lyra butler-denman
Lyra is a theatre maker, dancer, choreographer, actor, and storyteller living with chronic pain and chronic illness. She makes live physical performances that offer the pleasure of being touched, the joy of our magnificent bodies, and the kaleidoscopic nature of grief.
Lyra is also a visual artist andAlexander Technique teacher exploring the quality of the physical experience of our lives. Her work lives at the intersection of the individual body and the social body, and is grounded in relationality, living systems, and liberatory practice. Lyra is a steward at FLOCK Dance Center and a collaborator with Our Bodhi Project and SSoMA. She is obsessed with mycelium, anatomy as metaphor, how dams affect rivers over time, and what happens when we remove them.
Lyra holds an MFA in Devised Performance from the Pig Iron School, her work has been supported by the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, PhysFestNYC, The Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Oregon Arts Commission, Creative Philadelphia, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Gimmick, and Chimaera Gallery.
