Thresholds (2020-)
Director and choreographer Beth Graczyk, composer Aaron Gabriel, and neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga have a budding new collaboration born out of the desire to work cross-disciplinary within science, social justice, disability awareness and art. We propose to explore the diversity of human consciousness through the boundaries of perception.
Our aim is to explore sensory processing through the creation of sonic, visual, and kinetic experiences that invite an audience to explore their individual perception. Reflecting in different ways these individual and collective sensitivities back to the audience to create greater awareness of the diversity of perceptual processing amongst us.
Thresholds is developing in parallel with a clinical research project and pilot award from Rockefeller University. This research lead by neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga from the Gilbert lab has teamed up with scientist/dance artist Beth Graczyk to create an interactive web-based experiment which will focus on collecting data on visual processing for neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals.
Our aim is to explore sensory processing through the creation of sonic, visual, and kinetic experiences that invite an audience to explore their individual perception. Reflecting in different ways these individual and collective sensitivities back to the audience to create greater awareness of the diversity of perceptual processing amongst us.
Thresholds is developing in parallel with a clinical research project and pilot award from Rockefeller University. This research lead by neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga from the Gilbert lab has teamed up with scientist/dance artist Beth Graczyk to create an interactive web-based experiment which will focus on collecting data on visual processing for neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals.
Waiting for the Bus (2023)
Screenings: MN Shorts Showcase (2026); Winter Film Festival (2025); Sans Souci Festival (2024); NY Lift-Off Film Festival (2024)
A short film which features Michael Wolfe who identifies "as a black, queer, performance artist with autism" offering insight into his daily life and inner world through movement, text and song. Through Michael’s narration, the seemingly mundane task of waiting for the bus unfolds into a labyrinth of feelings, sensations, and physical expressions of his body.
This film is part of Thresholds, a collaborative science & art project exploring the diversity of sensory processing in humans. Through performances and education, we aim to engage audiences in understanding the neurodiversity of perceptions in ourselves and others.
Text and Performance by Michael Wolfe
Director Beth Graczyk
Composer Aaron Gabriel
Editor Hanne Vaughn
Sound Engineer Mohammed Yabdri
Cinematographer Effy Grey
Personal Assistant to Michael Wolfe - Todd Miller
Produced by Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc. & The Hilary and Robert Headlee Family. Made possible in part from a grant through the Sewell Family Foundation. Filmed on location in the twin cities and at TU Dance.
A short film which features Michael Wolfe who identifies "as a black, queer, performance artist with autism" offering insight into his daily life and inner world through movement, text and song. Through Michael’s narration, the seemingly mundane task of waiting for the bus unfolds into a labyrinth of feelings, sensations, and physical expressions of his body.
This film is part of Thresholds, a collaborative science & art project exploring the diversity of sensory processing in humans. Through performances and education, we aim to engage audiences in understanding the neurodiversity of perceptions in ourselves and others.
Text and Performance by Michael Wolfe
Director Beth Graczyk
Composer Aaron Gabriel
Editor Hanne Vaughn
Sound Engineer Mohammed Yabdri
Cinematographer Effy Grey
Personal Assistant to Michael Wolfe - Todd Miller
Produced by Beth Graczyk Productions, Inc. & The Hilary and Robert Headlee Family. Made possible in part from a grant through the Sewell Family Foundation. Filmed on location in the twin cities and at TU Dance.
Meshes of a Figure (2021)
Meshes of a Figure from Beth Graczyk on Vimeo.
Choreography and Video by Beth Graczyk
Composer Aaron Gabriel
Visual Content & Overlays Beth Graczyk & Guadalupe Astorga
Neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga
Meshes of a Figure was filmed at Center at Performance Research with production by Pioneers Go East Collective.
Lighting design Philip Treviño, CPR theater video by John Burkland
Composer Aaron Gabriel
Visual Content & Overlays Beth Graczyk & Guadalupe Astorga
Neuroscientist Guadalupe Astorga
Meshes of a Figure was filmed at Center at Performance Research with production by Pioneers Go East Collective.
Lighting design Philip Treviño, CPR theater video by John Burkland