Nia & Ness

Sharing our Black Lesbian love, on and off stage.

CV

 
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Grants/Awards:

Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) 2017 Summer Space Grant recipient from June 1-August 18, 2017 at Brooklyn Arts Exchange in Brooklyn, NY.

2017 National Women's Music Festival Emerging Artist Contest winners

Sequin MAKERS Retreat participants from August 27-September 1, 2017

VORTEX Fire and Brimstone Awards , named “Heart Power Couple” for 2018-2019

Residencies:

  • FiveMyles Winter Artist in Residents 2018-2019 at FiveMyles art gallery in Brooklyn, NY

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Keynotes:

A Talk on Activism and Art at Brown University in Providence, RI, for the 2018 FLAME Conference hosted by Feminists at Brown on March 18, 2018

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Masters of Ceremony (Emcees):

Nia & Ness Fundraiser at NU Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, May 19, 2017

Nia & Ness Fundraiser at NU Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, May 18th, 2018

The Spotlight Stage at the National Women’s Music Festival in Middleton, WI, July 6, 2018

The Side Stage at the National Women’s Music Festival in Middleton, WI, July 4-5, 2019, for the Emerging Artist Contest

The night stage at the Mystical Womxn's Magic Festival in Hart, MI, August 14th, 2019

Staying Connected: A Virtual Festival on Facebook live, monthly beginning in March 2020

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Panels/Artist Talks/Q&As:

Art VS Life: The Dance Industry (panel)- May 7th, 2017 at GAMBA Forest in Brooklyn, NY

cHURCH of MONIKA: Nia & Ness (artist talk)- May 14th, 2017 at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, NY

Leaders of the week for the Sadie Nash Summer Institute (artist talk)- August 9, 2017 at City College in Manhattan, NY

run. (artist talk)- August 10th, 2017 at Point Green in Brooklyn, NY

Are You Ready to Run?: Performance and Discussion with BAX Space Grantees Nia & Ness (artist talk) - April 21, 2018 at BAX in Brooklyn, NY

Nia & Ness: An Artist Talk - April 28, 2018 at the BlaqOUT Conference at UC Riverside in Riverside, CA

NERDY Pride: Kei's 29th Birthday (artist talk) - June 21, 2018 at Black Gotham Experience in Manhattan, NY

Artist Breakfast Game Show - July 8, 2018 at the National Women's Music Festival 2018 in Middleton, WI

Temple Dance Alumni Master Class - October 10, 2018 at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA

An Evening with Nia & Ness - October 27, 2018 at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Meet the Writers: Nia & Ness - November 6, 2018 at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY

One Night: A Split Bill with Nia & Ness and Suku Dance Lab - November 10, 2018 at FiveMyles in Brooklyn, NY

Nia & Ness in Chicago - December 3, 2018, at Vagaband School for Arts in Chicago, IL

Nia & Ness in Chicago - December 5, 2018, at Affinity Community Services in Chicago, IL

Nia & Ness in Chicago - December 7, 2018, at Claudia VillaCova’s Home in Chicago, IL

Nia & Ness in Chicago - December 9, 2018, at Brenda Schumacher’s Home in Chicago, IL

Conference on the Couch - February 23, 2019 at OUTsider Festival in Austin, TX

Safe Zone Presents Nia & Ness - March 19, 2019 at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, NY

Men and Masculinities Guest Lecture - April 10, 2019 at Pace University in Manhattan, NY

Nia & Ness House Concert - June 27, 2019 in Durham, NC

Visiting Artist Series - June 28-29, 2019 at NC Stage Company in Asheville, NC

Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance - October 22, 2019 at Pace University

Gulfport ReadOut 2020 - February 1, 2020 in Gulfport, FL

The Graduate Hotel in Ann Arbor, MI, February 27, 2020, hosted by the University of Michigan SAPAC CORE

Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, March 10, 2020 for the Women of Color Feminisms & Leadership Symposium

Creating Womxn’s Spaces Panel streamed online via Twitch, March 25, 2020, for the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center

