Our Mission
Specifically, A House Unbuilt seeks to pursue social choreography—researching, performing, and advocating for greater empathy and civil discourse across individuals and communities;
to listen with the whole body, stewarding the land and place in which it works;
to create objects, images, performances, and stories that are accessible and relevant beyond traditional art audiences;
to bring new audiences closer to art by exhibiting and performing informally, in nontraditional venues, and for free;
to develop and propagate training techniques that bridge fine arts disciplines with broader social structures as well as empower audience and performers to be cocreators;
to provide mentoring and leadership in the local and national arts communities;
and to push the place of dialogue-as-the-dance even further into the mix. A House Unbuilt will carry out its mission without profit and for the benefit of the public.
Meet the Team
Staff, collaborators, board members, et. al.
We do what we love. Here’s who we are, what we do and our social networks. Connect with us.
Victoria Bradford Styrbicki
Founder & Artistic Director
Victoria Bradford Styrbicki is an artist and cultural producer working across the lines of performance, research, and activism. She is a Louisiana native and thrives on place-based work that connects with the “social choreography” of a people—their movement both physical and conceptual toward greater connectivity. After earning her Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Victoria worked extensively in this field in the city of Chicago, moving after ten years to the Twin Cities in Minnesota where she now lives and works [more].
Tom Styrbicki
Collaborator
Tom Styrbicki is a bridge engineer, runner, bicyclist and Minnesota native. Tom serves as the State Design Engineer at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and in this role he supports and encourages the movement of people in every way (motorized and non-motorized) that fulfill their lives. In addition to being a licensed professional engineer with a BA in Environmental Science from the University of Colorado, BS in Civil Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MS in Structural Engineering from the University of Nebraska, Styrbicki has competed in 20 marathons, 30 relays, and 15 triathlons.
Dinah Bradford
Collaborator
Dinah Bradford is a community volunteer based in Lake Charles, Louisiana where she serves on the board of the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana. As a long-time supporter of Louisiana State University, she currently serves as a member of the College of Human Science and Education’s Peabody Society Board of Directors. As a former Principal of Immaculate Conception Cathedral School as well as past president of the Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc., she continues her involvement with these organizations serving on advisory committees when called upon.
John Bradford
Board Member
James Pike
Board Member
Nic King-Ruley
Board Member
Support the work…
Join in the effort of listening and building the conversation. Please consider contributing to A House Unbuilt to help us continue our mission, or just be in touch and participate where you can. We’d love to hear from you!