SHANNON GILLEN + GUESTS is a Brooklyn, NY based contemporary dance company known for its bold combination of visceral choreographic values and complex, emotional interpretation. Grounded by rigorous exploration, Gillen's dances embody gripping physicality, both intricate and lush, that is drawn from the body's natural desire to communicate. SGG sees the act of performance as a collaborative experience and naturally strives to cultivate an intimate relationship between performers and the public. Often drawing from psychological trends, the work aims to intercept and divert audiences' thoughts and expectations, seamlessly allowing the unexpected to make perfect sense. As a researcher of human behavior, Gillen and SGG are dedicated to the simultaneous act of self-realization and transformation and its dances are born from the alchemy of the spontaneous and universal expressions of what at this moment is felt to be true.