Summer Intensive

Kate Hutter Mason

Board Member

Artistic Director 2005-2015
LACDC Co-Founder 

Kate Hutter Mason is founder and owner of Stomping Ground L.A. – a community arts complex founded in 2020 on the native lands of the Kizh, Chumash, and Tongva Nations known as El Sereno/East L.A. As a foundational experience for this next step in her artistic and entrepreneurial career, Kate co-founded the L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC) in 2005, and held the Artistic Directorship from 2005 - 2015. Today, she serves as the President of the Board of Directors. Additionally, Kate works in the corporate sector applying her skills learned in non-profit arts as Director of Strategic Initiatives for the aerospace design and manufacturing company, Click Bond, that was founded by her parents and is in its 2nd generation of leadership as a family-owned and operated company. Kate is thrilled to hold many careers in balance and see how each is informed by the other including continuing to instruct dance, choreograph, and be the mother of two spirited and wonderfully free willed children, Charley and Rory, with her husband Eric.

Kate is an alumnus of the Walnut Hill School and a graduate of the University of Southern California with a BFA in Theatrical Design. Kate also holds an MFA in Dance and Choreography from Purchase College, SUNY. Kate has presented her choreography at prestigious venues throughout L.A. including the Broad Stage, Celebrate Dance at the Alex Theater, Ford Amphitheatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. Theatre Center, Diavolo Dance Space and Highways Performance Space. Kate was also the movement director for the band Foster The People on their 2013 Summer Tour and part of the Move campaign by indie clothing retailer Alternative Apparel. Kate has been a visiting artist at USC, UCLA, California State Long Beach, Santa Monica College, Scripps College, Chapman University, Ohio State University, Wayne State University, and Loyola Marymount University.

*Photo by Malachi Middleton

Jamila Glass

Artistic Director

• Founding Company Member in 2005
• Artistic Director in 2021
• Co-Founder Los Angeles Choreographers Institute in 2024

Filmmaker and Choreographer Jamila Glass is known for creating cinematic journeys of movement, shaping characters, and building worlds that reflect what makes us human. In addition to creating work as the Artistic Director of L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (where she joined in 2005 as a founding member), she has choreographed extensively in film and television. Her choreography work includes projects on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, BET, and PRADA and garnered mentions in NY Times, L.A. Times, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and Mashable.  She recently choreographed and co-directed two commercials for Splice, the music industry's highest quality, royalty-free sample library.

Glass began her formal training as a nine-year-old scholarship student at The Discovery Dance Group in Houston, Texas. She continued dancing in her spare time as a vocal music major at the multi-Grammy award-winning High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Jamila graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Cinema-Television (Film & Video Production) and a Minor in Advertising.

As a performer, she has worked with Ryan Heffington, Galen Hooks, Nina McNeely, Kathryn Burns, David Dorfman, Adam Parson, and Mecca Vazie Andrews.  Other credits include Netflix Original film Mascots from Christopher Guest, American Horror Story, Paul McCartney, Colbie Caillat, Foster the People tour, Mastercard, American Apparel, Samsung, & the NY Times Best Selling photography book Dancers Among Us.

Beyond the stage, Jamila, a director/screenwriter, has produced films through her production company The Cutting Room where she has directed 20 critically-acclaimed short dance films, a television pilot, and 2 music videos that have garnered international praise, including film screenings in London, Paris and Lebanon. Her previous work as a freelance editor includes documentary shorts, national radio commercials, and an award-winning independent television network. Her directorial work for LACDC includes and then life was beautiful, INSECTOS: arte y vida (commissioned by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain), and SUMMON (featuring the music by Emmy and Oscar award-winning and Grammy-nominated Kris Bowers).  She previously served LACDC's Media Director and Summer/Winter Intensive Director, elevating the company's visibility across continents.  She is also the co-founder of the Los Angeles Choreographers Institute, an intensive leadership development program incorporating a holistic approach to the business side of dance-making.

She has taught at Schools: Pace University, UCLA, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Fullerton, Texas Christian University, Hussian College Los Angeles and has created work for LACDC, Texas Christian University, Cal State Fullerton, University of Illinois Edwardsville, and Co/Motion Creation Intensive (Boston).  

