About Hannah
Hi! My name is Hannah San Clemente (HAN-Nah San-Cla-MEN-TEE), and I use she/her pronouns.
I believe strongly in the healing capacity of the arts, and as a professional in the field I strive to make it more broadly accessible through both creative and administrative pursuits of my own.
Biography
Hannah San Clemente (she/her) is a maker from Northeastern Massachusetts with a BA in Dance from Mount Holyoke College. Her movement background includes a wide variety of dance techniques and embodied practices, from which she couldn't possibly choose a favorite. In her time at Mount Holyoke, Hannah appeared in repertory works by Peter Jones, Balinda Craig-Quijada, Ellie Goudie-Averill, Chavi Bansal, and Lailye Weidman.
Hannah grew up surrounded by theater and band kids, so music has always been at the center of her practice: driving her forward and inspiring her to create. Hannah's interests and scholarship extend far beyond the studio, stage or recording room, emphasizing advocacy for equity and accessibility within the arts through the lens of nonprofit management and disability studies.
In addition to the degree in Dance, Hannah completed a minor in Entrepreneurship, Organizations and Society as well as certificates in Nonprofit Organizations and Arts Management. Hannah dreams of a world where safe dance education and healthy environments of physical practice are accessible to ALL, regardless of their identity and economic, social, or disability status, and she intends to use her vast knowledge and organizational skill sets in active pursuit of that vision throughout her career in the years to come.
Artist's Statement
For as long as I can remember, I have been a creative person who processes my experiences through music, art, and (of course) dance. Through my artistic work, I seek to unravel the complexities of the subconscious mind, drawing upon emotions and memories as generative material. I use an array of methods to accomplish this in my creative practice; one of my favorites is to visualize my recollections as images, shapes, colors, and textures, then locate that material within my body in a way that feels satisfactory and evokes similar sensations.
When choreographing, I prefer to work collaboratively with others, utilizing an ambidextrous approach to creation that harvests connections between visual art, layered musical rhythms, physical sensation, language, and dance. I deeply believe in art as a vehicle for healing and the expression of love, and in recent years, that healing feeling comes to me most frequently in the form of nostalgia.
Nostalgia is a beautifully unique way that the human subconscious mind cares for itself, and I find this concept to be incredibly inspiring. Within the work I create, this notion tends to manifest itself as an earnest, yet playful and whimsical atmosphere of childlike wonder and renewed curiosity for the mundane.
Ready to Work Together?
I'm always excited to explore new collaborations and artistic opportunities.