Izya Baird (they/them) is an interdisciplinary movement artist and student. Their work comes from a practice of imporvisation rooted in their experiences in ballet, contemporary, capoeira angola, international folk dances, and vogue. Their work shifts and evolves as it finds a focus but primarily engages with questions relating to queerness, gender, ecology, and healing. Izya was an intern with LEIMAY in the fall/winter of 2023 and worked to help activate the archive.