With a movement vocabulary that shifts between a rough-and-tumble physicality, intricate partnering, and moments of delicate touch, Cid Pearlman’s choreography subtly disrupts traditional notions of desire, gender, and friendship. Her  Detailed Bio> With a movement vocabulary that shifts between a rough-and-tumble physicality, intricate partnering, and moments of delicate touch, Cid Pearlman’s choreography subtly disrupts traditional notions of desire, gender, and friendship. Her work has been presented by numerous venues including Joyce SoHo (New York City), the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Getty Center (Los Angeles), and Theater Artaud (San Francisco). From 1991-1999 Pearlman was the artistic director of San Francisco’s Nesting Dolls. In 1999 she relocated to Los Angeles, establishing herself as an independent choreographer and producer. Her most recent collaborations have been with composers Joan Jeanrenaud, formerly of Kronos Quartet, and Jonathan Segel of Camper Van Beethoven. In addition to her own works, Pearlman has choreographed for film, opera and theater. Her evening length dance, "High Fall," won the 2002 Lester Horton Award for Visual Design, and 2006’s "small variations," was nominated for two Horton Awards. After completing her MFA at UCLA in 2006, Pearlman relocated to Santa Cruz, where she currently teaches in the Dance Department at Cabrillo College. Her work has received support from the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the San Francisco Art Commission, the Zellerbach Family Fund, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the American Composers Forum and, most recently, the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz. Pearlman will be teaching at Tallinn University in Estonia, academic year, 2009-2010 as a visiting Fulbright Scholar.  <Make Smaller