MiniCon Conversatons via Zoom on May 22, 2020, for the 2020 True Colors Conference

Out Radio via Zoom on June 1, 2020, for Radio Kingston

National Lesbian Day Art Performance via Zoom on October 8, 2020 for Kingsborough Community College

Performance and Artist Talk with Nia & Ness via Zoom on December 10, 2020 for the UC Berkeley AASD Wellness Series Fall 2020

(Un)Common Ground discussion via Zoom on January 4, 20201 for Green Space

Our Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance Performance and Q&A on February 17, 2021 via Zoom, for freeskewl

Workshops:

  • Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance - July 6, 2018 at the National Women’s Music Festival 2018 in Middleton, WI

  • Nia & Ness: run. Performance, Artist Talk & Workshop - September 9, 2018 for the SisterSpace Festival in Darlington, MD

  • Our Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance - March 22, 2019 at the True Colors Conference 26 in Storrs, Conn.

  • Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance - June 6, 2019 at A-Camp XI in Ojai, Calif.

Special Appearances/Acts:

  • HP’ Proud Portraits Commercial, October 2018

  • Virtual Roaring 20’s Drag Masquerade Ball to Celebrate the Release of Anne Shade’s Novel ‘Masquerade’, February 13, 2021

Pieces:

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Our First Night (2020)

Re-Re-Generation on September 19, 2020 via Facebook live for Culture Hub LA

The Odyssey: Underworld on September 25, 2020 via recording for The VORTEX

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Piece: home. (2018, 2019) 60 mins.

(Excerpt) FiveMyles in Brooklyn, NY, on November 10, 2018

OUTsider Festival in Austin, TX, on February 22, 2019

(Excerpt) Starr Bar in Brooklyn, NY, for Queer Abstract on March 15, 2019

(Excerpt) Rockwood Music Hall 3 in Manhattan, NY, for Queer Ladies Night on April 21, 2019

(Excerpt) UC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA, for The Well Black Family Dinner, on April 25, 2019, hosted by the UC Berkeley Gender Equity Resource Center

(Excerpt) 14th Street Y in Manhattan, NY, for the Queerly Contemporary Festival 2019 on June 1, 2019

(Excerpt) A-Camp XI in Ojai, CA, on June 6, 2019, hosted by Autostraddle

(Excerpt) Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Columbus, OH, on June 8, 2019

(Excerpt) Nia & Ness House Concert in Durham, NC, on June 27, 2019

(Excerpt) House Concert Fundraiser for Nia & Ness and The Sanctuary! in Columbus, OH, on July 2, 2019

(Excerpt) Nia & Ness House Concert in Madison, WI, on July 7, 2019

(Excerpt) Mystical Womxn’s Magic Fest in Hart, MI, on August 16, 2019

(Excerpt) Ohio Lesbian Festival in Lockbourne, OH, on September 22, 2019

(Excerpt) MetaLive at MetaDen in Ridgewood, NY, on September 27, 2019

(Excerpt) Pace University in Manhattan, NY, on October 22, 2019, hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Department

Women in the Arts Festival in Lansing, Mich., November 8-9, 2019

Bard University in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, November 16, 2019

JACK in Brooklyn, NY, November 22-23, 2019

(Excerpt) The Colony in Woodstock, NY, January 18, 2020, for the Woodstock Women’s March

Catherine Hickman Theater in Gulfport, FL, February 1, 2020, for Gulfport ReadOut 2020

Janis K’s Indoor Women’s Fest in Riviera Beach, FL, February 8, 2020

The Graduate Hotel in Ann Arbor, MI, February 27, 2020, hosted by the University of Michigan SAPAC CORE

(Excerpt) Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, on March 10, 2020 for the Women of Color Feminisms & Leadership Symposium

(Excerpt) La Mama in Manhattan, NY, on March 14, 2020 for Culture Hub’s Re-Fest

(Excerpt) Staying Connected: A Virtual Festival, via Facebook live, March 27, 2020

(Excerpt) Womxn’s Virtual Open Mic, via Free Conference Call, on April 30, 2020, for CelebrateWomxn845

