The body is the medium through which we create art.

Hivewild exists to present movement as an affirmation of human value and emotion. Through the presentation of formal evening-length works, public works, site-specific projects, dance films, and situational encounters, Hivewild aims to act as a catalyst for movement, sensation, and interdisciplinary artistic exchange.

Unlock emotion, ignite conversation, and center interconnectedness

Founded in 2016 by Artistic Director Katherine Maxwell, Hivewild is a contemporary movement platform based on the unceded land of the Lenapehoking People (Brooklyn, NY). Hivewild is dedicated to the presentation of formal, site-specific, and public works that ignite conversation and unlock emotion, rooted in the principles of radical inclusion and lifelong curiosity. Endemic to each Hivewild work, and the processes that create them, are strong senses of dignity, interconnectivity, and playfulness. Hivewild is an invitation to experience, feel, and be - embodying a broader bandwidth of what it means to be alive. 

Members of Hivewild seek to invest in their communities by actively engaging in cross-disciplinary collaboration and skill-sharing. Every human has a body, and Hivewild uses this understanding as a starting point to identify connections and celebrate differences between people. Hivewild aims to use accessible performance work to engage a variety of viewers: artists, art enthusiasts, and those who have yet to experience contemporary dance work.

Curiosity as the conduit between listening and understanding

Hivewild shapes work through the use of internal triggers and genuine impulse - a thought, flavor, or emotion - to incite motion throughout the body. Refined fluidity and a strong sense of honesty are central to Hivewild’s creative process and product. When establishing new work, Artistic Director Katherine Maxwell identifies a recurring idea or impulse and begins to introduce these nascent concepts to the team through spoken word, visualization, and proprioceptive movement cues. 

Hivewild performances feature elements of contemporary dance, gestural movement, and interpretive interplays between speech and sound. Creative narratives reject transactional relationships between artist and audience, in favor of a strong sense of empathy and curiosity. Audiences can expect to engage with artistic narrative that is sincere, guttural, earned, and fundamentally honest.