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Named after one of Lorca's poems Abandoned Church is an abstracted creation depicting a celestial graveyard as well as the loss of cultural identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430579641117-FJSGYAS6FI6I02GS8KBG/image-asset.jpeg PAST & UPCOMING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1431454532038-J1TGME7F1XM579KHJAXR/image-asset.jpeg PAST & UPCOMING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1428069230380-CBF54WMZH4KLP6DUKZN7/image-asset.jpeg PAST & UPCOMING In January 2015 Visual Artist Brian Michael Reed commissioned Artistic Director Gentry Isaiah George to create an enhanced and redesigned exhibition performance to showcase his work’s continued growth and development as a collaborative art experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1409001014027-CR0UF6VXCU3BN14H99MK/image-asset.jpeg PAST & UPCOMING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1409000931138-5YGS11967JM5GJM4N9UQ/image-asset.png PAST & UPCOMING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1409000821819-3LRKHDL8MD6Q7I93YY5I/image-asset.jpeg PAST & UPCOMING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1402337191242-V61FSUETMCBV1ARR4X03/image-asset.jpeg PAST & UPCOMING The Harlem Arts Festival is a free Performing and Visual Arts festival that takes place the last weekend of June each year in Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem NYC. 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This is the company’s first performance outside of New York, and George says it’s only natural that he came home. George, who also dances with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, says Wednesday night’s performance, "Courageous Chapel, Abandoning Theater," is largely inspired by his experience in the church." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1463536058219-X2OY5MNIHVQ60SJ2E6OP/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440891280800-276G2ITAHZQH3ZO69ZVT/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE (August 2015) Saturday, August 15th, 5-8pm Newark Riverfront Revival in association with Dance Mogul Magazine will be presenting the first ever dance event at Newark Riverfront Park, “Dance Stories on the River featuring Storyboard P." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440891403759-Z9091IMXAQF7PUR3V18Z/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE   This event will feature internationally renowned talent including Newark’s own tap genius Maurice Chestnut, the innovate contemporary group Zest Collective, Mystic India Bollywood troupe, and the king of street dance Storyboard P along with special guests. If you love dance and movement, you don’t want to miss this special night honoring the genre dance by the Orange Sticks along the Passaic River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440889537511-IEU0AH6AMFRN65CK57AH/tumblr_static_7i773qguk7swo84wcosc088kg.jpg PRESS COVERAGE (July 2015) Photo-journalist Chimene Jackson writes " Our insouciant lifestyles have insisted upon an art that remains shallow to keep us in languor, robed in the hebetude of remembering nothing and forgetting our eco- and sociological obligations so long as we get to laugh. If there was ever a time for art to confront society and politics on stage it is today. This is why I appreciate Gentry's fearlessness in using things like Holocaust documentaries and dancers in touch with their humanity to choreograph his work." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440889557401-7GZ19ZHC7X2DGX60118J/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440888288568-W2HS0H8H1CTY4N6ISB80/1430717022925.png PRESS COVERAGE (June 2015) ZEST gears up to present a new work at the first annual Higher Ground Festival taking place inside Northern Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park Saturday, June 27th, 2015. Dance Mogul Magazine discusses the importance of this new creation with Artistic Director Gentry Isaiah George. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440888319289-IQJG9VAHCN8BJB5GCDXY/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430717022368-T5F554ET0COUIDTKRK56/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (April 2015) View exclusive interviews with Artistic Director Gentry Isaiah George, Dance Artist Stephanie Salts and Musician Dylan Sneed as they talk about the world-premiere of FETUS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430717053537-T4BLC8FJ9UEFOPVHLANU/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440981499867-G8VGQTFH53M8T0VSYGPK/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (March 2015) Hosted by the Whitebox Art Center, dancers from the ZEST COLLECTIVE, visual artist Andrew Kaminski, and singer Kennedy all lent their time and talents to the night's festivities, which also included a DJ dance party, silent auction, and three-hour open bar.