You Can’t Be Serious is a tragic story splayed out into a quest to uncover the light hidden within the depths of grief and loss. Blending physical storytelling, comedic commentary, and visceral movement narrative Andrea Parson explores various scenes and memories surrounding the loss of her younger sister to breast cancer in 2020. This show lives between light and dark, between down and up, between the weight of tears and the levity of laughter.
Performer/writer/choreographer: Andrea Parson (she/her)
Director/dramaturgy: Katherine Murphy Lewis (she/her)
Andrea Parson is a choreographer and performer based in Portland, Oregon. She danced professionally for 12 seasons with Northwest Dance Project and has continued to build upon her dance career through self producing solo dance theater works. Her current practice involves choreography for ensembles as well as solo performance that combines somatic narrative and oral storytelling. She also teaches dance and movement workshops throughout the greater Portland area and is on faculty at Pacific University.