Brianna Schunk
Writer. Dancer. Communicator.
Brianna Schunk
Writer. Dancer. Communicator.
Writer
Brianna Schunk is a writer, from poetry to formal research to journalism. Having discovered her love of writing while at Wilkes University, she attacked her newfound medium with gusto, graduating with focuses in disability theory and feminism. She continues this work as a writer for Cr*pple Magazine, where she writes articles that highlight the arts and culture of disability in (not-so) mainstream media. Her work in disability studies will also be published in the upcoming year by UReCa and W. W. Norton, advancing the field with a contemporary voice.
Dancer
Brianna Schunk is also a dancer with a focus in modern and contemporary movement. Having trained seriously since the age of 13, her skills are supported by her extensive work in various genres, from musical theatre jazz & tap to traditional pointework. She seeks to use dance as a means of communication, centering focus and conversation in her work. Her teaching styles emphasize a natural sense of movement and a meeting of the body and the style, rather than following a cookie-cutter expectation. She has performed with Ballet Northeast and most recently is a trainee with the Limon Modern Dance Company, performing Jose Limon's works via Zoom.
Communicator
The body is seen as a means of mortality, of ambulance and movement, but looking both into and beyond the body can afford us a much deeper sense of experience in the world. Through my performance, I seek to bring about an awareness of the body and what it can - or cannot - do, and how it may approach those expectations. I am newly investigating the body as a response - to voice, to movement, to trauma - and the effects it may have on the body and the soul itself. Through my writing, I seek to communicate the academic side of this - the analysis, the research that goes into it, including a focus on disability studies as well as the value and view of disability in our culture. I am focused on bringing awareness of the disabled experience through the various mediums of my work.
