Using elements of Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints; Tadashi Suzuki’s teachings; Michael Chekhov’s “psycho-physical” acting method; and adding a dash of older performance methods from the Greek theatres, we create a physicalized expressionism-style of theatrical production.
We typically set our movement to music and use the psychological effect of pairing physical motion to sound in order to intimately involve both the performer and the audience in the story being told.
Shapeshifters has seen firsthand the incredible results that come from our movement being used as a solo production or as an addition to a theatrical production to enhance the audience and performer experience. We believe that reconnecting the mind to the body can produce a realistic and believable performance that reignites our childhood nature to play and explore the world with our bodies as well as how we exist in them.
DROP IN & PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS:
Please join us for the launch of our new program: Drop In Movement Workshops on 10/15, 11/12, & 12/10 from 6-8pm at the Dallas Arts Center! These workshop events are fundraisers for SHAPESHIFTERS inaugural season. They aim to allow artists the opportunity to get to know our company and our movement styles.
Our first workshop also happens to be our Season Announcement Event, so sign up today, to find out what SHAPESHIFTERS super secret inaugural season will be 👀
Workshops will include:
- original choreography by the SHAPESHIFTERS founders
- theme specific movement focuses for each workshop so there’s a variety of skills available.
- guest artists, featured choreographers, DJ Nights/Open Playlist, and more!
Please register for workshops using the link in our bio! We are currently capping our workshops at 15 registrations!
We can’t wait to move with you!
