Frances is a NYC-based dance artist/choreographer with a BFA in Contemporary Dance and a BA in Political Science. Rooted in a lineage of dance, Frances inherited her devotion to artistry and dance-making from her mother and older sister. She has performed works by Petra Zanki, Stafford Berry Jr., Selene Carter, Amelia Heintzelman/Leah Fournier, Lilli Dekker/Owen Prum, Braedan Barnes, and more. Her work has been showcased at the Young Choreographer's Festival at Symphony Space (NYC), Athenaeum Theatre (Chicago), and the Eskenazi School of Architecture (Bloomington, IN). Frances has trained at the Professional Training Program at the Bates Dance Festival (2022, 2023) and the David Dorfman Dance Company Summer Intensive at Connecticut College (2021). She has trained in composition, improvisation, and modern/contemporary/postmodern technique. In 2020, Frances performed as a community member with the Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zane Company in Deep Blue Sea at Indiana University Auditorium. Website: francesrosekoper.com
Alicia Steeves is a queer Canadian artist who began her formal training at Canadian National Ballet in 2014-2015, continuing at Alberta Ballet School in 2016 and graduating from their full time program in 2019.She then continued her educating obtaining her BFA in ballet and choreography from Marymount Manhattan College, receiving the Gold Key achievement in 2023. Once graduating she did a fellowship with Sidra Bell from 2023-2024. She has worked with choreographers such as Sidra Bell, Joy Alpureto Ritter, Jenn Freeman, Darshan Bhuller, Christian Von Howard, Katie Langan, Netta Yerushalmy, and Jennifer Archibald. She has also shown her choreography at New York Short Film Festival 2023, was the Panelist Pick and Voters Choice winner at Pittsburgh International Dance Festival 2024, at Mark Morris Dance Center young choreographers workshop in 2023, and a collaborated on a duet with Kaitlyn Hawkins at Candy Box Dance Festival in 2023.
Chloe Sonnet Brown is a dancer, choreographer, and producer living in New York City. Chloe studied dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and holds a certificate in Contemporary Dance from Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet Training Program, where she performed works by Sidra Bell, Gregory Dawson, and Alonzo King. Chloe was a company artist with Spectrum Dance Theatre from 2021-2023.
Chloe’s choreographed work “Terra: We have not yet touched the stars” for Norte Maar’s Counterpointe was performed at the Mark O'Donnell Theatre, and featured by the Brooklyn Downtown Star, Pointe Magazine, and Dance Informa. Most recently, Chloe’s multi-media performance “Vessels” was performed at A Space Gallery. Chloe is the producer behind Body Artifacts, a performance incubator with a focus on experiential, concept driven dance performances.
Isa Segall is a queer, multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. She received her BFA in dance performance and choreography at Montclair State University. They’ve had the privilege to perform works by Stefanie Batten Bland, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, and Dolly Sfeir among others. Isa performed this February with Stefanie Batten Bland’s company, Company SBB, for Neuehouse NYC’s “10x10” Gala. Prior to this, she starred as "Lucy" in Nevermore Immersive's Off-Broadway immersive show, "Dreams of Dracula.” She’s currently dancing with floorwork and dance theater company VALETTO, preparing for their evening length work, "Eternal Bonds," to premiere this November.
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