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440981435484-LMLP7G8X2YATVR2IIYW8/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430716748756-RULT2GG283KEB0PETS9A/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE (March 2015) Owner of Vagabroad Journals Chimene Jackson joined ZEST one day before the premiere of “A Matter Of Heart,” this past February. In addition to taking photographs, Jackson also blogged about ZEST’s creative procedures upon viewing the Dance Artists’ interaction with Artistic Director Gentry Isaiah George. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430716769293-0R6HFCGY36MKHFBQ8MS2/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430712519099-3ZTBXS7URNFJTZ13ZLIH/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (March 2015) On March 19th, 2015 ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art presented a multidisciplinary program at White Box Art Center as part of Harlem Arts Festival’s Young Patrons’ Session. Dance Mogul Magazine went behind the scenes to capture the company’s historic premiere at the Bowery’s White Box Art Center. DMM also sat down with the company’s founder and artistic director Gentry Isaiah George to talk about the company’s collaboration with projection artist Andrew Kaminski and much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430712366663-P5BYI1HIR9Y4O2NWIYC2/IMG_9716.png PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1431530942541-7XI68SLL5TJU6SUD02XN/13e081_949782322aac4b41b629641dfd32a422.jpeg_srz_435_212_85_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpeg_srz.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE (March 2015) Read more about ZEST's new premieres and presentation with Projection Artist Andrew Kaminski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430714531155-D3IBLOBH8XBNM5AALRC4/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430713122860-BDQXNOQTS46TSP5Y5UIK/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (March 2015) #DIYwithDYD is a series that follows creative individuals. South African Blog Drop Your Drink interviews Artistic Director Gentry Isaiah George https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430713199574-2RH8HMI8ESRZ2136QIQ8/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1431530965456-AZQKFIXDQ37OBZTI76AR/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (February 2014) Read review by Photo-Journalist Chimene Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430715080466-ECX6WWOU9244K0YQ873L/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430713850725-WKX30P7M6BND4H1ZVSSG/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (February 2015) Dance Mogul Magazine joined ZEST for an exclusive #behindthescenes experience for the creation of "A Matter Of Heart" with visual artist Brian Michael Reed. Check it out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430713827882-4PTZ0FZFOT27A5BW25PY/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430715821131-75TR2HENQV3GBMRY9W7U/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (December 2014) Never before in the history of dance has a company ever had an entire magazine devoted exclusively to profiling the company's members, vision, mission, stage performances and ethos. Check out ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art in December 2014's issue of Dance Mogul Magazine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430716253269-TD52MX9WWWQ35WMWOX14/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1431215128779-42LRAHW2YGISCDIE4Y1W/image-asset.png PRESS COVERAGE (July 2014) StageBuddy connects with Artistic Director Gentry Isaiah George about the company's progress, what it means to be a #zestbug and the company's upcoming performances this summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1431215093237-E5O3O7OTH34LY2VMITT3/image-asset.jpeg PRESS COVERAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1391314599016-UIWMM7J5JUELFXL3HXFH/Screen+Shot+2014-02-01+at+11.14.59+PM.png PRESS COVERAGE (December 2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1391314779544-5OKBDTSZ1NPX1JFV9WIG/Screen+Shot+2014-02-01+at+11.15.29+PM.png PRESS COVERAGE http://www.zestcollective.org/artistic-director daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1728923987756-PIOAPNZFBX93QJ1PU2DA/Zest+Collective+099723.JPG ARTISTIC DIRECTOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/10e7e86f-ffab-4c22-8efc-624ea445ac84/DCAE6DF2-099E-4CB7-9295-4680955E4FC4.PNG ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Photo by Roshaknie Hayes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/ea794a10-2734-4ee6-a9a9-81160342dc01/60555e51df5555af8bfd3d858f12d570.jpg ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - Make it stand out Photo by Eduardo Patino http://www.zestcollective.org/contact-1 daily 0.75 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1728923366676-OMK59G2KIAEQQV59ZWAH/MOVED-519.jpg