Interdisciplinary artist.
--Company member of Applied Mechanics
SELECT WORKS
2023
OTHER ORBITS, Applied Mechanics
HOME IS THE BODY, Communitism, Athens, Greece
2022
17TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, William Way LGBT Center
REAL PLANET LIFE, Applied Mechanics
THE COLONIALISTS, Applied Mechanics, Muncie, IN, USA
2021
SPEAKEASY GO-GO, Queen Memorial Building
DETRITUS, Pink Noise Projects
2020
DUCTTAPE, dance video, Folsom Street Fair
2019
STEM FEMMES, Asian Arts Initiative, Applied Mechanics
BILIALIEN ("KEENING"), Annie Wilson
THE BANDITS, Applied Mechanics @ Bryn Mawr College
2018
THOMAS IS TITANIC, Simpatico Theatre
THIS IS ON RECORD, Applied Mechanics, The Glass Factory
WEEDY NOMAD, Flux Factory, Long Island City, Queens, NY, USA
THE LAST SEVEN SHAKERS, InterAct Theatre Company, Play Reading
MY ALLOWANCE, Inner Rhythms Music
2017
A USER'S MANUAL, St. Mary's Church
IDLE HANDS, Pilot Projects
SYMMETRY STUDIES, Metropolitan Bakery, University City Arts League
EQUILIBRIA, Terminal 136, San Antonio, Texas, USA
FEED, Applied Mechanics, Washington College
2016
FEED, Applied Mechanics, Philly Fringe Festival
WORK ROOM, The Lucky Penny, Atlanta, GA, USA
WILLIAMSBURG ART NEXUS, Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY
4 WEEKS IN JANUARY, 1fiftyone gallery + performance space
NICE & FRESH, Smokey Scout Productions
HOPELESSNESS, Headlong Studios
2015
TURNSTILE, Parking Day Philly, Center for Architecture
UNTITLED PROTEST PROJECT, Applied Mechanics, University of the Arts
BLACK MARKET, Applied Mechanics, Philly Fringe Festival
GET WHAT YOU NEED, fidget space
DOLLOP, Subcircle
2014
WE ARE BANDITS, Applied Mechanics, Asian Arts Initiative
HEADLONG FIRST FRIDAY, Headlong Dance Theater
BACKUP, SoLow Fest
2013
VAINGLORIOUS, Applied Mechanics, Ludwig van Beethoven, PIFA
MAGNITUDE, Elsewhere Collective, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
TUULEKLAAS, Global Container XXVII, Genklubi, Tartu, Estonia
F & Z, dir. Meghann Williams
ALBUM, Kultuuritehas Polymer, Tallinn, Estonia
SOME OTHER METTLE, Applied Mechanics, Annenberg Center
2012
MIXED DRINKS, Point of Departure
SOME OTHER METTLE, Applied Mechanics, Philly Fringe Festival
ALGORITHM FOR TWO PERFORMERS, 1fiftyone gallery + performance space
THOMAS IS TITANIC, Capital Fringe, Washington, DC
OFF THE CHAIN, SoLow Festival, choreo. Scott McPheeters
VAINGLORIOUS, Applied Mechanics, Christ Church Neighborhood House
THOMAS IS TITANIC, Maas Building, dir. Justin Jain
2011
BEAUT, First Person Arts Festival, dir. Peter Reynolds
OVERSEERS, Applied Mechanics, Philly Fringe Festival
PORTMANTEAU, Applied Mechanics, New England Tour, Maine, Vermont, and Connecticut
PORTMANTEAU, Applied Mechanics, Frontera Festival, Austin, TX
SUBSTANCE, SoLow Festival
2010
SES VOYAGES SAUVAGES, Applied Mechanics, Independently Produced
NEVER BEEN STOKED, Anthology Project, dir. Rebecca Wright
THE HOUR, SoLow Festival
COFFEE PLAY, SoLow Festival
2009
IT’S HARD TIMES AT THE CAMERA BLANCA, Applied Mechanics, Philly Fringe Festival
DANCE: 31, Anthology Project, Philadelphia, DC, and Camden, NJ
DADADA, Anthology Project, Philly Fringe Festival
JASON: AFTER MEDEA, Anthology Project
2006
MALEFICIA, Bloomington Playwright’s Project, dir. Steve Decker
RESIDENCIES/ AWARDS
2023
DARKNESS VISIBLE, Ron Athey performance workshop, Athens, Greece
2021
THE OPERATING SYSTEM, Radical Field Practices Cohort artist
2021
ILLUMINATE THE ARTS, City of Philadelphia grantee
PINK NOISE PROJECTS, Artist-in-residence
2020
FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, grantee
2019
THE WHOLE SHEBANG, Winter artist in residence
FOUNDRY @ PLAYPENN, Playwriting microgrant
2018
PLAYPENN, Emerging playwright educational scholarship
2017
THE FOUNDRY @ PLAYPENN, 3 year membership (2017-2020)
MILLAY COLONY, W/ Applied Mechanics, Group artist residency, Austerlitz, New York, USA
UMS (UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY) @ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, W/ Applied Mechanics, research and development residency, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
2016
CELEBRATION BARN, w/ Applied Mechanics Artist-in-residence, South Paris, Maine, USA
2013
ELSEWHERE, Artist-in-residence, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
KULTUURITEHAS POLYMER, Artist-in-residence, Tallinn, Estonia
2012
1812 PRODUCTIONS, Grantee, Jilline Ringle Couple of Bucks Fund
