collaborators
Alfonso “Poncho” Castro
SOUND
Alfonso is a Choreographer & Composer. He crafts sound and movement as a regenerative form of creativity. He has performed and facilitated workshops in Latin America and the US. He holds a BA in Administration and an MBA in Culture and Arts Management.
Mãr Galeano
PERFORMER
Mãr is an artist from Paraguay. They braid elements of photography, drag, dance, and theater to create visual koans. Mãr is part of the LEIMAY Ensemble since 2017 with whom they’ve trained/performed internationally. She is also the shapeshifter drag artist known as FreeDa Banana; a spicy and colorful glamazon. Art is Mãr’s vessel to explore the human condition, to give unconditionally, and to enjoy life.
Jerron Herman
PERFORMER
Jerron is a dancer and writer who is compelled to create images of freedom. His process is supported by personal histories and social legacies of disability aesthetics that undermine notions of production in favor of welcoming. The nuanced pieces Jerron exhibits contend with an early childhood desire to create many worlds in which others inhabit.
Vivake Khamsingsavath
PERFORMER
Vive is a Laotian American artist based in NYC. His Contemporary Flow is inspired by his mission to help heal the world. Influenced by Buddhist philosophy, Meditation and Mindfulness, he has integrated these studies into a practice that he has shared in over a dozen countries. Vivake dances for Battery Dance and Astarte Creative. He is excited to perform at Jacob’s Pillow for the first time.
Raven Malouf-Renning
PERFORMER
Raven is a Polish-American disabled dancer, choreographer, scholar, and musician based in New York City. Raven has spent nearly ten years of practice based research at the intersection of Dance Studies, Disability Studies, and Queer and Trans Studies. Their primary area of research investigates the role of inclusive performance in creating sites of alchemical kinesthetic worldmaking. They hold a Master of Arts in Performance Studies from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts (Dance) from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Veronica Santiago Moniello
PERFORMER
Veronica is a Venezuelan dance maker currently in New York. Actively networks with Latinx artists exploring multiplicity through performative responses. Offering a manifestation of sensitive spaces in dialogue with body memories, dreams, and the knowledge of ‘naturaleza’. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in the Theatre & Dance Program at UCSD, the University of California San Diego, and a BA in Dance from the Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen, Germany. More Info.
Brandon Wallace
DESIGN
Branden holds a BFA, MFA and a BS in Biochemistry. Branden has utilized their neurodivergence disabilities as a guide to different perspectives. Their practice is creating congruous work from the discord and discomfort of new information. A haptic Harmony of cognitive dissonance. Branden is the recipient of the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship in 2020 & 2023.
creative producer
Candace Feldman
PRODUCTION
Candace is the proud daughter of a Zimbabwean Father and Native Hawaiian mother, with 2 decades of experience as a creative alchemist with a committed history of cultivating, nurturing and presenting in the performing arts. She mothers INTERIM Corporation, a non profit / boutique management consortium co-envisioned with Jerron Herman, for disabled artists that includes; Herman, Molly Joyce and Núñez. More Info.