“Every moment in this dance happens either at the pace of discovery or evolution, leaving a lot of time for the viewer’s mind to drift in and out of our own imaginative landscapes” - Alyza DelPan-Monley, Seattle Dance (2025)

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A Body (Un)Becoming is a dance duet with live musicians that explores the tension between decay and transformation. In this performance, the body meets disintegrating materials through acts of touch, labor, and experimentation. The piece investigates what new forms can emerge through pressure, heat, and attention which is also reflected in the kinetic sculptures made from eggshells. By animating overlooked materials—including an aging female-identified body— the work challenges fixed ideas of being and utility: fragile, reforming, and ongoing.

Directed by Beth Graczyk
Performed by Leah Wilks, Beth Graczyk, cellist Laura Sewell & vocalist Thomasina Petrus
Music by Aaron Gabriel
Lighting Design by Jeff Forbes (Portland), ILVS STRAUSS (Seattle), Mike Grogan (Minneapolis)
Costumes Asa Thornton
Photos by Effy Grey

Center for Performing Arts, Minneaplis, MN May 2026
Center for Performing Arts, Minneapolis, (Music residency) MN Nov 2025
Dekum Street Theater, Portland, OR, Oct 2025
BASE, Seattle, WA, Oct 2025
The Cell, Collective Genius Festival, May 2025

​Available for 2026-2027 touring!
​Contact bethgraczykproductions(at)gmail.com