Within Project Tool, a mature dancer's body explores, through the process of using handheld tools and legacy processes, the relationship between mind, body and tool. In collaboration with a group of improvisational performers/dance artists and a group of architects/carpenters, we will build a shared dance space. In building the space, we will explore the actions, techniques, qualities, and capacities of the body involved in the act of building. Tools will serve as functional, aesthetic, corporeal, somatic, representational, and abstract influences, all simultaneously. ​From 2017 - 2019, Jovan Landry documented the building and rehearsal process through film and video, as well as capture the live performances in Chicago, New Orleans, Lake Forest, and Haiti.

Project Tool Ensemble: Artistic Director Onye Ozuzu, Sound Designer Damon Locks, Dancers Keyierra Collins, Keisha Janae, Aaliyah Christina, Jessica Marassa; Dramaturg Brianna Alexis Heath, Filmmaker/Photographer/Media Archivist Jovan Landry, Production Managers Andy Lynn & Kate Speer.

See more archival material on the Project Tool Website.