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Jill Sigman
American, born 1967
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BiographyJill Sigman asks questions through the medium of the body. Conceptual performance that grows out of physical experience, the work of choreographer Jill Sigman exists at the intersection of dance, theater, and visual installation. Described as an artist of "prodigious imagination and intelligence" by The New York Times, Sigman transforms simple actions like walking on eggshells, sliding down the stairs, and eating hot pink roses into complex statements about self, society, and human experience. Through her international series of site-specific huts made from found and re-purposed materials, the Hut Project, she explores where the themes of sustainability, shelter, real estate, and apocalypse intersect. Each hut acts as a catalyst for local activities such as performance, video, artistic collaboration, and community dialogue.