Performance art + Movement
Swanson is also a movement and performance artist with training in classical ballet, musical theater, contact, and improvisational dance. In her music and performance art, Swanson explores themes of physical identity through original movement and sound. Her piece "Absence," premiered at WIP Fest in Detroit in 2018, and was featured at the Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Montreal Fringe Festivals in 2019, receiving high critical acclaim. "Absence" combines original movement and sound, featuring live loops and a soundscape mixed by designer Efthimi Matsamakis. Her piece "Where my grandmothers live in my body," has been workshopped at Movement Research and Green Space in New York City.
Choreography
An avid collaborator, Swanson co-choreographed new the musical "Triangle Cruise," by Jack Billet, which premiered at The Cutting Room in NYC in June 2022.
Leadership
Swanson was also named the Dance Captain in Utah Festival Opera's production of The Tenderland, directed in 2022 by Suzan Hanson.