Recent News: Texas Christian University’s (TCU) dance students had such a wonderful experience with Jamila Glass during her Spring 2023 residency that their School of Classical & Contemporary Dance invited her to return in the Fall of 2023 to do another teaching & choreographic residency. She was honored to share the bill for their 2023 Fall Concert with world-renowned choreographer Sidra Bell.

Jamila is represented by Movement Talent Agency and is a member of the Television Academy, the Choreographers Guild and SAG-AFTRA.

Watch her teaching reel and check out her class schedule.

•   @jamilaglass 
•   www.jamilaglass.com

*Headshot by Zack Whitford

Jessie Lee Thorne

Community Relations Manager

Jessie Lee Thorne (she/they) is a multifaceted artist hailing from Los Angeles, California, with a skill set spanning dance, choreography, filmmaking, and creative production. Beginning their performance journey in Italy under Walter Matteini, Jessie toured extensively across Europe, Israel, and Russia. Later, as a founding member of Micaela Taylor’s The TL Collective, Jessie spent six years touring across the US, Canada, Panama, and Germany. Their prowess extends to directing and choreography, evident in award-winning films and stage productions like "Topia," commissioned by Boston Moving Arts, which received accolades such as "Best Dance Film" at the Paris Play Film Festival and "Best Screendance Short" at Indie Short Fest. Jessie's live adaptation of "Topia" premiered at The Odyssey Theater LA in 2023. Upcoming commissions include: The Boston Conservatory, Backhausdance and Mash Up Dance Company.  Their commercial dance and choreography work can be found in music videos for renowned artists including but not limited to RY X, Emmit Fenn, David Archuleta, Kevin Mchale and films like Universal's "Bobbleheads" among others. As an educator, Jessie has shared their expertise through classes and workshops at esteemed institutions like The Boston Conservatory, Chapman University, and UCLA. Jessie Lee Thorne is dedicated to a lifelong pursuit of cultivating connection through the transformative power of art.

•   @jessieleethorne 

*Headshot by Nick Gonzalez

Heavy Boots

SI Faculty

HEAVY BOOTS creates dance theater dynamic that focuses on film and media production. HEAVY BOOTS commits to create a safe, inclusive, and challenging space that allows its collaborators artistic liberty and experimentation through a movement vocabulary we provide them. Focussing on abstracting the human condition and its interpersonal relationships, HEAVY BOOTS creates content that facilitates conversation surrounding complex behaviors and themes. By blending domestic and pedestrian behaviors with experimental dance HB creates a movement language digestible to vast audiences through accessible platforms.

•   @heavy__boots

Ilya & Megan

SI Faculty

Megan Doheny and Ilya Nikurov met working as dancers for the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), where they spent a total of 9 seasons performing the works of artistic director Rami Be’er throughout Israel, as well as international tours to more than 20 different countries. They were both awarded the Yair Shapira Prize for their contribution to contemporary dance in Israel (2018 & 2021).

Megan and Ilya began creating works together in 2015, and served as resident choreographers for the International Dance Journey Program in addition to creating pieces for KCDC’s main company as a part of the Alternative Stage Platform in Israel.

In 2021, they established their collaborative dance project, “Outrun The Bear”. Since then, they have been invited to perform their works throughout Europe, Israel, The United States, Japan, Mexico, Singapore and South Korea. In 2023, they collaborated on a new work during Megan’s time as an Artist in Residence at LA Dance Project, and were guest artists at Chapman University. Currently, they enjoy engaging with international audiences through live performance, nurturing artistic relationships across borders through creation and collaboration, and sharing their researched approaches to partnering with movers around the world in their “SYNC UP” explorative workshop.

