A photo series commissioned by performa/dance for their 2022 production, The Mad Scene.
Photography — Sarah Annie Navarrete
Dance — performa/dance
Set & Wardrobe Styling — Oren Porterfield
Location — MoHA Austin, TX
LET’S SHAPE YOUR VISION
Before photography, there was movement
Years of dance taught me something I still use every day: people rarely look most like themselves when they're standing still and trying to get it right.
They look like themselves in action. Mid-conversation or doing what they love.
That's why movement is built into my process.
Not as a style choice. As a way of helping people settle into their own rhythm instead of performing for the camera.