mL theSHOW 2023: Entity
https://www.entitycontemporarydance.com
Entity Contemporary Dance was founded in 2009 by choreographers Will Johnston, Marissa Osato, and Elm Pizarro with the intent to forge connections between the Southern California hip hop and contemporary dance communities. Based in Los Angeles and directed by Will Johnston and Marissa Osato, Entity Contemporary Dance is a professional contemporary dance company that interweaves modern, jazz, and hip hop dance techniques to explore the nuances of emotionality and intercultural connectivity. Comprised of working professionals in LA’s commercial dance industry, Entity creates live stage, site-specific, and film/TV work that prioritizes rhythm, dynamism, power, and vulnerability. Through its educational outreach programs geared towards young artists and pre-professional students, Entity cultivates connection points to various dance career pathways in performance, choreography, education, and production.
theSHOW:
Executive Director: Shaun Evaristo
Prouducers: Vienna Luu, Eiko O’Malley, Shaun Evaristo, Aye Hasegawa, Kevin Huang
Creative Director: Shaun Evaristo, Aye Hasegawa
Production and lighting design: Kevin Huang
Video: Vibrancy
Laser operator: Alex Rudavin
Audio design: Elijah Abadilla
Stage manager: Vienna Luu
Rigging: Castle in the cloud, Cam Nagin, Ray Fornier
Staff: Flynn Aldrich, Dominique Pompa, Jazmyn Thomas, Caitlynn Clark, Kaelan Jones, Sheniece Hammett, mL WORKSTUDIES