Performance for My Body as the Topic Coming Around Again // Vol 1 (Land).
Joy Havens
Costumes for My Body as the Topic Coming Around Again // Vol 1 (Land).
Meredith Bove
Dramaturgy for My Body as the Topic Coming Around Again // Vol 1 (Land).
Nicole Lane Fulmer
Costumes for Roping Me-You In.
Maya Steinbruner
Guest artist for Silent Beat.
Charly Wenzel
Charly Wenzel created and performed Continually Healing with Teresa Fellion and Nicole Kadar.
Nicole Kadar
Nicole Kadar created and performed Continually Healing with Teresa Fellion and Charly Wenzel.
Teresa Fellion
Teresa Fellion (she/they) founded BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance in 2011, after working as an
independent choreographer since 2004. Teresa was named Artistic Liaison between Cameroon & the U.S.
by President Paul Biya, while performing with the National Ballet du Cameroun and at the National Soccer
Cup Finals. She has performed for Lucinda Childs, Sarah Skaggs, Kimberly Young, M’Bewe Escobar, Skip
Costa, and Martha Bowers, and she has performed works by Twyla Tharp, Deganit Shemy, Liz Lerman,
and Megan Boyd, among others. Teresa completed a Dance MFA from Sarah Lawrence under the Bessie
Schonberg Scholarship, a Certificate from the Ailey School on scholarship, and a BA in French & English
Literature with a minor in dance from NYU as a Merit Scholar. Since 2005, Fellion has employed dance,
live music, and theater with social justice at scores of NYC schools, organizations, and professional
performances as director of InterCATaction/Children’s Adaptive Theater and BodyStories: TFD, as
Teaching Artist for DreamYard, Marquis, Women’s Project, CWP.
@bodystories_tfd
Bre Short
Music for Under Review.
Ryan Van-Compernolle
Performer for Under Review.
Austin Tyson
Performer for Under Review.
Tyler Phillips
Performer for Under Review.
Tori Sparks
Performer for Under Review.
Paul Zivkovich
Performer for Under Review.
Kelly Ashton Todd
Choreography for Under Review.
Locust
Music for Little Bonds.
Keaton Henson
Music for Little Bonds.
Son Lux
Music for Little Bonds.
Sylvan Esso
Music for Little Bonds.
Demdike Stare
Music for Little Bonds.
Johann Johannsson
Music for Little Bonds.
Lykke Li
Music for Little Bonds.
Origamibiro
Music for Little Bonds.
Therese Ronco
Performer for Little Bonds.
Theresa Elwell
Performer for Little Bonds.
Effy Gray
Choreography for Little Bonds.
Bill Wagner
Advisory Board for MINED:REMIND.
Helen Little
LEIMAY Board of Directors for MINED:REMIND.
Subhas Kim Kandasamy
LEIMAY Board of Directors for MINED:REMIND.
Kayleigh Stack
Programs Manager for MINED:REMIND.
Rebecca Fitton
Choreography & Performer for MINED:REMIND.
Nana Chinara
Choreography & Performer for Confessional.
Deborah Black
Choreography & Performance for The Runner.
Esther Baker
Choreography & Performance for Water + Tree + Phone.
Arely Landeros
Choreogrpahy & Performance of Micropolis.
Martin Lanz
Choreogrpahy & Performance of Micropolis.
Daniel Maia
Music for Ha Do – Migration.
Roxy Gordon
Choreography for My Body Is My Head.
Joy Douglas
Choreogrpahy for Nox.
Nuria Divi
Voice and sounds for IKI – GARDEN.
David Grollman
Percussion for Twisted from Constantly Watching Doves.
Michael Evans
Percussion for Twisted from Constantly Watching Doves.
Zach Fuller
Director for Twisted from Constantly Watching Doves.
Mae Mougin
Board of Advisors for Monster Mechanism.
Lyndley Schwab
Board of Directors for Monster Mechanism.
