Ann Liv Young (US)

Ann Liv Young is a choreographer, performer, creative director and sometimes Sherry. She was born on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and has been creating performance work for over eight years. Her work has been presented at major venues in New York City and Europe such as the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Brooklyn Museum, ImPuls Tanz, Springdance, Kampnagel, Inkonst, Gessnerallee, Theatre de la Bastille, Black Box Theater, among others. Sherry, a character created by Ann Liv, has been branching out and breaking free of the churches and theatres of the bourgeoisie. Ann Liv Young premiered a show entitled “Sherry's Room” at the steirischer herbst festival 2011 in Graz, where half-hour therapies by the blonde southerner were offered to the audience one by one, in the hotel of the festival district. Meanwhile Sherry has her own truck, which can be seen driving around giving “Sherapy” and pink lattes to the masses. From December 4 2011 to January 7 2012, she had a gallery installation and performance series “Sherry is Present” at the Louis B. James Gallery on the lower east side, New York City. Ann Liv Young premiered “Sleeping Beauty, Part 1” in January of 2012, and “Sleeping Beauty, Part 2” in February 2013 in Oslo. “Sleeping Beauty, Part 3 and Part 4” will premiere at this year’s steirischer herbst. www.annlivyoung.com