Dragonfly Physical Theatre - Company Bio

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​​Dragonfly Physical Theatre is an emerging performance company dedicated to creating visceral, movement-driven theatre that explores the intersections of the body, emotion, memory, and human connection. Founded in 2026 by theatre artist, educator, choreographer, intimacy director, and fight director Dr. Stephanie “Tippi” Hart, Dragonfly creates original performances that place the body at the center of storytelling.Rooted in physical theatre, devised performance, choreography, and emotional dramaturgy, Dragonfly investigates the ways human experiences are carried, remembered, and expressed through the body. The company is drawn to stories that exist beyond the limits of traditional language; stories of grief, transformation, identity, resilience, relationships, and the complex emotional landscapes that shape our lives.Dragonfly’s work asks audiences to experience theatre as an embodied encounter. Through movement, breath, gesture, rhythm, repetition, spatial composition, and physical relationship, the company creates performances where the body becomes a source of narrative, emotion, and connection. Rather than separating movement from meaning, Dragonfly approaches physical expression as an essential part of the dramaturgy, allowing movement to reveal what words cannot.The company’s creative process is grounded in collaboration and discovery. Dragonfly approaches each project as an exploration, inviting artists to contribute their unique physical vocabularies, perspectives, and lived experiences. Through improvisation, composition, and ensemble-based creation, the company develops theatrical languages that are specific to each story while remaining accessible to diverse audiences. At the heart of Dragonfly’s artistic practice is a commitment to creating work that is both emotionally rigorous and deeply human. The company believes that powerful storytelling requires care, not only in the stories being told, but in the way artists are supported throughout the creative process. Drawing from Hart’s work in performer well-being, intimacy practices, fight direction, choreography, and movement research, Dragonfly strives to create collaborative environments built on trust, respect, and artistic curiosity.Dragonfly embraces theatrical forms that challenge conventional boundaries, incorporating elements of ritual, abstraction, magical realism, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The company seeks to create performances that invite reflection, empathy, and connection through works that honor the complexity of human experience while expanding the possibilities of what physical theatre can be.Based in Richmond, Virginia, Dragonfly Physical Theatre is committed to developing original performance that bridges disciplines and brings artists and audiences together through the shared language of the body.