Andrea Soto, raised in Juarez, is a first generation Mexican American movement artist and collaborator whose craft lives in performance and data-gathering. Her last public piece, Multitude (1-2) was presented at MAK Center for Art and Architecture for the opening of VALIE EXPORT: EMBODIED in Los Angeles. Andrea holds the body as our temple of pleasure and truth system; she creates poetic ecosystems rooted in non-hierarchical ways of making and being. A graduate from California Institute of the Arts, she is the recipient of the 2024 Barbara Ensley Award on behalf of the Merce Cunningham Trust, and the 2023 Foundation … Continued
Chaery Moon
Chaery Moon embarked on her dance journey with the Korean National Ballet and the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts, earning early recognition by winning the Tanzolymp in Berlin. She obtained her BFA at The Juilliard School and later joined the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon in France, where she expanded her repertoire across diverse dance forms and cultures. Upon returning to the U.S., Moon pursued an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Since then, she has been creating works that merge physical movement with the intricacies of human experience through collaborative processes with … Continued
Nikki Theroux
Nikki Theroux is a dancer and choreographer based in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from Marymount Manhattan College and has additionally studied with the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s International Dance Program under the direction of Danielle Ohn, and Big Bang with Stéphanie Decourteille in Montreal. Nikki has performed and presented work in venues including the Park Avenue Armory, the Joyce Theater, Westbeth, and Bryant Park. Currently, Nikki is working with More Fish Dance Company under the direction of Doron Perk. She is also a co-founder of Wildflower Collective, alongside her longtime collaborator, Dale Ratcliff. The two … Continued
Sebastian Arredondo
Sebastian Arredondo, frequently known as Sea, is a multi-hyphenate movement artist from Southern California. Recently relocating to New York City, they are exploring the relationship between movement cultivation and music production, examining how these two processes intertwine. Drawing from a blend of contemporary modern technique and hip-hop styles, such as waving, they aim to challenge themselves by discovering new ways to create movement and immersive audience experiences that are sensory expansive. Now embarking on their journey into music production, Sea hopes to find ways to align their choreography with the original music and sounds they create themselves.