(Excerpt) RSVP Presents, via recording, on June 18, 2020

(Excerpt) Queerly Contemporary Festival, via recording, on June 18, 2020

(Excerpt) Mystical Womxn’s Magic Festival, via Facebook live, on August 13, 2020

(Excerpt) SisterSpace 2020, via Zoom, on September 13, 2020

(Excerpt) National Lesbian Day Art Performance viz Zoom on October 8, 2020 for Kingsborough Community College

(Excerpt) Best of the Fests via Zoom on October 11, 2020

(Excerpt) Performance and Artist Talk with Nia & Ness via Zoom on December 10, 2020 for the UC Berkeley AASD Wellness Series Fall 2020

(Excerpt) Take Root /Fertile Ground via recording, on January 22, 2021

(Excerpt) Our Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance Performance and Q&A on February 17, 2021 via recording on Zoom, for freeskewl

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Piece: run. (2017) 72 mins.

Point Green in Brooklyn, NY, premiered on August 11 and 12, 2017

(Excerpt) BKLYN Commons in Brooklyn, NY, for the B.A.S.I.C.S. International Artists Showcase on September 9, 2017

(Excerpt) Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn, NY, for the 7th Annual Bed-Stuy Pride on September 10, 2017

(Excerpt) Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan, NY, for the Movement Research at the Judson Church on September 18, 2017

(Excerpt) LGBTQ Center of the Hudson Valley in Kingston, NY, opening for Alix Dobkin in Concert on September 24, 2017

FiveMyles in Brooklyn, NY, on October 20, 2017

Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, on October 21, 2017, hosted by the Queer People of Color Club for Parent's Weekend 2017

(Excerpt) New Women Space in Brooklyn, NY for the Barriers to Bridges: Building Solidarity Through Storytelling event, hosted by Akin and Women of Color in Solidarity on November 25, 2017

(Excerpt) New Women Space for the Decolonize Your Body event, hosted by Gagann Kaur and Jasmin Kaur on December 14, 2017

(Excerpt) Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, NY, for the Director's Choice Showcase 2018, hosted by Spoke the Hub on January 26 and 27, 2018

The Butterfly Bar in Austin, TX, on February 17, 2018, hosted by OUTsider Festival 2018

(Excerpt) Dixon Place in Manhattan, NY, for Black Queer Night, hosted by Layla Zami and Oxana Chi in cooperation with the International Human Rights Art Festival on February 21, 2018

(Excerpt) Harvard College in Cambridge, MA, for the 20th Annual Dr. Walter J Leonard Black Arts festival, hosted by the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College on February 23, 2018

(Excerpt) Brown University in Providence, RI, for the 2018 FLAME Conference hosted by Feminists at Brown on March 18, 2018

(Excerpt) Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop in Manhattan, NY, for the Dessert: Queer Performance Series, hosted by Feast Productions on March 27, 2018

(Excerpt) Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY, for the Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival on April 20, 2018

(Excerpt) BAX in Brooklyn, NY, for the BAX Teen Arts Conference on April 21, 2018

UC Riverside in Riverside, CA, for the BlaqOUT Conference on April 27, 2018, and an excerpt on April 28, 2018

(Excerpt) NU Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, for Black Lesbian Love Is a Form of Resitance: The Fundraiser on May 18, 2018

(Excerpt) LGBTQ Center of the Hudson Valley in Kingston, NY, for the OLOC Concert ft. Nia & Ness and Nedra Johnson on May 20, 2018

(Excerpt) Private home in Brooklyn, NY, for Open Lore Policy: First Times, First Show on June 1, 2018

(Excerpt) John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, NY, for the Left Forum Conference on June 2, 2018

(Excerpt) Black Gotham Experience in Manhattan, NY, for NERDY Pride: Kei's 29th Birthday on June 21, 2018

(Excerpt) Harlem Stage Show 2018 in Manhattan, NY, for Harlem Pride on June 23, 2018

