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2024 Lab Artists

One light skinned Black dancer stands facing her left in a tan top and bottom, rope twisted locs, and covered in sweat

Aaliyah Christina

Helen Lee

A white person with very short brown hair with a fresh fade, wearing a black mesh collared shirt, gazes intensely at the camera with their chin propped in the L-shape of their right hand.

Nora Sharp

Phree

2023 Production Residencies

Maggie, a fat white woman with short brown hair, sits cross legged in front of a dark brown radiator against a light blue wall. She wears a long black nightgown. A heating pad lays on the floor beside Maggie, its cord stretched in a circle around her.

Maggie Bridger

SJ, A Black Queer Gender Non-Conforming is pictured wearing all white, with a brown cap looking tenderly into the camera.

SJ Swilley

2023 Lab Artists

Light skinned Black femme outdoors under a blue sky, with one hand holding the opposite elbow.

Benji Hart

A Black woman peeking though the leaves of a bright green plant.

Enneréssa LaNette

Zachary Nicol

A closeup photo of a dancer wearing Grass Dance regalia.

Winfield RedCloud Woundedeye

2022 Lab Artists

A dancemaker with a black blouse, red lipstick, and black hair in a high bun faces the camera.

Star Dixon

A dancemaker in a denim-color top blocks their face with a boxing position. A basketball court is in the background.

Marcela E Torres

A dancemaker with long braids and a black unitard leans sideways and smiles

Diamond Hardiman

A dancemaker wearing soft blues and whites holds a hand gesture with flared fingers towards her mouth.

Kinnari Vora

A dancemaker in a bodysuit with blue, white, and pink polka dots poses with his hands near his face.

Fabulous Freddie

A dancemaker in a floral blouse with primary colors faces the camera with a confident smile.

Kia S. Smith

2021 Production Residencies

Two dancers hook arms and smile as they pose in front of artistic graffiti

BraveSoul Movement

Ivelisse Diaz

One dancer balances another on their lap on a stage with theatrical lighting

La Vuelta Ensemble

A man with a beard and black shirt.

Rigo Saura

2021 Digital Dance Grants

Three performers onstage with theatrical lighting of hazy blues and purples.

Antibody Corporation

Annie Franklin

An artist stands in front of their painting

B’Rael Ali Thunder

Gold and black graphic of an artist in a kimono.

Yoshinojo Fujima

Silvita Diaz Brown

An individual in a orange dress sits and laughs with their eyes closed in from of an orange background.

Alyssa Gregory

A grid of 2 logos and 2 dance images with wheelchairs.

ReinventAbility

Ashwaty Chennat

A dancer poses outdoors under a blue sky with skyscrapers in the background.

Maria Luisa

2020 COVID-19 Relief Grants for BIPOC Artists

$1,250 relief grants to 16 artists. Names anonymous for privacy purposes.

2020 Lab Artists

Bril Barrett

Irene Hsiao

Sterling Lofton aka “Steelo”

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Erin Kilmurray

Christopher “Mad Dog” Thomas

Christopher Knowlton

2019 Lab Artists

Anjal Chande

Jane Jerardi

Darling Squire Shear

Mitsu Salmon

Nejla Yatkin

Vershawn Sanders-Ward

2019 Greenhouse Artists

Keyierra Collins

Sirr Tmo Sama

Marceia L. Scruggs

蕭潔恒 Jie-Hung (Connie) Shiau

2018 Lab Artists

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Jenn Freeman/Po’Chop

Joanna Furnans (artist)

Rob Welcher

Ayesha Jaco

A woman with blue eyes and short curly hair wearing a headscarf and looking directly at the camera.

Anna Martine Whitehead

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Nico Rubio

2018 Greenhouse Artists

Elysia C. Banks

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Erin Kilmurray

Monica Thomas

Megan Young

2017 Lab Artists

Brittany Harlin

BRAVEMONK

Jumaane Taylor

Joshua L. Ishmon

A woman with a white tank top, dark pants, glasses on her head, and stickers pack walks on rocks alongside thick trees.

Victoria Bradford Styrbicki

Rika Lin aka Yoshinojo Fujima

2016 Lab Artists

Carole McCurdy

Pranita Nayar

Onye Ozuzu

Catherine Sullivan

2016 Regional Dance Development Initiative (RDDI) Lab Artists

2015 Lab Artists

Barak adé Soleil

Jamal “Litebulb” Oliver

Benjamin Holliday Wardell

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Sara Zalek

2014 Lab Artists

J’Sun Howard

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Ginger Krebs

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Adam Rose

Ahmad Simmons

2012 Lab Artists

Victor Alexander

Paige Cunningham Caldarella

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Kristina Isabelle

Mark Jeffery

2011 Greenhouse Artists

Justin Cabrillos

Joy Davis

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Adam Rose

Emma Draves

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Ginger Krebs

2010 Lab Artists

Rachel Bunting

Rachel Damon

Meida Teresa McNeal

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Erica Mott

2009 Lab Artists

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Julia Rae Antonick

Lin Hixson

Kevin Iega Jeff

Atalee Judy

2008 Lab Artists

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Jan Bartoszek

Peter Carpenter

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Jonathan Meyer

Nadia Oussenko

2007 Lab Artists

Matthew Hollis aka Mattrick Swayze

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Ayako Kato

Nicole LeGette

A light-skinned woman with short brown, curly hair wearing a grey scarf and dangly round earrings.

Julia Mayer

2006 Lab Artists

Darrell Jones (artist)

Michelle Kranicke

Margaret Morris aka “Moonbones”

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Molly Shanahan

2005 Lab Artists

Asimina Chremos

Margi Cole

Carrie Hanson

Julia Rhoads

2004 Lab Artists

Lane Alexander

Shirley Mordine

Hema Rajagopalan

Eduardo Vilaro

2003 Lab Artists

Ginger Farley (artist)

Jimmy Payne, Jr.

Sheldon B. Smith

Erica Wilson-Perkins