CONTACT US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/349f8c65-8b15-4017-8db8-2f330a9567a9/459591091_8082919891815559_2535302103963727275_n.jpg CONTACT US - Make it stand out The Company at The Moss Center, Salon Series 2024, Photo by TCDCS http://www.zestcollective.org/subscribe daily 0.75 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1728923560560-1XFZCU8NKUW8Q4X19BI8/i-t4Wgp9t-X2.jpg SUBSCRIBE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1440887692466-A4Q3737PYULMQSNDLWQI/IMG_9655.png SUBSCRIBE Founding Company Dancers: Riiko Kitayama, Jesse Obremski, Leal Zielińska, Amanda Bouza, Gentry Isaiah George (Artistic Director), Mariusz Kujawski, Giulia D'Antoni, Michael Greenberg Photo by Anthony Harris, Dance Mogul Magazine (2015) http://www.zestcollective.org/danceartists daily 0.75 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1728923869210-IHY7JF5YTHAGYAGLTG2A/Zest+Collective+093545.JPG DANCE ARTISTS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/d80b8412-38f2-460e-ae39-144108f05b87/177013166_3512634538836559_2453744614530127916_n.jpg DANCE ARTISTS - Make it stand out Deja Darbonne is a Miami-based performer, choreographer, yoga instructor, and educator. Darbonne was a Miami-Dade College Honors Dance award recipient in 2015 and completed her BFA from the New World School of the Arts & University of Florida. Deja has danced with Peter London Global Dance Company, Dance Now Miami, National Water Dance Project, Ballet Hispanico Dos, Ruddur Dance, OCA Dance, Miami Movement Collective, and Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami. She has performed works by Robert Battle, Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Ronald K. Brown, Talley Beatty, Gustavo Ramirez, Jamar Roberts, Eduardo Vilaro, and others. She recently performed for Miami Light Project's Here & Now 2021 participant Enrique Villacreses in Golden Society and Latin Grammy award-winning hip hop artist Gloria Martinez for HBO Max. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/8d61f819-0f62-422b-8db6-8382ebdd91ec/4-2.jpg DANCE ARTISTS - Make it stand out Diana Figueroa was born in Miami, Florida. She began her dance training at 13 with Rosario Suarez and Mariana Alvarez at The Thomas Armour Youth Ballet. Diana continued dancing at the New World School of the Arts & later graduated from The Harid Conservatory. In addition, she received a BFA from Point Park University. Diana has performed lead roles in pieces by Emery Lecrone, David Morse, George Balanchine, Septime Weber, Gerald Arpino, Jerry Opendacker, Tara Lee, Tania Vergara, Leonardo Reale, Ariel Rose, and Ronen Koresh, to name a few. After graduation, Diana danced with Merztanz Contemporary Ballet, Atlantic City Ballet, Roxey Contemporary Ballet, Dimension Dance Theatre of Miami, and most recently, with Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami. She is also the current School Studio Director at Maria Verdeja School of the Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/3673b73f-3e80-4d0c-8cc0-517b77bdb123/tempImageAEGAx3.jpg DANCE ARTISTS - Make it stand out Kiera O'Rourke trained as a modern dancer and lawyer. She graduated from the New World School of the Arts, Stanford University, and Harvard Law School. Kiera dedicated her career to community-based organizations as a public health advocate in Nicaragua, a tenant's rights paralegal in New York City, and an Advocacy and Policy Manager at the Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation in Miami. She currently works as a project manager for Miami City Ballet. She wants to use her arts and advocacy background to create and support art that challenges how we think about history, narrative, identity, and culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/592d9592-5e69-4986-b9dd-25453c43ff79/4-3.jpg DANCE ARTISTS - Make it stand out Eleni Gialas was born in Germany. She graduated from the Greek National Opera, where she performed in multiple classical productions such as Giselle, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Tchaikovsky Pas Des Deux, Sleeping Beauty, and contemporary productions by MatsEk and Nacho Duato. Later she joined the Aenaon Dancetheater of Daniel Lommel, where she performed 'Bhakti' by Maurice Bejart and much more. Eleni is currently performing with the Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami and pursuing her BA in Psychology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1cc91a93-fee5-40c9-a140-9f9dd02d6a0b/4-1.jpg DANCE ARTISTS - Make it stand out Maryann Arnita Benjamin is the Founder and Artistic Director of MAP DANCE THEATRE. She has partnered with institutions such as The Milagro Center, Carver Middle School, & American Heritage School. From age nine, Maryann studied ballet, modern, African, tap, and hip-hop, later adapting musical theatre, Latin dancing, water ballet, and aerial work. She trained at The Ailey School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Joffery Ballet, and Dreyfoos School of the Arts. At twelve, Benjamin began performing with WNBA's LA Sparkids. She was a leading actress in the 'Brown Ballerina' film, performed in 'Hairspray' onboard Royal Caribbean Cruises, and has danced in music videos, festivals, and award shows. Maryann is SAG-AFTRA qualified and is the recipient of WPB Delta Sigma Theta Woman of Excellence - Arts Award, 2017. http://www.zestcollective.org/administration daily 0.75 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1728923822747-CL8HQ33VCCP2D6FSJFL9/Zest+Collective+093406.JPG ADMINISTRATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1398257691072-3WLI9JN3OA29KXY920GH/image-asset.jpeg ADMINISTRATION Photo by Andrew Copeland Lead Designer & Concept Developer: Andrew Copeland Goal oriented highly motivated and organized designer with over ten years experience in graphic design, marketing, advertising, identity creation, publication design and photo editing. Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status. Detail-directed problem solver, with strong leadership capabilities and the ability to work well with staff at all levels in the organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1453865040371-EEAO3E5Y1CCXE6JUZR8F/280695_4609606362697_2083821457_o.jpg ADMINISTRATION Photo by Yael Talleyrand Creative Marketing Manager: Morel Doucet Morel has a BFA in Ceramic with a minor in Creative Writing and concentration in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, MD. He is recipient of numerous academic awards, including the Alumni Award for Student Leadership, C. Louise Mullan Flanigan’ 34 Scholarship and the National NAACP ACT-SO Gold Medalist award in Sculpture. Morel has exhibited in the US and abroad including shows at the National Council on Education for Ceramics Arts, New York, Miami, Baltimore and the Alliance Française de São Tomé et Príncipe. http://www.zestcollective.org/collaborators daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1728923773600-SAWS4KQT8ZVMWBBVWO13/Zest+Collective+093779.JPG COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430751322159-DI9KT25SR2LEQRYUDNGH/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS Photo by Cesar Brodermann ANDREW KAMINSKI (Projection Director) Andrew Kaminski was born in 1989, raised in Westchester NY, and surrounded by forests and reservoirs. He values nature greatly, and never goes very long without returning to areas with trees, lakes, and hiking. Kaminski attended SUNY New Paltz, a mountainous counter culture village in upstate NY. He received his BFA in drawing and painting. Besides having several shows in New Paltz, Kaminski had a period of activism, and legalized skateboarding on the SUNY campus. His BFA thesis show consisted of detailed color pencil drawings about what he refers to as spiritual contemplation and the collective unconscious. He then attended CUNY City College in Harlem, where he received his MFA. His thesis show at City College consisted of video projections on top of large intricate color pencil drawings, and his work discussed the figure within an abstract environment, along with the theme of interconnectedness within a technology-based society. Kaminski has an interest in painting murals, public art, and projection art in public and private venues. He believes that all humans are dynamic and ephemeral spirits contained within the organic human facade. He joined ZEST COLLECTIVE in 2014. ZEST’s Dance Artists premiered Audiovisual Dance with Andrew at Harlem Arts Festival (HAF)'s opening night party on June 27th, 2014. Kaminski also performed with ZEST at HAF's Young Patrons Session March 19th, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1454278676049-NCZSQBKK4KR9WRJ229I5/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS FELIX KUNZE (Photographer) Born in East Berlin, Felix grew up in Sussex, England. His goal is to show the beauty, grace, strength and enthusiasm of people. He focuses on non-models and place regular people in exaggerated situations that highlight an aspect of who they are. Kunze is based in New York City and travels for projects around the globe. As well as a bit of photo assisting for Annie Leibovitz in New York and Mario Testino in London, Kunze shoots a lot of portraiture as well as assignments for agencies like Getty Images, WireImage, the Redferns Music Library, Getty Travel and others, including celebrity portraits at ContourPhotos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1390399287832-CW8LOXVKMZ2KVIBWI123/21768_10152279229370181_913608721_n.jpg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS Photo by Catalina Patiño LEO CASTAÑEDA (Projection Artist) Leo Castañeda, born 1988, Cali, Colombia, is an Artist living in New York City. His works combine classical methods of illusionistic image-making with abstraction