Julia M. Ritter researches dance and audience participation in immersive performance, focusing on issues of agency and authorship.
Donmuş Rüya: Frozen Dream (2014)
Artistic Directors/Choreographers: Ayrin Ersöz and Julia M. Ritter
Dancer: Stacy Collado
Santralistanbul Arts Center & Energy Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Photograph: Ahmet Kemal Akinci
Book Project
Forthcoming in October 2020 with Oxford University Press, Tandem Dances: Choreographing Immersive Performance is a book-length study of the role of dance in the creation and reception of immersive performance.
Collaboration with Zishan Ugurlu
Marathon Dancing: Letters to Wall Street in the Era of Wonderful Nonsense (2015)
Conceived and directed by Zishan Ugurlu and choreographed by Julia M. Ritter, featuring guest artist Jonny Woo.
Marathon Dancing: Letters to Wall Street in the Era of Wonderful Nonsense (2015)
Performer: Canan Yücel Pekiçten
Photograph: Ahmet Kemal Akinci
Choreography: Julia M. Ritter
Performer: Stacie Shivers
Photograph: Stephen Schreiber
Venue: The Flea Theater, New York City
Choreography: Julia M. Ritter
Performer: Bethany Formica
Photograph: Andre Costantini
Venue: Alfred ve Dvore Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic
Performer: Seçil Demircan
Photograph: Ahmet Kemal Akinci
Choreography: Julia M. Ritter
Performers: Marybeth Eibeler
Photograph: Dagi Dagon
Venue: Contempo Dance Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
Gallery
Through collaborative processes with diverse artists, Julia M. Ritter has created dance theatre projects for presentation in traditional and alternative performance venues, including museums, parks, and street corners, as well as a church, a riverbank, and a former military barracks.
Portfolio
Julia M. Ritter’s work foregrounds dance within interdisciplinary approaches to creative and scholarly inquiry to ensure the inclusion of choreographic practices within the multiple discourses surrounding contemporary live and mixed-reality performance.