Amanda Maraist
Dance
Chicago, IL
amanda maraist is a movement deviser + improviser from the texas gulf coast, and co-directs bim bom studios. she works collaboratively with movers, musicians and artists in chicago; most recently with Helen Lee, Irene Hsiao, Gina Hoch-Stall, Chrissy Martin, Freedom From and Freedom To, Khecari, Ayako Kato / Art Union Humanscape and independently.
her movement work exists as both dance-making and physical space-making. using authentic movement practices and meticulously rendered improvisational scores, her work is process-forward with a do-it-together demeanor.
she is currently in development on a new movement work with the support of a Co-MISSIONS Residency at Links Hall and a 2025 residency at the Ragdale Foundation. bim bom studios is a 2024 recipient of the City of Chicago’s Small Business Improvement Fund grant for capital improvements, and has received programming support from the Cook County Small Business Bureau’s Source Fund in 2024.