the choreographers
This BlakTinx Dance Festival, Phoenix, 2023 application process was adjudicated by Jenny Gerena, Anthony Kelly, Alicia Castro-Nascimento and Ruby Morales. We are honored to have BlakTinx past participants adjudicate the 2023 festival, from their perspective and view. This year's adjudicators had a tough job with a huge application turn out, thank you to everyone who submitted. The panelist delicately and passionately selected both the main stage show and the Emerging Artist Presentation. Thank you to our panelists for doing an outstanding job at facilitating and putting together this year's lineup.
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This year's BlakTinx Dance Festival artist are:
Ali Adelis, Bernard Brown of BBMoves, Candy Jimenez, Carla León & David Olarte, Cynthia Gutierrez of Company Movimiento, Juls Tarango & Juan Carlos Garcia Gutierrez, L. Alexander Patrick-Rolando, Renee Davis, Shayla Eshelman & Honestine Mbuyenge, an THE PACHANGA COLLECTIVE
Meet the amazing choreographers and read their bios below.
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the choreographers
BlakTinx would like to thank and acknowledge the growing network of choreographers
that have thrilled and challenged our audiences with their original works.
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Angelina Ramirez
Martha Patty Hernandez Saray
Shaniece Brazwell
Steven Redondo
Hannah Victoria
Emigdio Arredondo
Zarina Mendoza
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isiah johnson
Esteban Rosales
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Alicia-Lynn Nascimento Castro
Ashley Baker
Erik Canales
Sydney Jackson
Jenny Gerena
Angel Castro
Felix Cruz
Malikah Fernandez
zakiya johnson
The imposter
RaShawn Hart
Reyna Montoya
Anthony James Kelly,
Taimy Miranda
Joan Rodriguez
Ruby Morales
Alexander Patrick
Elisa Marie Reed
Invited Los Angeles choreographers who joined us in Phoenix, Arizona:
Bernard J. Brown, Alan Perez, Aisha Badge, Stephen Tanner, Alvin Rangel,
Michelle Funderburk, Alfonso Cervera, Rosa Rodriguez-Frazier,
Irvin Gonzalez and Patty Huerta