(Excerpt) Marriott Madison West Hotel and Conference Center for the National Women's Music Festival 2018 in Middleton, WI, July 5, 2018

(Excerpt) Michigan Framily Reunion in Wayland, MI, August 3-6, 2018

(Excerpt) The Night After Brunch for the African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change’s Black Pride Brunch in Manhattan, NY, August 18, 2018

(Excerpt) Camp Ramblewood for the SisterSpace Festival in Darlington, MD, September 7-9, 2018

(Excerpt) Hoover Y for the Ohio Lesbian Festival in Lockbourne, OH, September 20-23, 2018

(Excerpt) Conwell Theater for the Temple Alumni Dance Concert in Philadelphia, PA, October 12-13, 2018

(Excerpt) Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, hosted by the Queer People of Color Club for Parent's Weekend 2018, on October 27, 2018

(Excerpt) Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, hosted by the MFA in Creative Writing Program for the Meet the Writers series, November 6, 2018

(Excerpt) Vagabond School for Arts in Chicago, IL, hosted by The WOMB Open Mic for the Nia & Ness in Chicago Tour, December 3, 2018

Affinity Community Services in Chicago, IL, hosted by The WOMB Open Mic for the Nia & Ness in Chicago Tour, December 5, 2018

(Excerpt) Claudia VillaCova’s Home in Chicago, IL, for the Nia & Ness in Chicago Tour, December 7, 2018

(Excerpt) Brenda Schumacher’s Home in Chicago, IL, for the Nia & Ness in Chicago Tour, December 9, 2018

(Excerpt) The New School in Manhattan, NY, for the Women Between Arts showcase, December 15, 2018

(Excerpt) Andy Lee Field in Woodstock, NY, for the 2019 Woodstock NY Women’s March, January 19, 2019

The Vortex in Austin, TX, on February 15-16, 2019

(Excerpt) NU Hotel in Brookly, NY, on March 9, 2019, hosted by Emanie White-Heard for Dear Black Women: Talk Yo’ Shit!

(Excerpt) Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, NY, on March 19, 2019, hosted by Safe Zone at Kingsborough CC

(Excerpt) UCONN Storrs in Storrs, Conn., on March 23, 2019, for the True Colors Conference 26

(Excerpt) Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Columbus, Ohio, on March 29, 2019, hosted by Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Equitas Health

(Excerpt) Dance Tonight Columbus! in Columbus, Ohio, on March 30, 2019, hosted by Equitas Health and Kaleidoscope Youth Center

(Excerpt) UC San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, CA, on April 24, 2019, hosted by the UCSF Multicultural & LGBT Resource Center

(Excerpt) Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Columbus, Ohio, on June 8, 2019

(Excerpt) NC Stage Company in Asheville, NC, for the Visiting Artist Series on June 28-29, 2019

(Excerpt) Brooklyn Army Terminal in Brooklyn, NY, for the 2019 BAT Block Party on September 8, 2019

(Excerpt) MetaLive at MetaDen in Ridgewood, NY, on September 27, 2019

(Excerpt) Gulfport Public Library in Gulfport, FL, on January 31, 2020 for Gulfport ReadOut 2020

(Excerpt) Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, on March 10, 2020 for the Women of Color Feminisms & Leadership Symposium

(Excerpt) Staying Connected: A Virtual Festival, via Facebook live, March 27, 2020

(Excerpt) Staying Connected: A Virtual Festival (April), via Facebook live, April 22, 2020

(Excerpt) Womxn’s Virtual Open Mic, via Free Conference Call, on April 30, 2020, for CelebrateWomxn845

(Excerpt) Downtown Variety, via Facebook live, on May 1, 2020, hosted by La MaMa and CultureHub

(Excerpt) Amplify, via Zoom, on May 31, 2020, hosted by Heather Mae and Crys Matthews

(Excerpt) Hudson Valley Pride 2020, via Zoom, on June 7, 2020, hosted by the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center

(Excerpt) SisterSpace 2020, via Zoom, on September 13, 2020

(Excerpt) National Lesbian Day Art Performance viz Zoom on October 8, 2020 for Kingsborough Community College

(Excerpt) Best of the Fests via Zoom on October 11, 2020

(Excerpt) Performance and Artist Talk with Nia & Ness viz Zoom on December 10, 2020 for the UC Berkeley AASD Wellness Series Fall 2020

(Excerpt) Take Root /Fertile Ground via recording, on January 22, 2021

(Excerpt) Our Black Lesbian Love is a Form of Resistance Performance and Q&A on February 17, 2021 via recording on Zoom, for freeskewl

  • Piece: black light (2017) 6 mins.

