cimmerian light (2010-2011) improvisationally based solo embodying darkness and light, and ideas concerning wabi-sabi, inspired in part by visual artists Eva Hesse and Ana Mendieta, with collaborators: Bruce Carter (sound), Andrew Dorman (light), Felicia Glidden (set), Tzveta Kassabova (costume) and Boris Willis (video). Premiering at University of Maryland, in DanceWorks, Feb 17-18, 2011.

sightlines (2010) improvisationally based duet created in collaboration with Daniel Burkholder. Premiered at University of Maryland Dec 2010.

(re)semblance (2009-2011) a site-specific multi-media project examining the nature of feminine identity through movement, sound, photography and video, located outside theater buildings, in lobbies and through the audience aisles. Created in collaboration with mansurdance artists Maré Hieronimus, Erica Rebollar, Marcy Schlissel and Ginger Wagg, with sound/visual artist Rebecca C. Adams, and video artist Boris Willis. Supported by a University of Maryland Creative and Performing Arts Award 2009. Performed at University of Maryland, Dec 2009, Dance Place, DC, April 2010, and re-imagined for University of Maryland in DanceWorks, Feb 17-18, 2011.

here/there (2007-2010) is a movement, photography and videography reflection on the nature of being present and absent. First draft created and performed during the 2007-08 season at Winona State University, MN. Development continues during the 2008-09 and 2009-2010 seasons with performances at the University of Maryland, Atlas Performing Arts Center (DC), Solar Powered Dance Series/Green Energy Arts Festival (NYC) and White Wave's DUMBO Dance Festival (NYC). Contributions from mansurdance artists Maré Hieronimus, Marcy Schlissel, Ginger Wagg, music by Myo, video editing by Boris Willis.

here/there...(for one) video:

Off White (2004-2006) is a sensual and nuanced reflection of Mansur's research into Middle Eastern dance, her Lebanese-American background and her sense of being not quite white.  Performed by Kitty Clark, Sharon Mansur, Marcy Schlissel, and Ginger Wagg, original music by Lucas Zarwell, costume design by Michelle Rudolph. Funded, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

(Un)Identified (2004-2005) Sponsored by the 2004 Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project, this work is a solo in five sections, directed and performed by Sharon Mansur with collaborating artists Naoko Maeshiba, Gesel Mason, Ed Tyler and Boris Willis, examining the mutable nature of both internal and external identities. Original music by Lucas Zarwell, costume by Rhonda Key, video production by Todd Clark, photography and calligraphy by Ali Herischi.

Present Tense (2005/2007) is an immediate and visceral improvisational duet with Daniel Burkholder and Sharon Mansur.

trajectory altered slightly (2003-2006) has both a choreographed and improvisational version, embodying the visual, kinetic, aural and emotional layers of impact. The physical environment is one of weight, of settling and unsettling, interruptions, chance meetings, voyeurism and intimacy. The color red runs through the piece literally, and slide projections on the body suggest the vivid markings of memory. trajectory is performed by Maré Hieronimus, Sharon Mansur, Marcy Schlissel and Ginger Wagg with original music by Lucas Zarwell, costume by Michelle Rudolph, slide art by Sharon Mansur.

middle voice (2003) is an improvisational trio, performed by Sharon Mansur, Marcy Schlissel and Ginger Wagg.

Still Life (2002-2004) Inspired, in part, by Mark Doty's book, Still Life with Oysters and Lemon, and 19th century Impressionist still life paintings, Still Life is a series of richly meditative intertwined solos that invites the audience to witness the literal and metaphorical embodiment of stillness through the performance art of spontaneous composition. Still Life is performed by Maré Hieronimus, Sharon Mansur and Marcy Schlissel, with original music by Lucas Zarwell, costume by Reggie Ray with Brandie Mathies. Funded, in part, by the Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation, Inc.

In My Skin (2001) is an intimate improvisational duet performed by Daniel Burkholder and Sharon Mansur.

Lightfast (1999) examines the subtle interplay of light and motion, creating delicate yet powerful images that reveal inner states of mind, performed by Sharon Mansur with original music by Alexandra Gardner.

Sandshifting (1999) Performed by Kitty Clark and Sharon Mansur, Sandshifting evokes an environment of contemplation and mutability, as two figures respond to quiet stirrings just below the surface, with original music by Alexandra Gardner.