Shannon Murphy loves to move, in fact there is nothing else she’d rather be doing at any given moment. That is why she started dancing in Ohio, and why she continues to explore, redefine and create dances today. Currently, Shannon resides in Philly where she is constantly challenged and inspired by the artists around her. She has been a part of Anonymous Bodies/Kate Watson-Wallace, Dance Theater X, idiosynCrazy productions, Kosoko Performance Group, Nichole Canuso Dance CO. SCRAP Performance Group, XCDC, and worked with choreographers Robert Battle, Wally Cardona, Rennie Harris, Jenifer Morley, and Kathryn TeBordo. Shannon continues on her journey to experience as much movement as possible. Her passion for dance along with the commitment to evolve dance education brought her to the Franklin Method. A graduate of the level two teacher certification, Shannon uses the Franklin Method in her pedagogy, her choreography and teaches workshops, weekly classes, and private sessions in Philadelphia to both professionals and dancers in training. Developing her own kinetic vocabulary, her choreographic work displays physical exertion, emotional intrigue, and a curiosity of functionality both physically and metaphorically. She has a BA from Point Park University, and has studied at Studio Harmonique, Paris France, with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and at MELT/Movement Research. Last season, she proudly became the Director of Creative Development for idiosynCrazy productions, where she can fuse her passion of performance, choreography and movement theory.
