“Finding and renting a rehearsal studio when creating choreographies has been a significant burden, so Leimay’s incubator program was very helpful in my creative process. The studio is in a convenient and trendy location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The studio with a sprung floor and a beautiful ceiling window was like my dream rehearsal studio. The staff at Leimay was very friendly, supportive, efficient, and quick to respond to any of my questions. Thanks to Leimay’s Incubator program, I could develop my practice of body movement and Zen meditation relationships.” Remain Anonymous testimonial. 2024
Testimonial – Nikki Theroux
“Leimay’s Incubator Program gave me the gift of patient time. This program truly honors process over production, and this value enabled me to dive deeper into what really makes me curious as an artist. I feel like I have a much stronger and clearer idea of my own creative voice after this residency.” Nikki Theroux, 2025
Studio Birdhaus
Brandon Perdomo is an interdisciplinary artist fascinated with self-reflection and alterity, which serves as the engines for his work in photography, videography, performance, sculpture, installation, and socially engaged intervention. Perdomo’s work in public & oral history interviewing as a social practice provokes a reclamation of narrative power, featuring narratives concerned with the experience of being in a body, and often a negotiation as other, with focus towards questions of race, place & history, and sexuality & gender. Perdomo received his B.S. in Sensory Studies & Application (Interdisciplinary) from SUNY Fredonia, and M.A. in Oral History from Columbia University. Perdomo is … Continued
Merhnam Rastegari
Mehrnam Rastegari is a prominent Persian musician, award-winning film score composer, singer, violinist, and master Kamancheh player, who brings Persian music in new directions by combining it with rock and modern fusion styles. Her performances have taken her to international stages, including some of the most prestigious festivals.