about hannah
Hannah March (she/they) is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist, born and raised in Southern California. Inspired by their unique interests in contemporary dance that contrasted her initial competitive dance training, Hannah found herself immersed in the creative, abstract, open, and new environments of college-level and professional dance communities. This began at Riverside City College, where she's been fortunate enough to work with choreographers including Robyn O'Dell and Roya Carreras. In 2020, Hannah transferred to Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington to continue pursuing her dance degree where they’ve received the Kreielsheimer Foundation, Cornish Merit, and Cornish Foundation scholarships. Through her time at Cornish, she has been able to work with artists including Wade Madsen, Alia Swersky, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Keyes Wiley, Pat Graney, and Rebecca Lemme. Additional professional training with Acts of Matter (Rebecca Lemme), Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop (BJDW), and Whim W’him Contemporary Dance. In 2019, Hannah danced as an apprentice for Interweave Dance Theatre, the resident company of BJDW. In 2023, Hannah graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Cornish and has since served as the admission counselor and main representative for the recruitment of the Dance Department of Cornish College of the Arts. They are so eager to further their dance and artistic career in Seattle and beyond.
Headshot by Devin Munoz
Background by Joseph Lambert
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a dancer, I try to approach any opportunity and space with an open and eager mind. I like to be transparent to what possibilities are available to me and my experiences within dance. The multitudes of dance spaces I enter are seen as a classroom, but are also equally viewed as a playground.
What can I learn? How can I play and keep my curiosity flowing? How can the others I share space with inspire me and help in providing new perspectives?
Maintaining a strong and loving community with those I share space with is held with a great, personal significance. Relationships that bloom and exist within dance spaces are such an important part of my experience which is why I continually intend to bring love, acceptance, and positivity to any setting I am a part of.
As a choreographer and with the work I create, of course, I naturally find inspiration in my personal lived experiences, but in a broader lens, I am inspired by relationships that form, affect, and guide us and the specific qualities in communication, emotion, and the translation of that into movement.
It’s own dialogue, if you will.
I believe that these conversations and stories can be told and portrayed by any and all bodies, as the experience itself isn’t subjective.
A lot of my movement within the contemporary realm is genuine, effective, and in relation to another. It is communicative whether performed as a solo, ensemble, or in conversation from mover to mover. Other qualities of my choreography include cause and effect, intricacies, expansiveness, and intentional timing. Aspects of my created movement are a result of my training and knowledge within contemporary and many black-derived dance forms. I am thankful for the opportunities I've received in training and dance historical knowledge for these genres.
Culturally, I am inspired by the communities that surround me. Whether they are socially organized, close with love and care, or close by proximity, they are equally taken into account. That's how I've viewed this my entire life.
As a queer womxn and ally to all, I find significance in diversity and inclusion of all bodies and backgrounds. This is a large fraction of the overall artistic environment I like to facilitate in any space or piece of work I create.