Little Fire Artist Collective - Laura Baumeister

Laura is a freelance movement artist based in Chicago, IL. They have dedicated much of their independent work to improvisational studies in composing movement from a base of imagery, sound scores, environment, and deep feeling. They are committed to play and laughter as being integral to any creative process and find great joy in taking absurdity very seriously. Laura got her BFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. She is currently a working artist in Fever Dream Dance Collective and Little Fire Artist Collective. In 2025, they have/will be in process with Maggie Vannucci for GRIT, an evening length work created for the Steppenwolf Lookout Series, an evening length duet created alongside Jenna Weatherbie, Jessi Stegall’s work for both Little Fire as well as Fever Dream, and they will be performing as part of an improvisational multi-disciplinary exhibition created by Brendan Fernandes called “The Rite”, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. You can catch Laura leading improv jams for FDDC every month or so! Laura is incredibly grateful for their community and relationships which have supported them to be able to sustain this path!