My name is Ainsley Elizabeth Tharp (she/they). I am a Bay Area based alchemist, artist, and teacher. I have performed and shown work internationally in Berlin, Brussels, and the Bay Area. I currently perform and study under the guidance of artist Sara Shelton Mann. The pedagogy I draw from is art, sociology, psychotherapy, anatomy/physiology, activism, and magic, all rolled into one. The class I teach is precise and specific to the moment tailoring each class to meet the needs of the students in the room. I work to curate the classroom as an expansive and explosive space for new growth, by empowering students through physical freedom and creative impulse.