Creating Inspiring Storytelling

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Creating Inspiring Storytelling

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Theatre Artisan

Helen. Theatre of Yugen. 2019. Directed by Shannon R Davis. Starring Adrian Deane & Steven Flores.

Director

Teaching Artist

Performer

Intercultural theatrical experiences. Traditional movement. Creating pieces to provoke meaningful dialogue.

Celestial Being in Puppets & Poe. Theatre of Yugen. 2019. Also pictured Alan Coyne.

Performer

Teaching Artist

Performer

Classically trained. Modern, social justice mentality. Dancer. Singer.

Shannon Davis talks portraying characters written for men in Ashland, OR. 2018.

Teaching Artist

Decolonizing classes on the art of acting and directing. All ages.

About

My mantra is like campsite rules: leave the world a better place than I found it. My chosen mediums are theatre, experiential performance, & healing.

First, I am a director. My main focus of work is classical re-envisionings through an intercultural lens that use traditional movement & contemporary issues to explore societal inequities & raise awareness- both in process & product. Then I add in satire, silliness, & maybe puppets.

Second, I act. I have classical Stanislavski, Laban, and Theatre of the Oppressed-based training.

Third, I teach. I practice decolonization, anti-racism, and mindfulness in my curriculum. Practice and process oriented.

Fourth, I work in development & community for non-profit companies, helping raise money, secure grants, and build community to serve their missions.

Fifth, and most important, I work at the intersection of Anti-racism, Decolonization, re-Indigenization, Healing, and Art. I am a member of a Bay Area accountability workgroup. I regularly participate in or lead Anti-racist trainings and seminars. I disrupt. I create art that defies white capitalist colonial constructs. I bring an abundance mindset to my community. I seek to heal our communities, heal myself, my ancestors, and generations to come.

I currently reside in Moraga, the traditional unceded land of the Saclan Ohlone. I am originally from Wisconsin, and am a mixed person of the Sami, Potawatomi, & Ojibwe decent (& unknown South American & European descent). I am Queer. I am a Woman and use she/her/they pronouns. I practice both my traditional Indigenous spirituality and my traditional familial Paganism. Identity is complex. If you have any questions about my people, my community ties, and my story, you can ask me. I come from a large midwestern family that eats too much cheese. I still eat too much cheese even here in the Bay. I live with my partner, seven-year-old child, and a one-year-old baby. We have two cats, Almond and Freya. When I'm not making art for the stage, I make more art. I make jewelry. I draw. I paint. I craft. I cook. I commune.