Lindsey Mandolini
Studio and Fellowship Program Manager for Monster Mechanism.
Jack Leaky
Light/Sound Operator for Monster Mechanism.
Jordan Wolfson
Recording of Colored Sculpture.
Taku Izumi
Music for Monster Mechanism.
Liam Campbell
Piano for by the ocean (I Hear Your Name).
Michael Chinworth
Music Edits for LEIMAY Constellation Salon.
Aeon Andreas
Lip Sync Choreography for Momma!
Che’Li
Dramaturgy for Momma!
Jublith Moore
Performer for Clouds from a Crumbling Giant.
Erin S. Carper
Performer for Clouds from a Crumbling Giant.
Dana Iova-Koga
Performer for Clouds from a Crumbling Giant.
Dan Cantrell
Composer for Clouds from a Crumbling Giant.
Saki Yagi
Photography for A Moment of Flowers.
Akiko Hashitomi
Documentation for Becoming.
Danielle Russo
2015-2016 LEIMAY Fellow.
Alexa Salame
2015-2016 LEIMAY Fellow.
Kathleen Kelley
2015-2016 LEIMAY Fellow.
Haruka Akagi
Sound Operator for Evanesce.
Denise Shu Mei
Lighting Operator for Evanesce.
Umeo Saito
Music for Evanesce.
Marilyn McNeal
Music/Sound for Mongrel (Eclipse Version).
Jards Macale
Music/Sound for Mongrel (Eclipse Version).
Hamid Zahir
Music/Sound for Mongrel (Eclipse Version).
Franco Battiato
Music/Sound for Mongrel (Eclipse Version).
Justin Palermo
Video for Mongrel (Eclipse Version).
Sherry Dobbin
LEIMAY Advisory Board.
Dina Paola Rodriguez
SOAK Production Stage Manager.
Heeran Lee
2014-2015 LEIMAY Fellow.
Sarane Lecompte
Video for Mongrel (Eclipse Version).
Naoki Yoshimoto
Naoki Yoshimoto is a filmmaker. He wrote and directed Sanguivorous.
Herbert Von Karajan
Music for Labyrinth of the Body: EVENT.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Music for Labyrinth of the Body: EVENT.
Marcela Silva
Sound Operator for Labyrinth of the Body.
Keiko Hashimoto
Translation Assistance for Labyrinth of the Body.
Ian Wen
Performer for Labyrinth of the Body.
Aimee Robinson
Performer for Labyrinth of the Body.
Omaira Cifuentes
Omaira Cifuentes es una líder comunitaria, agricultora urbana y divulgadora ambiental de Chapinero, Bogotá. Desde el Barrio San Luis impulsa la huerta Maya Trabajadores de la Tierra, ubicado en los cerros orientales, donde muchas familias mantienen huertas caseras y comunitarias.
Sabedora del cuidado del suelo y especializada en compostaje, Omaira trabaja con los residuos de la zona para generar tierra fértil para huertas y espacios de siembra.
Como referente en agricultura urbana, trabaja en la protección de espacios como la huerta del CEFE de Chapinero y promueve la soberanía alimentaria, el compostaje y el tejido social. Además, es una voz activa en la red de agricultores urbanos y en espacios de participación comunitaria, ayudando a mantener vivas las prácticas agrícolas en la ciudad.
Photo courtesy: Jhon Barros, https://bogotamihuerta.jbb.gov.co/
Thomas Lehn
Analogue synthesizer for Masaki Iwana Butoh Solo.
Huerta Urbana Santa Helena
Una huerta urbana ubicada en el barrio La Perseverancia en la ciudad de Bogotá desde el 2007, y los puntos de encuentro e intersección con el campo de las prácticas artísticas contemporáneas. Partiendo de la historia de la huerta y de su fundadora Elena Villamil, se relatan propuestas realizadas conjuntamente con diversos artistas, relacionadas con la ecología de los alimentos, las tradiciones culturales alimenticias y los procesos culinarios.