2010
1812 PRODUCTIONS, Summer Residency, Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program
TEACHING
2022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO, Guest teacher
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, Guest teacher
2018
HAVERFORD COLLEGE, "Creating Immersive Worlds" workshop
2017
APPLIED MECHANICS, "Radical World Building" workshop
WASHINGTON COLLEGE, "Artist as Dramaturg" workshop, Chestertown, MD
HAVERFORD COLLEGE, "Performance as Research" workshop
2016
TURNER BROADCASTING, "Productive Failure" workshop, Atlanta, GA
APPLIED MECHANICS, "Creating Immersive Worlds" workshop
2015
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, With Applied Mechanics co-led incubator residency
2014
HEADLONG PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE, Co-taught “Life of the Artist” with Amy Smith
SOLOW FEST, “A self-producers guide to solo performance” workshop
UNIVERISTY OF THE ARTS, Guest teacher for Business of Dance and ad hoc collaborative performance classes
2013
HEADLONG PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE, Assistant taught “Life of the Artist”, led by Amy Smith
2012
MICROSOFT HEADQUARTERS, "Parallel Narratives" workshop
2011
NEW ENGLAND LITERATURE PROGRAM, "Creative Immersive Worlds" workshop
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2021
QUEER OLE OPRY, performance excerpt
FIERCE! QUEER FESTIVAL, performance excerpt
2019
LITERARY MANAGERS and DRAMTURGS OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE, Weedy Nomad workshop, Chicago, IL, USA
2018
OPEN ENGAGEMENT, Civic Arts Lab Sustainable Futures Outpost
PHILA. THEATRE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, Panelist, Community Outreach in the Arts
2017
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AGENCY, correspondent, Brooklyn, NY, USA
TEACHING SOCIAL PRACTICE, participant, UMASS Dartmouth
PEACEABLE KINGDOM, Orbiter 3, dir. Rebecca Wright
2016
TGMR RADIO: THE CONVO, interview, The Galleries at Moore
2015
BOWERBIRD, Panelist, Begin Anywhere
THEARTBLOG, Freelance critical arts writing
2014
PEEK INSIDE, Art zine on the creative process of my solo Magnitude
BARRYMORE AWARDS, Nominating committee, 2013-14 theater season
BAILOUT, web series, All Ages Productions, Minor role, director Sara Zia Ebrahimi
2012
SHOEGAZER, Independent Film, Principle, director Michael Englisis
LIVE ARTS BREWERY, Collaborator on Justin Jain’s artist residency Bedtime Stories for Special Boys
2011
RINGO, Annenberg Center, directed by Chris Davis
2010
PHILADELPHIA COMEDY MONTH, Invited Artist, Thomas is Titanic
INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY, Supported Artist Series, Thomas is Titanic
SOLOW FESTIVAL, co-founder of 11-day solo performance festival (2010-2015)
SELECT PRESS ARTICLES/ PUBLICATIONS
2020
STANCE ON DANCE, “Choreographing Invisible Labor” by Emmaly Wiederholt
2019
DRAMATIST MAGAZINE, "Philadelphia" by Marjorie Bicknell
THE NEWS GALLERY, "Body is a Building" project perspective SPACES, Cleveland, OH, USA
2018
BROAD STREET REVIEW, "The times, they aren't a-changin'" by Cara Blouin
2017
BONALY, "Best Theater Moments of 2017" by the Bonaly Reviewing Team
THINKING DANCE, “The Embodied Blueprints, or How Time and Space Are Malleable If You Make Them” by Kat J. Sullivan
FLOROMANCY, Digital publication of “A User’s Manual” research
2016
THEATER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, Audience Revolution, book edited by Caridad Svich, “Activating Audience: Theater of Radical Inclusion” by Applied Mechanics
2013
AMERICAN THEATER MAGAZINE, “Front and Center” by Toby Zinman
2011
PHILLY.COM, “Queer Acts” by Natalie Hope McDonald
HOWLROUND, “But What's The Audience For?” by Robert Kaplowitz
2010
PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY, “Thomas Choinacky is a Dance Machine” by Catherine Caperello
TRAINING
2020
ELÆ, Experimental creative workshop, Limimal Lab/The Operating System
2019
ELIZABETH ZIMMER, Intensive editorial writing workshop
2015
JONATHAN BURROWS, Thirdbird’s Facing Front, choreographic workshop
ALICE CHAUCHAT, The Whole Shebang, Togethering workshop
2014
COMPANY OF WOLVES, Physical theatre and vocal, Glasgow, Scotland
2012
TIM MILLER, Week-long solo performance study
2007
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, B.A. in Theatre and Drama, Certificate in Liberal Arts and Management Program