In 1996, Allen created Candybox. It was a collaboration with Northwest dance artist Linda K. Johnson and musical trio Three Leg Torso. Candybox explored the relationship women have to the roles placed on them by society. 1997-99 saw Allen’s collaboration with theater artist/writer Drew Pisarra in a pair of duets: FUTUREWORLD and The Land of Mystery. Most recently, Allen made the dance/theater/rock opera, Lady M, with an original score created by Northwest accordionist Miss Murgatroid. Lady M was performed for both New York and Portland audiences. Currently, Allen is working on a several year project creating a series of superheroine solo portraits for different female performers entitled Goodbye to old things.

Allen’s work has been seen around New York at The Kitchen as part of the Dance in Progress Series, LadyfestEast, BRIC, Context Studios as part of the New Choreographer’s Initiative, the Downtown Art’s Festival at H.E.R.E., Movement Research at the Judson Church, Roulette Intermedium, P.S. 122’s Avant-Garde-A-Rama, Dixon Place, the Ontological Theater as part of the 7-Minute Series, the Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Galapagos Arts Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as well as Ladyfest DC in Washington, D.C. Full-length productions have been seen at Imago Theater, Reed College, Echo Theater, and The Hollywood Theater in Portland, OR, and at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, WA.

Support for Allen’s work has been provided by the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), the Oregon Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC), Movement Research’s Artist in Residency program, multiple space grants from the Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) and Spoke the Hub, and a working residency through the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA).