Photo: Julie McMahon

I am an Okinawan-American dancer and choreographer based in NYC.

Upcoming

DraftWork: Ayano Elson + Iris McCloughan
February 24, 2024 at 8 pm
Sharing a work-in-progress at Danspace Project
Tickets available here

Shadows Later
October 18–20, 2023 at 8 pm
Premiering Shadows Later, a new dance at PAGEANT in Brooklyn, NY
Tickets available here

Filling Station
September 14, 15 + 23, 2023
Performing in Matthew Lutz-Kinoy’s Filling Station, choreographed by Niall Jones
thekitchen.org/on-view/filling-station/

September 14 and 15, 5:30pm at Horatio Street Gas Station
51-67 8th Ave (Horatio), New York, NY 10014)
Free with RSVP. Reservations open August 14.

September 23, 2pm at Dia Beacon
(3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508)

Lutz-Kinoy’s restaging views this 1938 work of American dance through a contemporary lens, creating a dynamic and queered space for a reflection on race, class, and gender. The project features new choreography by Niall Jones (Lead Choreographer) and Raymond Pinto (Consulting Choreographer); a new music score made by musician James Ferraro; a set design by Lutz-Kinoy; and costumes by Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta of fashion label Eckhaus Latta. The seven-member ensemble of dancers includes Bria Bacon, Ayano Elson, Maxfield Haynes, Kris Lee, Niala, Mina Nishimura, and Raymond Pinto.

WITH WOMENS WORK (PROJECTED REDUX) WITH AYANO ELSON, MARIANA VALENCIA, OGEMDI UDE AND LAURIE BERG
Talking with some faves
October 6 at 8 PM
Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, NY
issueprojectroom.org/event/womens-work-projected-reduxd-redux

The showing on the evening of Friday Oct 6th, will include a panel conversation at 8pm featuring three artists who were commissioned as part of the Series: Ayano Elson, Mariana Valencia (2015 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence) and Ogemdi Ude. The conversation will be moderated by dance artist Laurie Berg, who will have installed and activated her (Sports) Bar-In-Residence at 22 Boerum Pl. during the majority of ISSUE’s 20th Anniversary celebration.