Kaitlin McCarthy and Jenny Peterson have been making strange performance works together in Seattle, WA since 2013. Oft performing under moniker “The Bonnies,” they gravitate to the grotesque/off-kilter/marvelous like moths to the flame. They have performed at WET’s Six-Pack Series, Velocity’s NextFest 2022, OTB’s Open Studio, Boost Dance Festival, NEPO 5k, Seattle International Dance Festival, and other underground art salons and nightlife performance venues. In 2024 they premiered their first evening-length work in Seattle and toured it to Performance Works NW in Portland, OR and the Light Box Theater in San Diego, CA. They are currently developing a new work for Velocity Dance Center’s 2026 season.
Press
REVIEW: DRIVE WOLVES MAD, SeattleDances
REVIEW: The abstract, dreamlike duet of ‘Drive Wolves Mad’, Oregon Artswatch
Work Samples
DRIVE WOLVES MAD
2024
Yaw Theater
Original music score by Jenny Peterson
All rights reserved
the bunnies from Jenny Peterson on Vimeo.
The Bunnies
2021
Responding to the prompt “human and animal greeting rituals”
Commissioned by Chloe & Co Dance
Videography by Kate Hailey
Original music by Jenny Peterson and Kaitlin McCarthy
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2019 Bonnies Sideshow from Kaitlin McCarthy on Vimeo.
Sideshow
2019
Commissioned by Chloe & Co Dance
Music: Dill Pickles by Charles L. Johnson and WakeUp by Neil Rolnic
All rights reserved. Video by Devin Muñoz.
Umbilical (Abridged) from Kaitlin McCarthy on Vimeo.
Umbilical (abridged)
2014
Selections have been chosen to give a general sense of the elements and arc of the piece.
Commissioned by BOOST Dance Festival
This work was formerly billed as “Papoose” in reference to the Algonquin word for a baby carrier. After further consideration we believe usage of this word without proper context was in error and have updated the name to better reflect our cultural heritage.
All rights reserved. Video by Val Vozza.
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