zoe|juniper

Our company is driven by the idea of mythologizing the experience of our senses; creating performances and visual art that challenge the viewer's perceptio

Our company is driven by the idea of mythologizing the experience of our senses; creating performances and visual art that challenge the viewer's perception of time and perspective as well as allowing our work's intention to be spacious enough for empathetic experiences to emerge. Our work realizes and exists in the state of liminality- the sense of being 'in-between'. By working across different

disciplines, we filter our sensual experiences into the mediums that best embodies a facet of the myth our overall concept is based on. Our current project A Crack in Everything (ACIE) is a meditation on the moments that divide people's lives into before and after. This project spans dance performance, photography and sculptural video and performance installation. Within these, we are designing experiences that all maintain the idea of liminality; the thresholds of conscious/unconscious, action/reaction, before/after and cause/effect. While this idea of mythologizing serves as the trajectory of our work, our concerns are with relaying non-linear "story-ness", originating and distilling significance from rigorous physicality, calibrating the dialogue between the mediums in which we work and literally creating tangible artifacts from the performance within the installation and calcified memories within the photography. The collaboration between Juniper and Zoe is defined by having visual and choreographic designs work in tandem so that aesthetics and form become seamless. The purpose of our collaboration is to immerse the audience in the conjunction of the physical and fantastical realms. As a visual artist and choreographer, Juniper and Zoe are drawn together as collaborators by their respect for and subverted use of classical form, aesthetic clarity and the desire to create a sense of heightened reality. Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey began their collaboration in 2004 with; I am nothing without you, for On the Boards’ NW New Works Festival 2005. Spectrum Dance Theater, the Frye Art Museum and Ten Tiny Dances have commissioned the in company 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. Zoe, Juniper and composer/ musician Morgan Henderson were the co-creators of the Secret of Gold Festival in 2006, an annual multi-disciplinary arts festival in Arlington, WA. They received a NPN Creation Fund and Residency commission, and a National Dance Project Production Grant (2008-2009) for their work the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.. zoe | juniper are recipients of an Artist Trust Fellowship and GAP grant and received a National Dance Project Production Grant (2009-2010), NPN Creation Fund and Trust for Mutual Understanding and Dance Theater Workshop Suitcase Fund Grant for A Crack in Everything which Premiered in 2011 at Jacob’s Pillow and will tour throughout 2013.

09/06/2026

I could literally talk with dancers about dance all day!!! Please enjoy this conversation between me (David Rue) and Akoiya about the process of bringing a zoe | juniper work to life ✨

09/03/2026

Bebe + Zoe: An Origin Story ✨

08/22/2026

Archival research images that helped build the visual language of tell the truth and shame the devil 🤓

08/20/2026

We’re baaaack! David Rue back again diving back into the zoe | juniper archive to highlight tell the truth and shame the devil, which was recently performed in LA as a part of MovementFest LA’s inaugural Body Of Work Event.
LA cast: Caitlin Javech, Melody Morrow, and Isabella Caso ✨
Original creative team:

Created and Choreographed by Zoe Scofield

Original music by Xiu Xiu

Directed by Zoe Scofield with Mikhaela Mahony

Video by Juniper Shuey

Lighting Design by Ryan Dunn

Set Design by Jennifer Zeyl

Dramaturgy by Mikhaela Mahony & Dahlak Brathwaite

Produced by Lilach Orenstein

Masks by Joe Seely

Props by Rebecca A Gessert and Sylvia Cziglenyi

Costumes by Kaye Voyce

Text by Dahlak Brathwaite

Performance by Mandolin Burns, Aden Hurst, Caitlin Javech, Melody Morrow and Sydney Donovan with Jamie Stewart and Hyunhye (Angela) Seo

Understudies Giordana Falzone and Dawson Walker

Production Assistance by Emma Lawes

Administrative Assistance by Neva Guido

08/08/2026

zoe | juniper at MovementFest LA begins TONIGHT, so here’s a peak into the rehearsal process! The company will be performing an excerpt of Tell the truth and shame the devil at L.A. Dance Project this weekend alongside other incredible LA artists!
Stay tuned for more about this work as we continue to explore the zoe | juniper archive!!

07/31/2026

‼️ ATTENTION LA ‼️
zoe | juniper is performing a reimagined excerpt of Tell the truth and shame the devil August 7, 8 & 9th at L.A. Dance Project !!
The LA performances welcome dancer Isabella Caso and are an opportunity to see the work in a paired down setting. This work draws upon literature, film, and socio-political movements to dissect the pervasiveness of misogyny and the insidious virus of patriarchy.
Scroll for archival footage of the work during the research and performance process, and can’t wait to see you all there!!!

07/28/2026

Revisiting the zoe juniper residency at MASS MoCA through the Jacob's Pillow Pillow Lab to dive deeper into the creative process of The Other Shore.

CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY:
Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey
CHOREOGRAPHY:
Zoe Scofield and dancers
MUSIC COMPOSITION:
Evan Christian Anderson
SET DESIGN:
Sara Brown
SOUND DESIGN:
Bobby McElver
LIGHTING DESIGN:
Evan Christian Anderson
VIDEO DESIGN:
Juniper Shuey
PRODUCING MANAGER:
Lilach Orenstein
DRAMATURGY:
Meredith Glisson
DANCERS (MASS MocA Residency)
Claude “CJ” Johnson
Gilbert Small III
Kehari Hutchinson
Sydney Donovan
Zoe Scofield
Another huge shout out to Nel Shelby Production for capturing the beauty of this residency!!

07/25/2026

One of the most beautiful things about seeing performance IRL is ephemera. The moment happens, and then it’s gone. BUT!!! What if there was a way to experience that magic outside of the theater? What if buying a ticket to an in person performance *also* included an immersive art experience that was mailed to your home that would allow you to experience performance in a way that you may not ever have before?
As we continue to highlight The Other Shore, here are some detailed images of the at home experience that is yet another dynamic element of the world building that is integral to the zoe juniper process and experience.

07/16/2026

05/06/2026

Join us for a screening of Bebe and Zoe’s selected work and conversation between Bebe, Zoe, and you (and popcorn and candy and drinks, of course!)

Friday, May 22nd | 7:15pm
BASE | Seattle
ticket link in bio

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Photos: Bebe Miller Company, In a Rhythm (2018). Photo by Robert Altman. Dancers: Trebien Pollard; Bronwen MacArthur; Christal Brown; Michelle Boulé; Angie Hauser; Sarah Gamblin
eleven (2012) by zoe | juniper. Photo by Juniper Shuey

Footage: Bebe Miller Company, In a Rhythm (2018). Dancers: Michelle Boulé; Christal Brown; Sarah Gamblin; Angie Hauser; Darrell Jones (originating artist); Brownwen MacArthur; Bebe Miller, Trebien Pollard
zoe | juniper, there ain’t no easy way out (2006). Dancers: Zoe Scofield and Ezra Dickenson
zoe | juniper, Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil (2025). Dancers: Mandolin Burns, Aden Hurst, Caitlin Javech, Melody Morrow and Sydney Donovan with Jamie Stewart and Hyunhye (Angela) Seo
zoe | juniper, The Other Shore (2022). Dancers: Maia Durfee, Gia Falzone, Alexis Fletcher, Akoiya Harris, Kehari Hutchinson, Nia-Amina Minor, Justin Rapaport, Zoe Scofield

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917 10th Avenue E, # B
Seattle, WA
98102

Website

http://www.zoejuniper.org/

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