Choreographer: Amanda Castro, Arielle Rosales, Brinda Guha
Performers: Amanda Castro, Arielle Rosales, Brinda Guha, Ryan Stanbury, AJ Jagannath, Okai Musik
Music: Soles of Duende Company
Costumes: Soles of Duende Company

A Brooklyn-born Puerto-Rican from New Haven, a Mexican Puerto-Rican Jew from the Lower East Side, and a Bengali Indian from Jersey walked on to the wooden floor & the rest? History. Bonded by their deep love of music, their crafts, and true connection, Soles of Duende is on a lifelong mission to elevate the joy and music of true collaboration across disciplines and the celebration of the forms they practice. Based in the sounds of Tap (Amanda Castro), Flamenco (Arielle Rosales) and Kathak (Brinda Guha), Soles of Duende’s fire is the spirit that lives within each of these women to celebrate their connection given their beautiful differences and to uplift the forms that made them.

They are a Bessie-nominated group that has graced the stages of The Joyce Theater, Joe’s Pub, Reg Lenna Arts Center, Yale Schwarzman Center, Barnes Foundation, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, NYU Skirball Center, Danspace Project and more. Soles has been featured on the cover of Dance Magazine, received Critic’s Pick in the NYTimes and was listed as one of NYT’s Best Dance Performances of 2022, with subsequent Sunday Arts features in the NYT in 2024. Starting as an all-acapella dance trio, expanding into a 6-piece ensemble of dancers & musicians, Soles has lit floors on fire since their inception showcasing the power of three women conversing in distinct percussive dance traditions.

Choreographer: Jessee Leigh Robinson. Breaking Material in collaboration with Zakhele “Swazi” Grabowski. Featuring Improvisation by dancers
Performers: Zakhele “Swazi” Grabowski, Audrey Chapin, William Wims, Johannah Rickman, Isabella Serricella, Toru Sakuragi, and Jessee Leigh Robinson
Music: “For Whom The Bell Tolls” and “Note To Self” by J. Cole and “United In Grief” and “Count me out” by Kendrick Lamar
Sponsor: Rhythmic Arts Center NYC

Jessee Leigh Robinson is a New York City-based dancer from Los Angeles, CA. She is an alumna of The School at Jacob’s Pillow and Dance Lab New York. Jessee has recently performed at The Joyce Theater with Anthony Morigerato, The New York City Center, Moody Performance Hall and Bryant Park with Sole Defined, also at 92NY, Symphony Space, and The National Jazz Museum in Harlem with Lisa LaTouche. As a choreographer, she has enjoyed the opportunity to present her work at 92NY for Future Dance Festival, Arts on Site, 3 Dollar Bill, Dixon Place, Choreographers Carnival NYC, and Silo Dance Festival. Jessee was recently a part of pre-production for NYCC Encores! Wonderful town choreographed by Ayodele Casel and Jelly’s Last Jam choreographed by Dormeshia. She has also been apart of pre-production for Anything Goes at the MUNY choreographed by Jared Grimes. Jessee is honored to be a Works & Process Artist for the development of “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

Choreographer:  Rosalind Newman
Performers:  Sarah Housepian, Jillian Linkowski, Amy Saunder, Kar’mel Small, Razvan Stoian
Music: Cathedral City by Missy Mazzoli recorded by Victoire, additional sounds by Kar’mel Small

Founded by Jonathan Hollander in 1976 in lower Manhattan, Battery Dance now serves as one of America’s leading cultural ambassadors, connecting the world through dance. With its exceptional team of dancers who also serve as teaching artists and choreographers, the Company pursues artistic excellence and social relevance, creating vibrant new works, performing on the world’s stages, presenting dance in public spaces, serving the field of dance with low-cost studios in its home in Tribeca and teaching people of all ages with special attention to the disadvantaged and areas of conflict. Battery Dance is committed to enhancing the cultural vibrancy of its home community in New York City, extending programming throughout the U.S., and building bridges worldwide through international cultural exchange with programs in 75 countries to date.

Choreographer:  Elías Aguirre
Performers: David Candela, Mario González, Elías Aguirre
Music: Ed is Dead
Costumes: Marisa Maggi

The Elías Aguirre Company, based in Madrid, stands out for its extensive trajectory and a unique scenic perspective rooted in the exploration of “invisible nature.” It blends techniques from contemporary dance, urban dance, and physical theater to create captivating and deeply immersive performance experiences. Founder and director, Elías Aguirre, is a multidisciplinary artist with a distinguished career across various creative fields, recognized as a choreographer, dancer, photographer, and visual and plastic artist. He trained in dance at the Royal Professional Conservatory of Dance in Madrid and holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid, as well as a Master’s in Performing Arts from King Juan Carlos University. His education also includes studies in Graphic Design (TAI), Stage Photography (with Fernando Marcos), and Nature Documentary Filmmaking (with Luis Miguel Domínguez), complemented by training in urban dance, butoh, and clown.

Choreographer: Amy Saunder
Music: Cowboy on the Run, We Battle Giants, Potted Plant, and It’s in a Dream by Bandits on the Run
Performers: Antuan Byers, Tiffany Mangulabnan, Sarah Housepian, Amy Saunder, and Kar’mel Antonyo Wade Small
Costumes: Reshma Patel

konverjdans (converge/dance) is a Brooklyn-based, women-led contemporary ballet company co-founded in 2016 by artistic directors Amy Saunder, Jordan Miller and Tiffany Mangulabnan, three  dancers, choreographers, and creators who hail from Zimbabwe, the US and the Philippines, respectively, and who come together (converge) in the name of creating art in New York City.

konverjdans converges dance with other art forms, collaborating and producing work across disciplines. The company creates, performs and presents new and original work that reflects the voices within our community, a diverse group of artistic collaborators in dance, music, film, visual art, literature, and design. Since 2016, konverjdans has collaborated with over 60 different artists and created and produced close to 30 original works in dance.

The company has been presented at  festivals like Norte Maar’s annual Dance at Socrates and CounterPointe festivals, Battery Dance Festival, Periapsis Open Series, the Women in Dance Leadership Conference in NYC, the Riverside Dance Festival in Vero Beach, FL, and a number of others.

Choreography and Text: Moscelyne ParkeHarrison
Performers: Ashley Green, Ny Opong, Colin Frederick, Miriam Gittens, Quaba Ernest, Lieana Sherry, Marcus Sarjeant
Music: HYbr:ID oval blackhole by alvo noto, Ay Çürüdü by Anadol 5 Lieder, Op. 41: No 1, Weigenlied by Richard Strauss, Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jessye Norman. Text: Moscelyne ParkeHarrison
Costumes: Aine Dorman of undercurvedesigns

Founded in 2019, BODYSONNET is a company based in New York committed to making site responsive work on an international scale. Led by Co-Founders Moscelyne ParkeHarrison (Artistic Director), Mio Ishikawa (Associate Artistic Director), and Sean Lammer (Creative Consultant), BODYSONNET initiates projects that center dance to yield works that are highly physical and unique to the communities with which we engage.

Moscelyne ParkeHarrison is a choreographer, director, and dancer. She is Artistic Director of BODYSONNET and former Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of Post:ballet. A Juilliard Dance graduate honored with the Artist as Citizen Award, she has choreographed for Skidmore College, The Juilliard School, Metropolis Ensemble, LINES Training Program and Post:ballet. Her films have screened at SFDance Film Festival and Dance Camera West. Recently she choreographed Magma, an immersive production at The Midway SF. Presently she teaches at Joffrey NYC, Gibney, Steps on Broadway, and the School of American Ballet.