Brandon Perdomo is an artist from Great Kills, Staten Island. His work in archives, public & oral history, performance, and curation as a social practice instigates a reclamation of narrative power. Through his creative studio, Studio Birdhaus, he advances the Persistence Archive, a community‑centered public history intervention to document artists, organizers, and cultural workers through interviews and multimedia storytelling. Visit studiobirdhaus.org
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.
Kanami Kusajima
Kanami Kusajima is a dancer, performing artist, and choreographer originally from Japan. She received a BFA degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase College in 2020. She has performed in dance works by various choreographers, including Francesca Harper, Yoshiko Chuma and Ana Maria Lucaciu. Since November 2020, she’s been performing at Washington Square Park and known as “Let Hair Down,” a performer who combines live painting and improvisational dance. Her unique style of performing art drew the attention of different media, such as Voice of America, New York Magazine, The Guardian, AM New York, and PIX11 News, among many others.
Emilija Berga
Emilija Berga (she/her) is an artist from Latvia. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2021 majoring in contemporary dance choreography in Latvian Academy of Culture. After that she worked as a part of collective ”SIXTH” in Latvia, as well as spent time in residencies and internships in Latvia, Amsterdam, New York, and other countries. She has been working both as a dancer and choreographer, and currently is studying a master’s in Fine Arts in Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her practice spans from dance and choreography to photography, video, and installation work with a focus on embodied … Continued