Erick Montes

Erick is a dancer and a choreographer who believes in the technology of movement as the threshold for the manifestation of ancestral wisdom. He holds an MFA in Dance from the University of the Arts and a BFA from The National School of Contemporary Dance in Mexico City. He is a former Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company member and holds a fellowship from The New York Foundation for the Arts. His past work received support from the Fund for New Work at Harlem Stage, The National Endowment for the Arts in México, and he received a Dance Fellowship & Life Experience Award at the University of the Arts. Montes has presented his work globally and feels fortunate to collaborate with marvelous artists over the past 20 years. Occasionally, Erick teaches as an Associate Adjunct Professor at Uarts and is a certified Vinyasa and Meditation practitioner with his own practice in upstate New York.

Guillermo Brown, aka Pegasus Warning

Meet Guillermo E. Brown (also performing as Pegasus Warning), a versatile performer and artist who holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. from Bard College. Brown has showcased his creative talents in various projects, including the sound installation “Crack Unicorns” at The Studio Museum in Harlem, the performance pieces “Postcolonial Bacchanale” at Harlem Stage, SYRUP at The Kitchen, and the collaborative trio Thiefs and albums: Woof Ticket EP, Inspiration Equation, Soul at the Hands of the Machine and Handeheld. He has also sound-designed and composed for numerous theater and dance productions, including “She Talks to Beethoven” by Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Charlotte Brathwaite at JACK NYC. 

Brown's accolades are numerous, including drumming on CBS’ Emmy-Award winning “The Late Late Show” as a house band member. He has been recognized for his work with awards such as the Creative Capital Award in Performing Arts for “Bee Boy,” a Harvestworks New Works Residency, a Van Lier Fellowship, and a residency at M.I.T.'s Center for Art,

Science and Technology. 

In addition, he was an adjunct professor at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and Gallatin School.

Jennifer Kjos

Meet Jennifer Kjos, an accomplished dancer who received classical training in ballet, contemporary, and Spanish dance forms from the Subtropics. She expanded her kinetic and conceptual work interests after moving to New York to pursue university studies. 

Jennifer is fortunate to perform in a variety of challenging and enjoyable dances, having been featured in works by esteemed artists such as RoseAnne Spradlin, chameckilerner, Luciana Achugar, Walter Dundervill, and Heather Kravas. Her current interests include exploring themes of longing, grief, beauty, lines, and the interaction between vertical and horizontal planes. In addition to her dance career, Jennifer has a private practice that helps individuals connect with their structures to achieve optimal physical, mental, and psychic well-being. She wishes to express gratitude to Erick for providing this opportunity.

Connor Sale

Meet Connor, a lighting designer based in the city of New York. His portfolio includes projects such as Caution: HOT! at HERE Arts, the body || dust at Gibney Dance, and Julia Antinozzi's Double Bill at Pageant. He also tours with Sadler's Wells' production of Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring. He’s interested in using the temporary nature of light to make people more active in space.

To see more of Connor's work, check out connorsale.com and @connorsalelight.

Anna Wotring

Anna, a Pittsburgh native, is a community-minded dance artist, designer, and production stage manager committed to the practice of collaborative leadership. She currently works with Annie Heath, Lauren Horn, Jennifer Nugent, and slowdanger as a technical design consultant, dancer, and production stage manager. Wotring obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at the Five College Dance Department in Western Massachusetts. She has had the privilege of working with a multitude of dance organizations, including Alvin Ailey Studios, Attack Theater, Ballet Des Ameriques, BalletNext, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Company, the Dance Conservatory of Pittsburgh, Dance Place, H2O Contemporary Dance, Monica Bill Barnes and Company, New York Live Arts, the Pillow Project, Prayers of the People, RoseAnne Spradlin, Scapegoat Garden, Time Lapse Dance, and many others. Wotring is beyond excited to be working and imagining with the Trisk team.