BIO
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Versaille Jones (they/them) is a dancer and choreographer who grew up training in Georgia at Gwinnett Ballet Theater under Wade Wathall and Terminus Ballet under John Welker. In 2023 Versaille graduated from The University of the Arts under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield with an Artistic Scholarship. Versaille has performed under choreographers such as Sidra Bell, Dennis Geter, Joanna Kotze, Fana Fraser, Kathyrn Vickers, Albert Quesada, Meaghan Novoa, and Nadya Zeitlin. They have also done professional work for The Fidget Space (Philadelphia, PA) under Megan Bridge as well as Judson Church’s Movement Research (NY). As a freelance artist Versaille has been selected to present work for Dance Canvas palette project and summer residency , Oregon Fringe Festival, Spoke the Hub Winter Follies showcase, and Houston Barnstorm.They are currently a choreographer for the Dance Canvas CCDI program as well as a teaching artist at Moving in the Spirit.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
There are dimensions that I wish to peer into. Places that are carved into the subconscious mind. My work builds vessels so that those places become closer in sight and sensation. This process of opening doors is always in relation to my black body and how it experiences the world. Will I always be political if my art is within blackness? A union of performance art, improvisational scoring, and contemporary dance. These avenues act as geneses for every door I attempt to open.
As an individual maker moving through the world with Borderline Personality Disorder I put emphasis on personal perception. When will yours and mine collide? Where is the critical moment that we notice the collision. Inside the building of my work these ideas are revaluated and added to.
