Collaborator, Performer

Annie Wilson

Performer

Annie Wilson is a Philadelphia-based choreographer, performer, and death doula. Her dances focus on the experience, rather than the appearance, of the body. She is a Pew Fellow in the Arts and an Independence Fellow. Her work has been presented by JACK (Brooklyn); Fringearts, Philadelphia Dance Projects, and Bryn Mawr College (Philadelphia); Műhely Alapítvány (Budapest); and CounterPulse (LA); among others. Recent credits include: Spiritual Experience (performer, Perfect Day) and Other Orbits (Barrymore nominee for choreography, Applied Mechanics). She has also worked with Meg Foley/moving parts, Almanac Dance Circus Theater, MK Tuonamen, Elba Hevia y Vaca, Lucinda Childs, and . She is a member of the dance faculty at Circadium. She is a founder and producer of the Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival. www.theanniewilson.com

Projects

Two individuals wearing headphones: one, a woman near a warm-lit lamp, appears focused; the other, a relaxed man lying on a bed.

Being/With:Home

Being/With:Home Being/With:Home is a participatory performance experience that connects two solo audience members at a time, each in their own home. A guided interaction with a…

A person in a bright yellow shirt and striped pants stands outside, framed between two others inside wearing red pants, against a brick wall backdrop.

The Garden

The Garden is an adaptive performance installation designed for 6 participants at a time.  The Garden premiered in 2013 and has lived in many forms, locations and languages….

The Garden – Premiere

Powerplant Productions, Philadelphia, PA (September – November 2013) The premiere of The Garden was made possible by the generous support of the John S. and…

Being/With

Being/With is a performance experience that connects two solo audience members at a time, each in a different location. A guided interaction with a stranger, Being/With…

Nichole Canuso, wearing a long red coat, stands barefoot on a beach at dusk. She faces away from the camera, looking toward distant trees. The moon is visible overhead.

Lunar Retreat

Lunar Retreat performances will premiere September 9-20, 2026 at Leonard Pearlstein Gallery presented by the FringeArts festival. Lunar Retreat is an interactive, multi-sensory performance inspired by…