Erica Mott is a performer, director, and deviser whose work is particularly inspired by observation of her immediate environment. Through mask, clown, butoh-inspired movement and site-specific performance, she attempts to capture and heighten the magic, mystery and tragedy in everyday activities and interactions. She endeavors to find universality in these actions and her performance that may be communicated across social, economic, and cultural boundaries.
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Erica's most recent site-specific performances were featured at the Minneapolis Fringe Festival, Random House Classics, the City of Chicago's Lurie Gardens Celebration in Millennium Park, the Chicago Cultural Center, The Spareroom and Performing Arts Chicago 2005 PAC/edge Festival. Erica has performed locally with Synapse Arts Collective, Blair Thomas and Company, Redmoon Theater, Storybox, and Local Infinities Visual Theater, as well as Washington Improv Theater in Washington DC. She was the artistic director of the MUKA Project Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Erica has taught workshops for Lookingglass Theater, Northeastern Illinois University's Teacher's Center and The Second City Training Center. Additionally, she has designed and facilitated lectures and residencies for a variety of academic institutions and organizations including but not limited to, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Amnesty International, The Memphis Theological Seminary, The College of Wooster, Chicagoland Librarians Association, University of Witwatersrand (RSA) and University of Kwazulu-Natal (RSA). She has a Masters in Psychophysical Theatre Practice with an emphasis on intercultural performance and Asian Martial Arts practice from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Erica is a recipient of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) and the Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP). Currently, Erica is collaborating with Synapse Arts Collective on the development of Grove of the Untouchables. This winter she will be launching a three year performance project investigating the journey of women's bodies through space and time. This ambitious project will include collaborators from the United States, Germany and Turkey.
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