•   @meg.doheny
•   @ilya_nikurov
•   @outrun.the.bear

Headshot by Mark David

Grasan Kingsberry

SI Faculty

Grasan is an Emmy, Grammy, ACCA, and Regional BroadwayWorld Award-winning artist. With a BFA from The Juilliard School, he was featured in 11 Broadway productions including the Tony winning Best Revival of Once On This Island. Grasan contributed to the original 2005 Broadway production and the 2015 Tony, Grammy, and Emmy-winning revival of The Color Purple. Other Broadway credits: Motown, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Leap of Faith, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Finian’s Rainbow, Catch Me If You Can, and Aida. TV: Mozart in the Jungle (Ben), Smash, Royal Pains, All My Children, Today Show. Film: The Aerialist, and I Am Legend. He has worked with choreographers such as: Robert Battle, Camille A. Brown, Donald Bryd, Warren Carlyle, Jiří Kylián, Jerry Mitchell, Casey Nicholaw, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, and Sergio Trujio. He has worked and performed with recording artists such as Beyoncé, Michelle Williams, Deborah Cox, Toni Braxton, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Holliday, Heather Headley, Harry Connick Jr., Bernadette Peters, and Wynton Marsalis. Aside from his fruitful career on Broadway, Grasan is a choreographer, director, model, vocalist, commercial actor, international teacher, and mentor who currently serves as faculty at USC Kaufman School of Dance and Debbie
Allen Dance Academy. 

•   @gray_sandy

Myles Lavallee

Collaborator

Choreographer | 2023 Creative Residency

Myles Lavallee was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, where he trained at various dance studios. He grew up competing in dance competitions and won many awards including JUMP’s Teen National Title and NUVO’s Teen 1st Runner Up. In high school, he attended Arizona School for the Arts before moving away to NYC to study at the School of American Ballet. In 2011 Myles joined Ballet Arizona where he danced for four seasons. In 2014, he moved to Canada to join Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal and in 2016, Myles joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for two seasons. Some of the choreographers he had the pleasure of working with and performing their works include, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, and George Balanchine. He was commissioned twice to choreograph for Ballet Arizona's Innovations program, and created pieces in both LGBC and HSDC choreographic workshops. Myles now lives in Los Angeles as a freelance artist and choreographer and travels frequently to teach and work with dancers around the country. He has been awarded the outstanding choreography award at YAGP’s Semifinals in '22, '23, and '24. He has last been seen guesting with Para Mar Dance, Post Ballet, Ishida Dance, Heidi Duckler Dance, & BODYTRAFFIC, as well as in several music videos and on Netflix and YouTube. He has recently been in process with LACDC for a new creation that will debut in the fall of '24. Myles is extremely passionate about teaching, choreographing and sharing his love for dance! 

•   @myleslavallee
• *Photo by Beau Campbell

Rebecca Lemme

SI Faculty

Rebecca Lemme is a choreographer, performer, educator, and visual artist. Founded in 2014, she is also Artistic Director of the performance group Acts of Matter. Her choreographic work has been commissioned for numerous universities and professional companies, and she teaches extensively in Release, Ballet and Improvisation. Significantly informed by both Release and Laban/Bartenieff techniques, she has created a unique movement style for the stage and the classroom that encourages investigation, problem solving, and versatility. Rebecca holds a BA from Princeton University in English and Theater and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts in Choreography.

Rebecca is an Associate Professor of Dance at California State University, Long Beach. She has been a full-time faculty member at California Institute of the Arts, where she also taught during her MFA candidacy. Additionally, Lemme has been on faculty at Columbia College Chicago, Roosevelt University, Hubbard Street’s Lou Conte Dance Studio, Visceral Dance Center, and Joffrey Ballet Chicago.

Rebecca has been commissioned and presented by LA Contemporary Dance Company, Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, Santa Barbara Dance Theater, Los Angeles Theater Center, River North Dance Chicago, Thodos’ New Dances, California Institute of the Arts, Loyola Marymount University, Columbia College Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Grand Valley State University, The Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, and was a finalist chosen to present choreography for The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010: Chicago. Her work with Acts of Matter has been performed throughout Southern California and Chicago and toured to New Mexico in Fall 2018. Thematically and physically, Rebecca’s work is grounded in an unfettered willingness to attempt something while accepting the possibility of its failure. This physical exertion—this act of trying—is the core of humanity in her work.

Rebecca has toured nationally with contemporary repertory companies Luna Negra Dance Theater, River North Dance Chicago, Hedwig Dances, among others, working with and performing choreography by Jose Limon, Robert Battle, Daniel Ezralow, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Eduardo Vilaro, Frank Chaves, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, and Alejandro Cervera.

•   @actsofmatter
•    www.actsofmatter.com

Colleen Loverde

Artist

2024 World Premieres, Fall 2023 Creative Residency

Colleen Loverde is a dance artist, creator, teacher, explorer and questioner. She was born and raised in Lake Zurich, IL and received her B.F.A. in Modern & Jazz Dance at Point Park University where she was awarded Outstanding Senior Dance Artist in 2017.

