Francesca Baron (MFA, RYT) is a choreographer, performer, educator, somatic practitioner, producer, and overall movement junkie. Enchanted about dance as a sustainable physical practice, she finds joy being in conversation with collaborators and teaching in communities. She uses dance to bridge interpersonal connection and has worked with various demographics including undergraduate students, adults with disabilities + neurodivergence, community folks spanning youth to elderly, queer communities, and more. Francesca’s been commissioned by Roger Williams University, Kenyon College, College of Wooster, Keene State College, Lindenwood University, College of Dupage, New Dances 2019 hosted by Danceworks Chicago + Thodos Dance Chicago, and Esoteric Dance Project and presents choreography independently across the Midwest and New England in a variety of settings. As an educator she’s lectured at Mt. Holyoke College, Smith College, Amherst College, and Keene State College.
Francesca Baron + Co is a space where dance is made in collaboration. We're committed to cultivating, centering, and advancing embodied interpersonal connection through dance + performance-making. Baron’s primary focus is using dance as the catalyst to imbue the everyday with sensitivity, creative-action, dialogue, community, and forward motion.
Making work that is driven by themes of tenacity, subtlety, femininity and temporality, Baron's choreography expresses nuance and dexterity with the moving body holding the epicenter. Valuing both the kinetic and somatic experience, she aims to capture fleeting moments of the human experience; a bid for connection, here to offer feeling and a bit of wonder.
