Is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the areas of sound, video, computer art, performance, and installation. Born in Reading, England and a graduate of both SUNY College at Buffalo and School of Visual Arts with an MFA in Computer Art. Performances include sound and live performed video that is ambient and sometimes interactive/reactive. Video work includes single and multiple channel videos for screening and installations with sound and ephemeral sculpture. Jeremy Slater was one of the 1999 recipients of the Computer Art Fellowship from New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA) and has attended the Experimental Television Residency, was guest … Continued
David Guzman
Is a cross-disciplinary performer who loves and honors lichens. His durational installation “Treeing” invites passers-by to greet urban ecologies through contemplative walks and paper-making from trash. David is a Headlong Performance Institute fellow and a Circus Amok and Ukrainian Village Voices member. He is currently touring in Faye Driscoll’s Obie-award-winning “Weathering”. Credits include Eli Nixon’s “Wrack Zone” at The Public, Mina Nishimura’s “Mapping a Forest…” at Jacob’s Pillow and Danspace Project, and Aaron Landsman’s “Night Keeper” at The Chocolate Factory. David is the Russian-English translator of Isadorino Gore’s “Experiments in Choreology…”, a kaleidoscopic dance manual that excavates the legacy of … Continued
Juan José Escalante
Juan José Escalante worked with MCB early in his career when the organization was operating at store front on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. For the past twenty years, he has served as Executive Director for Ballet Florida, Orlando Ballet, and the José Limón Dance Foundation. In each of these roles, Juan José partnered with artistic and community leaders in management of daily operations including fundraising, financial, and marketing oversight. Juan José holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from the Herbert H. Lehman College City University of New York and a Master of Business Administration from the … Continued
Sophie Ortiz
Sophie Ortiz works together with Taylor Jones in WillCheer4Beer. They met through a New York City queer non-profit adult charitable cheerleading organization. As ‘main’ and ‘side’ bases, they’ve performed in queer nightlife, honing skills in tumbling, stunting, dance, parkour, and virtual design. With infectious glee and iconic wit, they’ve built a community, exploring cheer’s ties to drag, performance art, dance, martial arts, gymnastics, and sex work. Their collaborative, DIY performances offer an ethnographic view of cheerleading, challenging media stereotypes, gender perceptions, national identity, and the sport’s kinesthetics.