Malik Lindo-Ireland is a multi-hyphenate creative based in New York. During his time working as a successful fashion model since 2014, Lindo discovered a passion for DJing that quickly evolved to King Lindo—a nightlife persona encompassing music, image, crowd and vibe curation; a natural extension of his international model fame.

Known for his signature crown and delicious blend of disco, house, hip-hop music, Lindo is a fixture at iconic New York nightlife venues, including Public, Chapel Bar and Soho Grand. He’s also been the face of some of fashion’s most iconic brands, including Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and more.

Lindo prides himself in projecting and attracting immaculate energy, consistently drawing New York’s here-to-dance, here-to-have-fun set.

Instagram: @maliklindo
Venmo: @Malik-Lindo-Ireland

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Tristin & Tanya are Boca Raton’s premier timeshare real estate sales team- and what a team they are! Tristin met Tanya on a all inclusive singles cruise in 1998 and they have been a platonic and professional pair ever since. They specialize in finding you that winter bird home-away-from-home that will seamlessly convert to a permanent address when you’re ready! // Hans is currently MacBeth in Sleep No More and a Juilliard graduate. Hans’ creative vision spans drag, contemporary dance, movement theater, and beyond. Beatriz BB is a professional dance artist, director, and CalArts graduate. She is the resident choreographer at House of Yes and co-Director for the immersive film company Little Cinema.

Instagram:
@beatriz_bb_nyc
@natecarter3
Venmo:
@BeatrizBB
@OnlyHans

Photos by (L) Steve Prue and (R) Brendan Burke.

Cemiyon Barber, Chanel Stone & Danielle Gordon.

Beyond the Black Box (BBB) is an arts and cultural organization that amplifies black voices by building connections and educating people through experiences. We are a group of black dancers dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and healing the black dance community. We felt a lack of support and representation in the dance world when we were young, which motivated us to deliberately build the spaces our younger selves would thrive in. We encourage artists who uphold and advance the social and political principles of inclusiveness, fairness, and visibility. BBB celebrates and shares the accomplishments of our community by producing creative multidisciplinary works, such as live dance productions, community work, mentorship, and education that incorporate popular culture and are laced with enthusiasm. Beyond the Black Box is proud to present its first original piece performed by Chanel, Danielle and Cemiyon and scored by Cleo. Deeply rooted in gratitude and light; This piece derives from the complexities of growing up black, experiencing spirituality, and honoring the past in which has guided and paved the way for us today.

Instagram: @beyondtheblckbox
Cash App: $beyondtheblckbox

Photo by Soléa van Heyningen

Julia Antinozzi's choreographic work combines formal and experimental approaches to make compositionally specific, cinematic dreamscapes. She works with abstraction to manifest tangential ideas and casually satisfying experiences.

Julia’s work has been presented at Movement Research at the Judson Church, Triskelion Arts, Jack Crystal Theater, and Spoke the Hub in NYC, nationally at CHOP SHOP in Seattle and Queer Spectra Arts in Salt Lake City, internationally in Copenhagen, and featured in online publications Synkroniciti Magazine, Apricity Press and Residual Believers. Julia was an Artist in Residence at The Floor, New Dance Alliance and is currently in residence at MOtiVE Brooklyn.

Julia is a performing collaborator with Boy Friday, The Creature, Barbie Diewald and Juli Brandano, has worked with Phoebe Berglund, Javier Padilla and Shayla-Vie Jenkins, and performed in repertory by Merce Cunningham and Bebe Miller. She received her BA from Smith College in Dance and Astronomy, and her Post-Graduate Diploma from the Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School.

Instagram: @juliadance__
Venmo: @juliaantinozzi

Photo by Hilal Soreq featuring Sienna Blaw and Kelsey Saulnier. Costumes by Sonya Gadet-Molansky. Lighting design by Anna Wotring.

Erick Montes is a dancer and interdisciplinary artist who believes in the technology of movement as the threshold towards ancestral wisdom. His research gravitates between memory and representation at the intersection of dance aesthetics. His dances, practice, and training are highly influenced by choreographer Bill T.Jones and the late Luis Fandiño (Mexico City, 1931-2021), among his transnational, cross-cultural mentors between the US and Mexico who have guided his dancing to date.

Erick is interested in authenticity versus the manufacture of dance making and the body as a confluence of biology, biology as in culture. When not producing dances, he teaches a course at UArts, in Philadelphia, for the School of Dance or guides vinyasa practices upstate New York.

Erick Montes is a two times New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” recipient with the Bill T.Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company for Outstanding Revival of D-Man In The Waters (2013) and Best Ensemble for Chapel Chapter (2007). He holds a fellowship from The New York Foundation for the Arts (2008); Fund for New Work Harlem Stage (2005/2010); National Endowment for the Arts; FONCA (National Endowment for Culture and Arts, México, 2003/2005); Mexican Studies Institute CUNY (2022); and the Dance Fellowship and Life Experience Award at University of the Arts (2021–2022). His work has been presented in New York by Movement Research at Judson Church, E-Moves HarlemStage, CPR, Dixon Place, River to River Festival, DUMBO Festival, Triskelion Arts, and the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. His latest project, Moving Landscapes, is a collaborative performance/installation that premiered at Triskelion Arts in the spring of 2022. Montes is also a Vinyasa yoga certified practitioner in mindfulness meditation–oriented toward harm-reduction philosophies.

Instagram: @danceableprojects
Pay Pal: rememberthelight@gmail.com

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Miz Jade is a Black, trans, queer drag performer, event host, and professional dancer. Known for her teaching, activism, and quick wit, she's bound to gag you and turn the party. Miz Jade has been described as fierce, sensual, sophisticated, and full of surprises.  Miz Jade works with Drag Story Hour NYC, which fosters children's imagination while providing glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. She is extremely proud of her involvement with DSH NYC, as she is passionate about the program’s message of acceptance and inclusivity. She is also the face of a national campaign called ‘The Real Ms Information’. A collaborative effort with GMHC and FCB Health to motivate and educate LGBTQ+ people on the importance of being covid vaccinated. Miz Jade has been nominated for ‘Best Dance Performer’ at the Glam Awards. She was also nominated for ‘Queen Of The Year’ and ‘Best Performer’ at the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards. 

Instagram: @mizjadedavon
Venmo: @MizJade_Davon

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