  • Secret Project Robot in Brooklyn, NY, for Irrevery Album Release Party, premiered on November 19, 2017

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Piece: your turn (2017) 20 mins.

Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, hosted by THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE, premiered on May 20th, 2017

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Piece: opened wounds (2017) 6 ½ mins.

Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, for the event Wander: An Evening of Performances Inspired by Liinu Grönlund hosted by THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE, premiered on March 18th, 2017

Freddy’s Bar and Backroom in Brooklyn, NY, for the event RESIST! hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union and THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE on March 18th, 2017

OkaySpace in Brooklyn, NY, for the Garden of Eden movie screening on March 31st, 2017

BIZARRE Bushwick in Brooklyn, NY, for Circus of Dreams produced by Lindsee Lonesome on April 5th, 2017

NYU Kimmel Center for University Life in New York, NY, for NYU Ally Week on April 12th, 2017

Center of Performance Research in Brooklyn, NY, for Spring Movement 2017, hosted by Center of Performance Research on April 13th, 2017

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, in the Bronx, NY, for the Blacktino Dance Concert, hosted by Northwestern University on May 28th, 2017

City Center Studios in New York, NY, for In Remembrance: Dancing for Orlando, hosted by Awaken Dance Theater on June 17, 2017

The Keep in Ridgewood, NY, for Don’t Tell My Husband, Ladies Hysterical Luncheon, hosted by Madame Ovary on June 24th, 2017

The Marriott Hotel in Middleton, WI, for the National Women's Music Festival on July 6, 2017

City College in Manhattan, NY, for the Sadie Nash Summer Institute on August 9, 2017

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Piece: see us (2016) 8 mins.

Theater for the New City in New York, NY, for the event Pieces for Peace hosted by The Rouge Dancers, premiered on January 7th, 2017

Babycastles in Manhattan, NY, for Tenderness as Ragefuel: Against trumpist fascism, hosted by Confetti Armor and Babycastles on January 21st, 2017

The Footlight Bar in Queens, NY, for Am I Write, Ladies?: Sorry Not Sorry, hosted by Am I Write, Ladies? on February 28th, 2017

NYU Kimmel Center's Rosenthal Pavilion in New York, NY, for The Nia Awards, hosted by NYU's Center for Multicultural Education and Programs on May 11, 2017

The Marriott Hotel in Middleton, WI, for the National Women's Music Festival on July 6, 2017

Bizarre Bar in Brookly, NY, for Circus of Dreams on September 13, 2017

Marriott Madison West Hotel and Conference Center for the National Women's Music Festival 2018 in Middleton, WI, July 5, 2018

  • Piece: love’s call (2016) 5 mins.

  • Teaneck United Methodist Church in Teaneck, New Jersey, for the 2016 Christmas Cantata, premiered on December 4 2016

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Piece: sky blue (2016) 6 mins.

Freddy's Bar and Backroom in Brooklyn, NY, for the event Ready Freddy's!?, hosted by The Creators Collective, premiered on November 9, 2016

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Piece: find me (2016) 6 ½ mins

The Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, NY, for the 2016 Suite Summer Festival hosted by In-Sight Dance Company, premiered on July 29, 2016

The Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, for the event The City is our Playground: An Evening of Performance Inspired by I Collective on October 8, 2016, hosted by THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE

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Piece: blind spot (2016) 8 mins.

Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, for the event She Who Tells A Story: An Evening of Performance Inspired by The Rawiya Collection, hosted by THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE, premiered on May 21, 2016

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre studios in New York, NY, for the Tribute from NYC Dancers to the Victims of Orlando Shooting, hosted by Awaken Dance Theater on June 19, 2016

The Tank in New York, NY, for The Big Gay Dance Show, hosted by Gotham Dance Theater on July 16, 2016

The 227th Street Cambria Heights Community Garden in Queens, NY, for the 2nd Annual Community Garden Dance Festival, hosted by Sans Limites Dance on August 27, 2016

The Muriel Schulman Theater at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, NY, for the Collaborations in Dance Festival (CollabFest), hosted by Triskelion Arts on November 4, 2016

The Putnam’s Pub and Cooker in Brooklyn, NY, for THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE's first annual gala, as one of their top 5 artist of the year on November 19, 2016

Babycastles in New York, NY, for Tenderness as Ragefuel: Against trumpist fascism, hosted by Confetti Armor and Babycastles on January 21st, 2017

Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, NY, for Winter Follies 2017, hosted by Spoke the Hub on February 3rd and 4th, 2017

The Brooklyn Arts Exchange in Brooklyn, NY, for the 2017 Upstart Festival, hosted by Brooklyn Arts Exchange, NY, on February 11, 2017

NYU Kimmel Center for University Life in New York, NY, for ‘Brown Girls” NYC Screening on February 15th, 2017

Starr Bar in Brooklyn, NY, for Queer Abstract, hosted by Shannon Matesky on February 17, 2017

The Reckless Theatre in New York, NY, for “That Feeling When”, hosted by Some Universe on February 24th, 2017

OkaySpace in Brooklyn, NY, for the Garden of Eden movie screening on March 31st, 2017

Center of Performance Research in Brooklyn, NY, for Spring Movement 2017, hosted by Center of Performance Research on April 13th

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, in the Bronx, NY, for the Blacktino Dance Concert on May 28th, 2017

Lot 45 Bushwick in Brooklyn, NY, for BRN GRL SPK: A Summer Open Mic Fundraiser for WE ACT, hosted by BRN GRL SPK on June 7th, 2017

BIZARRE Bushwick in Brooklyn, NY, for Circus of Dreams, produced by Lindsee Lonesome on June 7th, 2017

GAMBA Forest in Brooklyn, NY, for the Underground Heroine Showcase #6!, hosted by ctyzn, DJ Lobotomy Copter and Brooklyn Wildlife on June 9th, 2017

5th Ave & 9th St. in Brooklyn, NY, for Brooklyn Pride, hosted by Brooklyn Pride Inc. on June 10th, 2017

The Marriott Hotel in Middleton, WI, for the National Women's Music Festival on July 8, 2017

red/orange place in Brooklyn, NY, for "An Evening of Good Stuff," hosted by Maya Simkin and Rye Cavanaugh on July 23, 2017

The Knockdown Center in Queens, NY, for the "For Us Fest," hosted by BUFU and Queer Abstract on July 30, 2017

City College in Manhattan, NY, for the Sadie Nash Summer Institute on August 9, 2017

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Piece: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2015) 10 mins.

Conwell Dance Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, for Human(ity: Temple University BFA Senior Thesis Concert, premiered on April 24 and 25, 2015

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Piece: The State, Quality of Being With Purpose (2014) 7 ½ mins.

Conwell Dance Theatre in Philadelphia, PA for Temple University’s Spring Student Dance Concert, premiered on April 11 and 12, 2014

 

Photo credits:

  • Grants/Awards: Moth Dust

  • Keynotes: Friendly Passerby

  • Masters of Ceremony: Paula Berkenstadt

  • Panels: Abena Sharon

  • home.: Chanel Matsunami Govreau

  • run.: fivemyles

  • your turn: The Creators Collective

  • opened wounds: NYTW/Next Door

  • see us: Lindsay Skedgell

  • sky blue: Ri Lindegren

  • find me: Luca Esposito

  • blind spot: Vonecia Carswell

  • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Bill Hebert

  • The State, Quality of being with Purpose: Brian Mengini