Colleen’s work is informed by the recognition that everything is connected and there is infinite wisdom to be uncovered within these connections. The intention of building awareness and cultivating balance between the interplay of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energies is inherent in her process. She is committed to expansion on all fronts through curiosity in partnership with a long-term, sustainable mindset.

Colleen has performed with LED Boise, Heidi Duckler, Open Space, Post:Ballet, Northwest Dance Project, and on a variety of multidisciplinary projects. In addition to dancing with LED Boise, she is also acting rehearsal director under the artistic directorship of Lauren Edson.

She has had the opportunity to perform works by choreographers Ihsan Rustem, Wen Wei Wang, Felix Landerer, Patrick Delcroix, Lauren Edson, Heidi Duckler, Luca Veggetti, Franco Nieto, Noelle Kayser, Johannes Wieland, Michaela Taylor, Shannon Gillen, Ryan Mason, Alice Klock, Luke Murphy, Gregory Dolbashion, MADBOOTS, Garfield Lemonius, Alexandra Damiani, Patrick O’Brien and herself.

In addition to her dance career, she loves to write, read, learn, explore and PLAY. She is currently working on a series of personal essays, dabbling in live storytelling, revisiting her love of singing, collaborating with a dear friend on an upcoming music video series and exploring the ways in which comedy and storytelling may fuse with dance.

  @colleenloverde

• *Photo by Anthony Hou

Lily Massie

Artist

2024 World Premieres, Fall 2023 Creative Residency

Lily Massie has been dancing her entire life, beginning her formal training at the age of six. She participated on a competitive dance team, while pursuing advanced classical ballet training in addition to training in jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and tap. Over the next eight years she was selected to perform solo and group ensemble works choreographed by Missy Lay Zimmer and Andrew Hubbard, Chris Jacobsen, Caroline Lewis-Jones, Dee Caspary, and Brooke Pierotti. Working with these amazing choreographers and artists inspired Lily to pursue her ambition to become a professional dancer.

In 2017, Lily was accepted into the Contemporary Dance program at Boston Conservatory at Berklee on merit scholarship. Her time at the conservatory consisted of rigorous training from esteemed faculty and performances choreographed by Maleek Washington, Ruka White, Lindsey Farber, Kate Weare, Adia Holist, Jarek Cemerek, and Robert Moses. Through the years, Lily has had many distinguished performances in large and small venues, as well as teaching experience and a true love for collaboration and choreography. She was named the 2021-2022 Lizbeth Krupp Dance Scholar at Boston Conservatory and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2022.

After graduation, Lily moved to Los Angeles where she continues to pursue her dream. She is currently a member of LA Contemporary Dance Company and Geometry Dance Company. In addition to dance, Lily is represented by State Management for modeling and HRI Talent for acting. She is currently training with acting coaches Zak Barnett and Brad Heller.

Lily’s experience during the pandemic required added creativity to keep dancing and performing every day. Utilizing videography and focusing on site-specific work sparked a new love for dance on film, which has added diversity to her repertoire. Most recently, Lily’s film “Coconut-Island” premiered in the New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles. She will continue to be curious and push the boundaries of dance while using multi media to capture the ever flowing emotion of ones self experience. Lily believes there to be endless possibilities and extreme exploration within the current world. She is highly optimistic, which gives her strength to trust the process and hold space for all that presents itself.

•   @lily.massie
•   www.lilymassie222.com
• *Headshot by Sam Lehto

Kelle Meschede

Artist

2024 World Premieres, Fall 2023 Creative Residency

Kelle, a multifaceted artist, embarked on her professional dance training in 2012 as an Edge Performing Arts Center scholarship recipient in Los Angeles. Her training continued as she joined Jaci Royal's Royal Flux and Cat Cogliandro's CATASTROPHE! She has since worked with some of the commercial industry's leading choreographers, including Mandy Moore, Ryan Heffington, Nappytabs, Jillian Meyers, and Dominique Kelley. Kelle is represented by Go 2 Talent Agency, and her credits include Sia, M83, Louis The Child, Disney Fairytale Weddings, and The Ellen Show.

