Meg Kirchhoff Singh

ABOUT ME

Meg is a dance artist, choreographer, and educator invested in somatic ways of knowing. Her work is rooted in creative, collaborative praxis as research. Meg’s live performances and Screendances have been presented at conferences and festivals across the United States, such as DUMBO Dance Festival, American College Dance Festival, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. In 2021, Meg was the first dance artist in residence at Homestead National Park and the recipient of the New York Humanities Institute Grant. She holds an MFA in Dance from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work begins in the knowing/sensing/feeling body. Rooted in somatic, body-centered ways of knowing, I use performance as an opportunity to engage embodied thinking, ask questions, challenge my assumptions, explore new realities, feel deeply, and experiment with processes whose outcomes I can’t predict. Dance is a dialogue between physical space, time, materials, and other people. It is practices anchored in the here and now that invite me to pay attention and operate fully in the present.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Dance is the place I go to be intellectually and physically curious and creative. As a teacher, I create a supportive space for students where the expectation is exploration. In my work as a creative practitioner/researcher and educator I am passionate about fostering environments where diverse voices can collaborate. My role as an educator is to offer opportunities for growth and the many different forms growth takes. Whether the classroom is a studio or a lecture hall, I encourage students to take risks and make mistakes to discover what is possible for them as movers, thinkers, writers, and artists.