BIOGRAPHIES

j. bouey MOVEMENT COLLABORATOR

j. bouey (they/them) was born in Los Angeles, California, started their dance training at Camelback High School on the Ice Cold Souljahs Step Team, continued training at South Mountain High School, and received their BFA in Dance from Arizona State University before moving to New York City in 2015. They are a current collaborator with nia love have performed with The Fabulous Waack Dancers (under the direction of Princess Lockerooo), Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Germaul Barnes’ Viewsic Dance, Maria Bauman’s MB Dance, Dante Brown, Antonio Brown Dance, Christal Brown’s INspirit Dance, and apprenticed with Emerge 125 (formerly Elisa Monte Dance) under the artistic direction of Tiffany Rea-Fisher. As a creator, j. was a 2021-2022 Jerome Fellow, is a 2022/2023 Movement Research Artist in Residence, a 2023 CUNY Dance Initiative Recipient, and 2023 BRIClab Performance Arts Residency Artist with George Del Barrio and Tyrone Bevans. j. bouey was also recently a Gibney 2021 Spotlight Artist, Artist-In-Residence at CPR – Center for Performance Research, and 2021 Bogliasco Fellow. j. was also a 2018 Movement Research Van Lier Fellow, and 2018 Dancing While Black Fellow.

Anthony Fernandez Technical Design

Anthony Fernandez (he/him), based in New York City, collaborates with material and performance artists to manipulate design elements. His hope is to help create an atmosphere that opens up the possibilities of a space to best suit our intentions. It has been a pleasure working with nia and the UNDERcurrents team.

BENIN FORD CONCEPTUAL DESIGN/WRITER

Benin Ford (he/him) Originally from Memphis, TN, Benin received his BA from Davidson College where he was a Romare H. Bearden Scholar. He received an MFA/MS in Painting and Art History from Pratt Institute. He was awarded the 2013 Joan Mitchell Foundation’s Painters and Sculptors Grant, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Cyan Hunter Movement Collaborator

Cyan Hunter (he/they) was born in North Carolina and became a dancer at a very young age. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Dance at the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts In Manhattan. Cyan has worked with nia love, Stacy Spence, David Thompson, Correen Longbine, Rebecca Stenn, Vicky Shick and Larissa Velez-Jackson. He also has performed alongside the Keely Garfield Dance Company with works at Danspace Project and New York Live Arts. His most recent work is the 2021 Park Avenue Armory Production of DEEP BLUE SEA curated by Bill T. Jones and the Bill T.Jones/ Arnie Zane Company, Brackish Arts Extravaganza (2022). & Arts On Site 3R performances.