With experience in various creative endeavors, Kelle's artistry extends beyond the dance world. She continues to explore visual arts through set design, prop making, site-specific installations, and arts education. Kelle is currently pursuing a B.S. in Human Services and is enjoying her quest to combine dance with visual arts to be utilized as a form of healing.

•   @kelle_meschede
• *Photo by Tomas Protivinsky

Lady Noir

SI Faculty

NAACP Image Award nominated Director on the rise, Tiffany Johnson is being sought after to helm some of the most critically acclaimed and audience loved projects in film and TV. Tiffany has directed award winning short films, music videos, a segment for Netflix’s Strong Black Lead and multiple episodes of television including Netflix’s Dear White People, Showtime’s Black Monday, Amazon’s Hunters, Peacock's Poker Face and the HBO Max documentary The Beauty Of Blackness. Also known as Lady Noir, Tiffany has not only made her mark as a NAACP Image Award nominated Director but has also embarked on a longtime passion of learning to DJ, infusing her unique artistic vision into the realm of music.

•   @tiffanyjenellej 
•  www.tiffanyjjohnson.com

Madison Olandt

SI Faculty

Madison Olandt is a movement artist and director based in Los Angeles. She graduated from UCLA, with a double major in Psychology and World Arts Cultures/Dance. Madison has worked with companies such as Diavolo LA, Jacob Jonas The Company, Pilobolus, Whim W'Him Seattle Contemporary Dance, Peridance Company, Dallas Black Dance Theater, USC Kaufman, UCSB Dance Company, Mike Tyus and Co, Mashup Dance Company, Iluminate, and more. She's created work in partnership with Google, Performance Paradigm, FILA, TEAM WANG, Cartier, The Music Center, Marriott Bonvoy, Anthropologie, STANCE, COACHELLA, 88 Rising, and other major brands. Her passion for film has brought her into many different spaces; creating choreography for feature films, short films, music videos, and documentaries. Her movement language comes from everywhere and simultaneously nowhere. Madison is interested in the relationship between multiple bodies in space, as much of her work centers around partnering and hyper connectivity as it relates to the human experience. 

•   @madison_olandt

Omar Olivas

SI Faculty

Omar was born and raised in Santa Ana, California. He began his training at Saint Joseph Ballet, now the Wooden Floor, under the artistic supervision of director, Beth Burns. Omar has a Masters in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and graduated with a BFA in Dance as a Haggerty and William Gillespie Scholar from the University of California, Irvine, where he was a member of Donald McKayle’s student repertory dance company, Etudes. As a professional, Omar has performed nationally and Internationally with such distinguished groups as Diavolo Dance Theater, BackhausDance, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, and Neglia Ballet. Omar premiered Donald McKayle’s Minstrel Man at the Conservatoire de Paris and Tammy L. Wong’s About Last Night for the inaugural Da:ns Festival at the Esplanade in Singapore. Aside from dancing, Omar has been teaching and choreographing dance for over 15 years. He was invited by La Salle College of the Arts, in Singapore, to set a piece for The Esplanade Da:ns Festival in 2008. He has taught master classes and set brand new works all over the world including at La Salle College of The Arts in Singapore, Ballet Centrum in Fürth Germany, University of California Irvine, Brigham Young University, Webster University, Lehrer Dance, BackhausDance, LACDC, and Ballet Centrum in Fürth Germany. In the summer of 2022 Omar earned his certification in Countertechnique under the guidance of Anouk Van Dijk. Omar is on faculty for the department of Theater and Dance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and also co-manages CrossFit 1020 with his wife.

•   @olivaso

Cody Potter

SI Faculty

Cody is a non binary dance artist currently based in Los Angeles. They began their dance and performance career in NYC, where they were a dancer and Assistant Director for In-Sight Dance Company, a nonprofit service and performance organization in Queens. Since moving to Los Angeles, they have had the pleasure of making live performances with WhyteBerg, Mollie Wolf, Heidi Duckler, Robin Conrad, Invertigo Dance Theater, Rosanna Gamson World Wide, Acts Of Matter (Rebecca Lemme)  Iris Company, LACDC Choreo Lab and Summation LA. They have also had the opportunity to work within the commercial industry with Toogie Barcelo, William Ylvisaker, Jessie Lee Thorne, Reggie Watts, Amy O’Neal, Panther Modern, Ani Taj, Sam Pinkleton, Billie Eilish, Fyohna, Austin McKenzie, Heavy Boots, AJ Lambert and Teddi Gold. 

