BEHIND THIS DOOR IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DOOR UPON WHICH THERE IS A HANDLE THAT WHEN TURNED OPENS THIS DOOR AND LEADS INTO THE ROOM WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW

Sheldon B. Smith, Co-Artistic Director of Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts, received his B.A. in Dance from The Colorado College and his M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He has been making dance, music and video art for close to twenty years. Prior to his recent move to Berkeley he was a vital member of Chicago’s experimental performance community. He has received generous funding from a Theater Bay Area sponsored CASH grant, the National Performance Network, the Chicago DanceMakers Forum, the Illinois Arts Alliance, and the Cultural Affairs office of Chicago. He was also the recipient of the winter 2006 Counterpulse, SF Artist Residency. His dances have been seen throughout the Midwest, Alaska, Colorado, and California, as well as in Philadelphia and New York City. Currently, he is a part-time Lecturer at UCBerkeley, Sonoma State University and Mills College.

THERE IS A SMALL ROOM IN A SMALL BUILDING IN A SMALL TOWN IN THE MIDWEST WHERE THERE IS A DIAGRAM ON HOW TO NEGOTIATE ALL OF THE UNSPOKEN RULES THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN US

ITS VERY SUBTLE BUT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING IS NO REFLECTION ON HOW WE FEEL ABOUT YOU