starlight-therapy

Starlight Therapy is part of my graphic design MFA thesis at Iowa State University, though I hope to continue this project far into the future. Each song was created with a facet of my mental illness in mind, and the creative process helps me to channel my energy productively. For each performance, I invite other musicians from our community to join me on stage and improvise with me as I play violin. Together we add upon the musical bases to create something entirely new. Improvisation allows us to exist without hierarchy and allows us to create magical moments. My goal through these performances is to diminish the imbalance of social power between neurotypical and neuroatypical individuals. I hope to strengthen our community through the power of dynamic audiovisual performances. I'm hoping to find improv musicians to play with me.