About

Helen Wicks is a San Francisco based choreographer, performing artist, aerialist, archivist, acrobat, and educator. Helen’s training began as a competitive gymnast where she was a member of the US TOPs National Team 2001-2004. As Artistic Director of Helen Wicks Works, she creates circus-informed performance for multi-generational audiences that has been commissioned by Bay Area Discovery Museum,  Z Space, Salesforce Tower and presented at Herbst Theater, SF Aerial Arts Festival, Fort Mason’s Gateway Pavilion, Cowell Theater, Triskelion Arts, SAFEhouse Arts, Circus Center, The Roxie Theater, and ODC.  She has performed with Zaccho Dance Theatre, Flyaway Productions, Grounded Aerial, and others. Helen performed works by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, and Merce Cunningham during her time earning a BA in Dance and a BA in Psychology from Bard College where she was awarded the Ana Itelman Prize for choreography. Her current practice is influenced by time with Deborah Hay, Quincy Jones, and Jesse Zaritt. She is currently the Arts Specialist at The Nueva School where she runs an integrated visual art, dance, and theater program for students Pre-K thru 4th grade. Helen is also a Somatic Creative Arts Coach.

Upcoming:

• Radio Vision (excerpt) at FACT/SF Winter Salon, ODC Theater Feb 28, 2026. Tickets: here

• Radio Vision (full) @ Arts on Site, NYC April 7, 8 2026

Counterweight on Tower Top by Helen Wicks Works, Salesforce Tower, 2024 • Commissioned by Jim Campbell Studio 2024 • Made in collaboration with Clio Gevirtz & Sebastian Kleppe

Helen Wicks Works Performance & Choreography Reel, 2017-2023

Helen Wicks Works (HWW) combines dance and socio-political perspectives in circus-informed aerial performance. HWW presents research-driven content and ancestral stories through athletic spellbinding performance for multi-genertaional audiences.