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Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez is the recipient of a Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship 2027.

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Brooklyn Arts Exchange logo with white background and letters in purple to soft orange colors

Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez is selected for the Brooklyn Arts Exchange BAX Artist In Residence program 2026-2028.

news & spotlights

A dancer extends her arms like wings, adorned with vibrant, curved plastic sculptures resembling fish fins. She is illuminated by a warm, ethereal amber light.

2026

Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: AXIS Dance in “Patterns” at Lincoln Center’s Big Umbrella Festival 2026

Christopher, wearing a black t-shirt and a silver cross necklace, looks directly into the camera while discussing his choreography.

2023

Axis Dance Company Choreo-Lab

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2024

Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Christopher Unpezverde Núñez in “YO OBSOLETE" at Pioneers Go East Collective’s Out-FRONT! Fest

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2023

The New York Times

Hear the Dance: Audio Description Comes of Age

Stylized "New Talent" cover: layered face looking multiple directions through overlapping, transparent pink glasses.

2023

Art in America 20 Artists to Watch

Art In America: Introducing Our 2023 New Talent Issue: This Disabled Choreographer is skeptical of “Healing”

Front cover of Dance Magazine featuring a ballet dancer. The dancer is en pointe, wearing a vibrant aqua green jumpsuit that contrasts against the background.

2023

Dance Magazine

8 Performances We Can’t Wait to Catch This March: Squaring the past by Christopher Unpezverde Núñez

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2023

Bessies Award Nomination

Best Performer: Ensemble: Marielys Burgos-Meléndez, Rafael V. Cañals Pérez, Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez

Christopher sits in a dance studio; members of the Axis Dance Company are visible as a reflection in the large studio mirror behind him.

2026

AXIS in the Studio: Electric Fish by Chistopher "Unpezverde" Núñez

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Three shirtless male dancers stand in a row under warm amber light, each touching his sternum. The central dancer, Christopher, looks directly at the camera, creating a solemn and intimate atmosphere.

2023

Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez's “The Square: Displacement with no end” at Abrons Arts Center

Christopher lying on the floor doing breathing exercises.

2023

Princeton Arts Fellows

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Christopher dances euphorically at the Brooklyn Museum wearing an ornate pink hoodie. A "NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs" logo appears in the corner.

2020

Immigrant Heritage Week 2020 by NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs featuring Christopher Unpezverde Núñez

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Ghostly, abstract silhouette of a dancer obscured by swirling, deep sky-blue fabric.

2019

Dance Enthusiast

AUDIENCE REVIEW: A Dance Garden Sprouts in Chelsea with Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez