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DARIAN KANE (Choreographer, Dr. Rainbow’s Infinity Mirror) is from Northern California and has been a Company member of Atlanta Ballet for four seasons and began choreographing last year. She has been drawing for as long as she has been dancing, so she imagines her dances as fluid sequences of individual drawings in which any one moment could stand alone. She is influenced by playwright and director Robert Wilson, pop composer Joe Hawley, film composer Danny Elfman, and by film directors Wes Anderson, Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino. She begins with her classical dance training and builds upon it, imbuing her pieces with the whimsy and quirkiness of her cinematic influences. Her choreography got the attention of Dance Magazine, whose editors selected her as one of “25 to Watch” in 2022, highlighting her contemporary style as “worlds away from her regal classical ballet persona.” CHLOÉ GERVAIS (Costume Designer, Dr. Rainbow’s Infinity Mirror) received her Costume BA in her home country in France. She then completed her MA in Costume Design for Performance at the University of the Arts London. Her university project Héloïse was performed at the Sadlers Wells in collaboration with dancer Michael Barnes. Chloé has enjoyed designing costumes for independent films (Cindy, L’Ambassador, Alpha Pill, Falling Prey, Story of Nothing), performance art (Thesmophoria) publicity (My way from Paris) and theater (L’Auberge des survivants, Jeux d’adultes). Her textile work has been exhibited at “Rivisitando il merletto” at the Burano Lace Museum (Venice) and her digital work at the London Festival of Illustration. ANDERSON SOUZA (Choreographer and Scenic Designer, Inherited) received his training at the Conservatório Brasileiro de Dança under Jorge Teixeira. After graduating, he joined the Cia Brasileira de Ballet in Rio de Janeiro; dancing principal and soloist roles and competing in national and international competitions, including the Beijing International Ballet Competition. Souza traveled with the Company to perform in Colombia, China, Israel and France. In 2013, Anderson joined Gelsey Kirkland Ballet. Under the unique guidance of Kirkland, Anderson matured his artistry and received praise from national critics, including those at The New York Times. Since joining Atlanta Ballet in 2016, he has enjoyed dancing roles in The Nutcracker (by Yuri Possokhov) La Sylphide as Gurn (staged by Johan Kobborg), Sum Stravinsky (by Kiyon Ross), Sandpaper Ballet (by Mark Morris), Tuplet (by Alexander Ekman) and the world premiere of Catch (by Liam Scarlett). This is Anderson’s second time choreographing for the company. The first was during the 2020-2021 season; where he premiered Touchline. Anderson is ecstatic for the opportunity to share this brand-new and very personal piece with Atlanta ballet audiences. KHARI JOYNER (Composer and Performer, Inherited), described by the New York Classical Review as “one of the most exciting young musicians on the classical scene,” has a following both nationally and abroad as a versatile soloist, chamber musician, and ambassador for the arts. He has made numerous guest appearances with orchestras and ensembles across the world, including two recent performances of both Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto in A Minor and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, which received rave reviews. In addition, he has given many cello masterclasses and lectures at notable institutions, most recently at Stetson University and Oberlin Conservatory. Joyner also received a 20172018 career grant from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund, which nominates and endows a select number of gifted artists with generous funding to further their careers. Joyner has also performed for presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, the latter for which he gave a private performance in the Oval Office. A graduate of Juilliard’s prestigious Doctor of Musical Arts program, he was recently appointed as Assistant Professor of Cello at Baldwin Wallace University, and is also on the cello faculty at Mannes Prep.
