ALLIE HANKINS
Allie Hankins (she/her) is a Queer dancer, choreographer, sound artist, and facilitator based in Portland, Oregon. For over fifteen years, she has created and performed experimental works utilizing uncanny physicality, labyrinthine logic, and razor-sharp wit. Allie’s powerful stage presence and interdisciplinary practice has led to her professional engagements with choreographers Milka Djordjevich (LA), Morgan Thorson (Minneapolis), Julien Previeux (Paris), and Heather Kravas (SEA); and Portland artists Linda Austin, Takahiro Yamamoto, keyon gaskin, Tahni Holt, Danielle Ross, Emma Lutz-Higgins, and claire barrera. In 2013, Allie co-initiated the ongoing Queer performance cooperative Physical Education (PE) with keyon gaskin, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Lu Yim. PE produces festivals, hosts reading groups, and teaches workshops nationally, contributing to the culture of cross-disciplinary discourse and promoting accessibility and critical engagement with performance in Portland and beyond. Allie is a Residency Coordinator and Associate Program Manager at Performance Works NW alongside Linda Austin, where she serves as a key facilitator of Portland's experimental dance community through residency and public engagement programs.