Cove Barton (dancer)

cove barton is a movement artist and filmmaker from Vashon Island, WA based in Brooklyn, NY who incorporates bodily distortion and nostalgic collage to seek earnest character in his work. barton graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of the Arts through the Advanced Degree Program, and studied with acclaimed artists like Sidra Bell, Victor Quijada, and Johannes Wieland, learning their repertory and modalities. He has performed works of artists such as Katy Pyle/Ballez Company, Merce Cunningham, Anna Maria Häkkinen, John Heginbotham, Alexa West, and Netta Yerushalmy, at venues/festivals such as Baryshnikov Arts Center, BAM Fisher, The Chelsea Factory, Performa Biennial, in Helsinki, FI at Kiasma Teatteri, as well as in Seattle at Broadway Performance Hall, Erickson Theater, and Cornish Playhouse. barton’s choreography and work in film has been shown through programs like Movement Research at the Judson, Millenium Film Workshop, QUEER NOISE Festival, and in Seattle’s Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Velocity Dance Center, and Northwest Film Forum. To see more of barton’s creative endeavors and news of his upcoming performances find him on instagram @playingwfire__ .