•   @cpotterp

Gerran Reese

SI Faculty

I am Gerran Reese, I have been teaching dance throughout the world for the past fifteen years and consider this my true passion & purpose. I grew up in Portland, Oregon where I trained in all styles of dance including Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, and African.

I am currently faculty at The Movement Lifestyle,  TMilly Studio, The Brea Space,  Monsters of Hip-Hop Convention (A list), AMDA (BFA Program for Performing Arts,) and The Nexxt Move Dance Convention. I have taught internationally at LAX (Paris, France) Studio 68 (London,) SDA Camp (Poland) Base Studios (London), and Brent Street (Sydney).

I have worked for artists such as Beyonce, Britney Spears, Kelly Rowland, T-Boz, Daniel Bedingfield, Carmit, Estelle, Muse, Amei, Rochelle Jordan, Kona Rose, Two-feet, and many more. I have worked with top choreographers such as Kevin Maher, Brian Friedman, Tessandra Chavez, Travis Payne, Tabitha & Napoleon, Derrell Bullock, Hi-Hat, Andye J, Tony Testa, and many more.

Credits include: Disney’s – Black is King, Monsters of Hip Hop Show Cast 2014, The Jefferson Dancers, and The NBA Blazer Hip-Hop Squad. I have done commercial campaign work for Reebok, Puma, and Nike. As well as dancing for television programs such as X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, The View, Dancing With the Stars, The TV-Land Awards, The Emmy Gala, and The Grammy’s.

•   @Iamgerranreese

Melissa Schade

SI Faculty

Melissa Schade is a Los Angeles based choreographer. With work ranging from stage to screen, her movement tells stories, excites audiences, and brings music to life.  Some of her favorite projects include choreographing for artists like The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Benjamin Booker, and Big Dipper and brands such as Nike, Fiat, Covergirl, and Vivienne Westwood. She is a movement director for photographer Ryan McGinley and together they have shot for the New York Times, Vogue, Vogue Italia (cover), Vogue China (cover), Harper's Bazaar (cover), Vanity Fair (cover), Apple Music, and Samsung, just to name a few. Melissa teaches contemporary, ballet, jazz, tap, and modern all over the United States to students whose experience ranges from beginner to professional. Over the past 22 years, some of her favorite faculty positions have included Ryan Heffington’s The Sweat Spot, Harvard-Westlake Middle School, and LA Contemporary Dance Company Summer Intensive. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona.

•   @mlschade 
•   melissaschade.com

Tyrell & Latrina

SI Faculty

Creative Directors, Producers, and Choreographers... Tyrell Washington and Latrina Bolger Washington are a dynamic duo whose work has been brought to life by some of the biggest names on some of the biggest stages and platforms around the world. This couple is known for their wide range of dance styles and techniques to help capture any creative or artistry thrown their way. From the most sought after dancers, they have evolved into the creative multi-talented force behind the set design, visual storytelling, and choreography on countless shows. They serve as Supervising/Creative Producers on Jimmy Fallon’s Clash of the Cover Bands, Associate Performance Producers on The Voice, American Idol, and American Song Contest, and Choreographers on America’s Got Talent and HBO Max Legendary. Tyrell & Latrina have worked on numerous tours, live stage shows, award shows, including The Academy Awards, The Grammy’s, BET Awards, Billboard Awards, and more! They were among the first to creative produce live television in a pandemic. Throughout their career, Tyrell and Latrina have choreographed for a vast variety of artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Andy Grammer, LL Cool J, Jennifer Hudson, and so many more! This fun, easy-going couple creates magic on and off the stage!

•   @tyrelllatrina

Dawson Walker

Artist

2024 World Premieres, Fall 2023 Creative Residency

Dawson Walker, is a dedicated professional with a passion for contemporary movement, creation, and theater performance. With 17 years of training, he has honed his expertise in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and modern. After completing his education at Orange County School of the Arts he studied abroad at Nuova Officina de la Danza in Italy. Since being overseas, Dawson has been teaching, choreographing, and performing all over Southern California. Beyond being a dance artist, Dawson also pursues acting, photography, guitar, and bouldering.

•   @dawsonwalkurr
• *Headshot by Megan Guise