Scott McPheeters
Scott McPheeters (he/him) is a queer, interdisciplinary dance artist and educator currently based in Maine. He co-directs a dance and video installation company, Subcircle, and is a co-founder of Subcircle Residency located on a farm in Biddeford, ME. He worked as a professional dancer in Philadelphia for fifteen years where he performed regularly with companies including Nichole Canuso Dance Company, Kun-Yang Lin / Dancers, Enchantment Theatre Company, and Subcircle. In 2016 he received a Philadelphia Barrymore Award (“Best Lead Actor in a Musical”) for his portrayal of Candy Darling in the Opera Philadelphia / Bearded Ladies Cabaret collaboration, Andy: A Popera. His choreographic work aims to challenge anthropocentric hierarchies and create avenues for queer belonging in rural spaces. He is committed to an artistic practice that is constantly evolving to accommodate, reflect and comment on site, situation, and collaborative influences. McPheeters holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Sierra Nevada University.