TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH/PAVANI PERI

TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH

As a New York-based movement artist, I am interested in a multimodal, non-hierarchical performance practice. My choreographic research has theoretically and philosophically approached various topics ranging from phenomenological embodiment to corporeal feminist conceptions. I am curious how my research can continue to question the boundaries of gender and sexuality and their associated expectations and binaries. I have presented my work through Dixon Place, Greenspace/Dance Entropy, Emerging Artists Theater, WAX Works, Young Choreographer’s Festival, Estia Day Fest, and The NYU Choreography Seminar amongst others. I graduated from Marymount Manhattan College (2017-2021), earning a B.F.A. in Dance Choreography and a B.A. in Social Entrepreneurship. I have performed the works of Peter Chu, Belinda McGuire, Chase Brock, and Nancy Lushington, and have developed choreographic work under the mentorship of Elisabeth Motley and Sidra Bell. @Tayhollingsworth

PAVANI PERI is a classical Indian dancer, performer, and choreographer trained in the style of Bharatanatyam. A Durham, NC based dancer, shehe has experimented and performed in showings with the American Dance Festival, in the Choreographers's Showcase at the Oklahoma Dance Festival, and has choreographed for and performed dance alongside the NC Symphony. Currently, she is working on finding the timeless contemporary nature in her classical Indian art form so that more audiences can relate to the characters and stories within the form more easily. @pavaniperi

Photo by Paul Barron