Location: Carrera 5A # 31-40, Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia.
Huerta Urbana Madre Tierra
Ubicada en el Parque Portugal de Chapinero, Claudia y vecinos armaron una huerta dentro del Parque. Se trata de una huerta comunal que es mantenida y visitada por los vecinos del barrio, quienes a través del cuidado del suelo, protegen una comunidad.
Cualquier persona puede acercarse a participar, sembrar y llevarse lo que guste, porque, según su cuidadora Claudia, la tierra para quien la trabaja.
Credits: Foto del Instragram de la Huerta Madre Tierra
Location: Carrera 4a #58 – Parque Portugal, Chapinero, Bogotá, Colombia.
Huerta Siquie Bacatá
Ubicada en la Biblioteca Virgilio Barco de Bogotá, esta huerta urbana creada en julio de 2022 es un espacio de resistencia agroecológica que honra la memoria ancestral Muisca a través de su nombre (“camino de agua”). Bajo el cuidado de Mauricio Londoñ, Sergio Cárdenas de Oro, Cristian Moreno y Alejandro Cruz, en conjunto con vecinos de la zona la Huerta Siquie Bacatá combina agricultura sostenible (cultivos asociados, banco de semillas) con prácticas artísticas (cianotipias, serigrafías botánicas). Funciona como aula ambiental viva donde se realizan talleres de ilustración, construcción de pacas digestoras y laboratorios urbano-rurales, promoviendo la soberanía alimentaria y el tejido comunitario.
Location: Avenida Carrera 60 # 57 – 60 – Biblioteca Virgilio Barco, Bogotá, Colombia.
Finca Micaela
Alexandra Arias, María Isabel Orjuela, Laura Arias y Giraldo Quiroga son los agricultores urbanos que lideran la Finca Micaela. Un espacio biodiverso donde cultivan alimentos, mantienen un apiario, custodian plantas medicinales y preservan semillas nativas en colaboración con el Jardín Botánico. Allí transforman sus cosechas en alimentos y productos naturales como tónicos, bálsamos y cosméticos, manteniendo una economía familiar sostenible mientras protegen los saberes tradicionales.
Location: Calle 158 # 110-15, Avenida Corpas, Suba, Bogotá, Colombia
Elena Villamil
Maria Elena Villamil es agricultora urbana, creadora de suelo, campesina de ciudad y cocinera transformadora de Santa Fe (Bogotá). Nacida en La Perseverancia y radicada hace 24 años en San Martín Centro, descubrió su conexión con la tierra al cuestionar el origen de los alimentos. Sin experiencia previa, inició cultivando tomates en su patio y, tras capacitaciones del SENA, se convirtió en pionera de la agricultura urbana en su localidad. Promotora de la Red de Agricultores Urbanos de Santa Fe, combina sus saberes de cocina profesional con innovaciones agroecológicas. Su casa-huerta es un laboratorio vivo donde demuestra que la soberanía alimentaria es posible en la ciudad.
Créditos de fotografía: https://bogotamihuerta.jbb.gov.co/
Abuela Blanca Nieves
La abuela Blanca Nieves es mujer indígena sabedora, médica tradicional y partera perteneciente a la Comunidad indígena Muisca de Suba, del gran valle de Muyquyta. Guardiana ancestral del territorio Muisca de Bacatá y palabra mayor del Consejo de Mujeres de Suba. Hija de la Madre Laguna, nació en la Laguna Sagrada de Aguascalientes, donde creció entre huertas, humedales y quebradas cristalinas que alimentaban a su comunidad con peces como el capitán y animales como los curíes. Testigo viviente de la memoria ecológica y social de Suba, sabedora medicinal y defensora de los espacios sagrados Muiscas, lucha por la recuperación de los Pusmuyes (sitios ceremoniales), la protección de las aguas y el derecho a sembrar medicina ancestral. Su voz encarna la resistencia por la soberanía alimentaria, la memoria del agua y la reconstrucción del tejido sagrado entre humanos y naturaleza.
