I founded Funsch Dance Experience in 2002 to question representation, narrative, and conventional depictions of women through deeply investigated, specific movement vocabularies. A central tenet of my work is a performance of intimacy between women, and a dismantling of performance clichés such as narrative arcs, large men lifting small women, and work that culminates in group unison. I believe in non-commercial and challenging works of art that empower viewers to think and bring their own insights to the experience. My audiences reflect this aesthetic. I do not coddle or talk down to my audience. I think growth comes from challenging experiences. Art is not escapism to me: it offers a myriad of associative connections as one perceives it. I promote this multiplicity; multiplicity offers more than one way to make meaning in our lives just as much as it encourages us to celebrate individuality.