ABOUT THE ARTISTS

JULIA ANTINOZZI is a choreographer and dance artist.

Her work has been presented at Triskelion Arts, Movement Research at the Judson Church, Center for Performance Research, PAGEANT, Jack Crystal Theater, Spoke the Hub (Director’s Choice) in NYC, nationally in Seattle (CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work) and Salt Lake City (Queer Spectra Arts), and featured in various online publications. Julia has held artist residencies at The Floor on Atlantic, New Dance Alliance and Motive Brooklyn. Most recently, she received the inaugural Trisk Fellowship from Triskelion Arts, and was selected to be a 2023-2024 New York Live Arts Fresh Tracks Performance & Residency artist.

As a performer and collaborator, Julia has worked with Phoebe Berglund, Boy Friday, Juli Brandano, The Creature, Barbie Diewald, Ayano Elson, Amelia Koper Heintzelman, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, Anna Sperber, and performed in repertory by Merce Cunningham and Bebe Miller.

Julia graduated from Smith College cum laude with a BA in Dance and a minor in Astronomy. @juliadance__ juliaantinozzi.com

SIENNA BLAW (they/them) is a queer dance artist from Austin, TX. Since graduating from SUNY Purchase in 2017 Sienna has performed the works of Pam Tanowitz Dance, Merce Cunningham, Doug Varone, and Hannah Garner’s 2nd Best Dance Company, and they have performed Contact Improvisation scores at MoMa, and Park Avenue Armory. Sienna is a co-founder of A-Y/dancers, a collaborator with BIRDHOUSE and POGO Dance Projects. Sienna is an authorized teacher of Cunningham Technique™️ through the Merce Cunningham Trust. They are currently performing in Punchdrunk’s award-winning immersive theater production of Sleep No More. @siennersss

DASOL KIM is a movement artist living in Brooklyn, NY. She was born in Cheonan, South Korea and moved to the United States in 2003. During her time at NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she received her BFA, she performed works by Crystal Pite, Sasha Waltz, Sonya Tayeh, and more. Dasol has worked with artists including Chuck Wilt (UNA Productions), Akira Uchida, and Julia Antinozzi. Her most recent works as a performer and movement director can be seen on BOOOOOOOM, Nowness, and Vogue Portugal. @normaltypeshortie

PAULINA MENESES (she/they) is a Filipinx-American dancer, choreographer’s assistant, and arts administrator hailing from Las Vegas, NV. She graduated magna cum laude from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance and minor in Arts Management. During their time in college, they performed works by Kimberly Bartosik, Shannon Gillen, Xan Burley, Sue Bernhard, Alexandra Beller, and Trisha Brown. Now based in New York City, she has worked with esteemed artists including Doug Varone and Dancers, Dylan Crossman, Hannah Garner’s 2nd Best Dance Company, and Kyle Abraham on his New York City Ballet premiere, "The Runaway." In addition to Julia Antinozzi, Paulina currently collaborates and dances for MeenMoves, Peter Stathas, Marie Paspe, and Johnnie Cruise Mercer. @paulinamlv

KELSEY SAULNIER is a Brooklyn based dance artist and choreographer. She has studied under the direction of Leslie Frye-Maietta, Jennifer Nugent, Paul Matteson, Chris Aiken, Paul Dennis, David Dorfman and more. She has worked as a dancer at Boston Moving Arts Productions under the direction of Jenna Pollack, Prometheus Dance, Boston Dance Theater, and is currently a performing collaborator with Julia Antinozzi as well as freelance. She is not only a mover, but a maker, and has presented original solo works at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, 92nd Street Y, Triskelion Arts, Balance Arts Center, the Somerville Armory and more. @kelseysaulnier

SONYA GADET-MOLANSKY is a performer, costume artist, and filmmaker. Their work explores uncovering the surreal in the day to day and remolding past wounds into the fruit of current pleasures. Sonya’s work has been featured at :iidrr Art Gallery, Triskelion Arts, Pageant, BYB studio, Millennium Film Gallery, Boden International Film Festival, and the Redan Gallery in Sweden. They live and work in New York City and have a chihuahua named Mary. @nosonya

RYAN WOLFE is a songwriter, singer, composer, and instrumentalist from Portland, OR. Since graduating from the University of Michigan he has lived in NYC where he plays for dance for Hofstra University, Princeton University, The Martha Graham School, Limon Company, and Cunningham Trust, among other places. He has performed and collaborated with choreographers and dance companies such as Jordan Lloyd, Rebecca Lazier, Alice Liddell and Dancers, Grounded View, CNDC/Angers, The Lovelies, Colin Stilwell, and Chloe London. @ohwowitsryan