PERFORMANCE

METAMORPHOSIS

An ongoing exploration of biological systems via the cycles of birth and death, the creative process in the earth and in our own lives. Features collaborations with musicians / composers and Esther’s spoken word, somatic drawing and painting.

A collaboration of Elizabeth Byrd and Esther Loopstra. Live cello and synth track with spoken word, somatic drawing and painting. ©Elizabeth Byrd, Esther Loopstra, Emily Mundy. Video credit: Tony Granito

Esther Loopstra, Rant Casey, and Nyk (music and sound) perform somatic live drawing for Sou'Wester Arts Week Residency 2025. Video credit: Tony Granito

Live drawing performance for Total F*cking Chaos event January 2025. Video Credit: Tony Granito

DISSOLVE

An interactive dance performance work that studies the sensory experience of constant overstimulation from technology and how the repercussions of these phenomena on our most intimate relationships and larger social fabric.

Walk Don't Run, September 20, 2025, 2+U, Seattle, WA

Concept: Alaina Stocker, Esther Loopstra, Alana O'Farrell Rogers

Visual Art: Alaina Stocker & Esther Loopstra, Choreography/Direction: Alana O'Farrell Rogers, Dancers: Nia Amina Minor & Ally Elliott, Videography: Tony Granito. Music: Poppy Ackroyd, Max Richter, Francesca Guccione, Bob Dylan arranged by Anna Lapwood.