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MARY SIGWARD

photo: Marcia Davis
Mary Sigward (she/her) is a Seattle-based independent artist, kinesthetic thinker, and movement teacher. She uses movement to explore and disassemble the human experience. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Mary graduated magna cum laude and with honors from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Dance Performance and minor in Biology. During her time at USC she enjoyed performing an extensive repertoire with works choreographed by George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Thaddeus Davis, Tanya Wideman-Davis, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Gianni Di Marco, Helen Pickett, and Twyla Tharp. She has attended workshops and intensives with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Visceral Dance Chicago, Spectrum Dance Theatre, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Since graduating she has performed with Spectrum Dance Theater under the direction of Donald Byrd (2015-2019, 2022), Stone Dance Collective (2019-2020, 2022), Khambatta Dance Company (2019-2022), and Karin Stevens Dance (2020-2022). She has performed in Seattle, New York City, Austin, Philadelphia, Denver, Oakland, Newport (RI), Buenos Aires, Busan, and Mumbai.
In 2019 Mary began creating her own work. She premiered her inaugural self-choreographed solo back-formation at 12 Minutes Max at Base Arts Space in February 2020. She had the honor of performing her multi-media solo sorry Clover at the 2021 Seattle International Dance Festival. Her film by the same name received an Honorable Mention at the 2021 Mobile Dance Film Festival. She has completed artistic residencies at Spectrum Dance Theater, Velocity Dance Center (Seattle, WA), Centrum (Port Townsend, WA), and has upcoming residencies scheduled with Vashon Artist Residency (Vashon Island, WA) and Moulin/Belle (Mareuil en Périgord, FR). Mary has had the joy of being the Academy Coordinator for the School of Spectrum Dance Theater since 2017, where she works with and mentors aspiring pre-professional students. In April of 2017 she became a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher.
ABOUT MARY
PAST REPERTOIRE
WORKS BY DONALD BYRD:
Strange Fruit
Occurrence #7
Occurrence #6
Occurrence #5
H.R. 3244
Occurrence #4
Occurrence #3
(Im)Pulse
Rambunctious 3.0
Shot
Iolanta
Rambunctious 1
A Rap on Race
Rambunctious 2.0
Geek Speak
Jazz Train
Drastic Cuts
The Minstrel Show Revisited
WORKS BY GEORGE BALANCHINE:
(ALL STAGED BY STACEY CALVERT)
Western Symphony
Walpurgisnacht
Stars and Stripes
Allegro Brilliante
Emeralds
Serenade
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet
La Source
Who Cares?
OTHER WORKS:
Earthquake - Cyrus Khambatta
Endangered Species - Cyrus Khambatta
Begin Again - Cyrus Khambatta
Damaged Goods - Cyrus Khambatta
A Pearl in Sorrow's Hand - Karin Stevens
Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Fairy - staged by Julie Tobiason
Lorde Give Us Strength - Tanya Wideman-Davis
Company B - Paul Taylor (staged by Cathy Buck)
Crinkle - Thaddeus Davis
Space/Structure/Bodies - Tanya Wideman-Davis
Great Galloping Gottschalk - Lynne Taylor Corbet
Scopophilic Instincts - Tanya Wideman-Davis
If only I... - Thaddeus Davis
Bella Folia - Gianni Di Marco
Cinderella - Meridith Benson/Mario de la Nuez
February 14,2014 - Helen Pickett
Paquita - staged by Kyra Strasburger
8 Jelly Rolls - Twyla Tharp (staged by Katie Glasner)
Noche Caliente - Meridith Benson
CanCan - Mario de la Nuez
Nutcracker - staged by Meridith Benson and Mario de la Nuez
Coppelia - staged by Meridith Benson and Mario de la Nuez
Swan Lake, Act II - staged by Meridith Benson
Click here to view her full CV.

photo: Marcia Davis

photo: Jason Ayer