Programa Distrital de Estímulos
El Programa Distrital de Estímulos (PDE) es una de las estrategias de fomento para el sector artístico, creativo, cultural y patrimonial de Bogotá. Este programa integra los esfuerzos de la SCRD, IDARTES, IDPC, OFB y FUGA, con el propósito de fortalecer los procesos y las iniciativas privadas desarrolladas por agentes artísticos, creativos, culturales y patrimoniales. Esto se hace a través de convocatorias públicas o reconocimiento de la excelencia de procesos y trayectorias relevantes en el sector.
La oferta del PDE se compone de un conjunto de convocatorias dirigidas a tres tipos de participantes: personas naturales, personas jurídicas y agrupaciones. Estas convocatorias promueven el desarrollo artístico, creativo, cultural y patrimonial desde la sinergia entre disciplinas, lenguajes, áreas, géneros, técnicas, prácticas u oficios. Esto incentiva la multidisciplinariedad, la interdisciplinariedad y la transdisciplinariedad.
El programa cuenta con distintos ámbitos de implementación que fomentan diálogos y articulación entre enfoques, líneas estratégicas y áreas, con el fin de activar y fortalecer más espacios, comunidades y actores del ámbito cultural. De esta manera, estos espacios pueden convertirse en focos de expansión cultural para la revitalización de barrios y comunidades.
Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte de Bogotá
La Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte (SCRD), perteneciente al Sector Cultura, Recreación y Deporte, es un organismo del Sector Central con autonomía administrativa y financiera, creado mediante el Acuerdo 257 de 2006 del Concejo de Bogotá. Su razón de ser, como cabeza del sector cultura, recreación y deporte, es liderar la formulación e implementación concertada de políticas públicas en arte, cultura, patrimonio, recreación y deporte, así como la transformación y sostenibilidad cultural y deportiva de la ciudad.
Testimonial – Anonymous – Incubator
“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 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 ways of making.
Kaila Bulé
Kaila Bulé is a New York City-based singer, poet, songwriter, and drummer deeply rooted in Afro-Dominican and Afro-Caribbean traditions. The daughter of cultural ambassadors Toné Vicioso and Nina Paulino—practitioners of Afro-Dominican roots rhythms—she was raised in a vibrant musical legacy, including her mother’s 15-year-long festival, Quiskeya en el Hudson. Kaila has performed as a vocalist and percussionist across the diaspora,
mastering Palo, Bomba, and Plena traditions.
A sought-after voice for Black and Indigenous liberation movements, her poetry and activism reflect a lifelong dedication to organizing and ancestral reverence. As an auricular activist, herbalist, and holistic health practitioner, Kaila channels her spirit and artistry toward collective liberation, sacred justice, and divine freedom.
Marco Buccelli
Marco Buccelli is a Neapolitan-born producer, composer, and drummer based in New York. He produced Xenia Rubinos’ critically acclaimed albums Black Terry Cat and Una Rosa, as well as highly regarded records for Giovanni Truppi, including Tuo Padre, Mia Madre, Lucia, which competed in the Sanremo Music Festival (2022). Additionally, Marco reimagined the work of legendary Italian artist Fabrizio De André on Nella Mia Ora Di Libertà, featuring esteemed performers Vinicio Capossela and Mauro Pagani. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a seasoned performer, Marco has toured internationally, appearing at prominent venues such as Lincoln Center, MoMA, the Pitchfork Music Festival, North Sea Jazz, and the Montreal Jazz Festival.
His commissioned compositions include collaborations with acclaimed visual artist Alex Da Corte and the film score for Straighten Up and Fly Right, produced by Armando Croda and Lindsey Cordero.