to create spaces that absorb the viewer. Castañeda then recreates events in his paintings and drawings using mediums such as interactive sculpture, animation and performance, to engage his audience as participators rather than passive observers. Castañeda received his BFA from Cooper Union and is currently pursuing an MFA at Hunter College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430753798515-Q3ETSYLXHWLTDWU59LN4/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS Photo by John Midgley PAX HUMANA (Musicians) Electronic production & performance duo, Pax Humana concocted by Brian Lindgren and Samir Zarif. Brian Lindgren originally from Upstate New York, graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a degree in Viola Performance studying under John Graham. There he discovered electronic music through his friends and furthered his studies with Alan Schindler at the Eastman Computer Music Center. In 2006, he moved to New York City to pursue his career as a musician. He first freelanced as a violist and violinist performing and recording with many groups and artists including Alarm Will Sound and Tyondai Braxton. He has also performed abroad in Italy, Austria and England. Besides performing, he was on the music faculty at City and Country School (2009-2013) where he also started an electronic music composition program. After being selected to participate in the Vox Novus 60x60 project (2009, 2010), his compositions were performed abroad in England, Ireland, Germany, Romania and Argentina. He has also been commissioned to compose music for art exhibitions featuring Brian Reed and Anton Kandinsky. He primarily focuses now on his electronic music duo, Pax Humana, with Samir Zarif. This has brought him to collaborate with many artists of diverse backgrounds. Samir Zarif originally from Houston, TX, moved to New Orleans to study jazz performance & composition at the University of New Orleans (UNO) with film-scorer, Terrance Blanchard. In 2004, he migrated to New York attending the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) as a graduate student of Jazz Studies and saxophone performance. He then quickly integrated himself into the music scene as a saxophonist touring throughout the United States, Canada & Europe in many noted bands and ensembles such as Miguel Zenon's Identities Big Band, the Hans Glawischnig Trio, Soulful Symphony and the Ric Molina Group performing at world-renowned venues and halls such as Carnegie Hall (NYC) and Bimhuis (Amsterdam). Simultaneous to a well-established career as a saxophonist, Zarif has also began to gain prestige as a music producer. In 2009, he was commissioned to film-score a collection of short films by Donna Cameron, a noted trans-media artist, who later debuted their works at the Museum of Modern Art. The project ignited Zarif's passion for electronic music, seeing a new spectrum of possibilities toward his love of composition and scoring. Soon after, Brian Lindgren and Samir Zarif began working together, eventually forming their electronic duo, Pax Humana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430751985554-0WMNU1OLO5785GEJ1Z6L/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS Photo by David Tufino DAVID TUFINO (Photographer) David Tufino is the founder of D*TUFINO Photography - a “Fashion Forward” husband and wife photography team that specializes in Dance, Fashion, Portraiture, Weddings, Lifestyle & Sports photography. Tufino began collaborating with ZEST COLLECTIVE's Dance Artists in the spring of 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430750993961-1H4PMG72HC2ZHV3KYTIZ/10505424_10153062202649816_7869215798877088543_n.jpg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS BRIAN MICHAEL REED (Visual Artist) Brian Michael Reed is an internationally exhibited conceptual Artist that was born in Charleston, West Virginia on July 16, 1984. Brian's recent exhibitions with the Himalayas Museum and the Shanghai Academy of fine art's creative space feature his new work based on his experiences in China. He recently received awards from the West Virginia Division of Culture and the West Virginia Allied Artists Association. Brian Reed’s work is exhibited at and is collected by many museums and institutions including the Museum of the Americas on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Reed’s work is reviewed favorably in the New York Times, Washington Post, Global Times, and many other magazines and media outlets. His solo installation shows have met with acclaim and celebration at home and abroad. Brian attended his graduate work at Yale University in the History of Art Department and his undergraduate work in Painting and Art History at James Madison University. Brian maintains a vigorous schedule of artist residencies, guest speaking, exhibitions and studio art production full time. Brian is currently working on part three of his "From China to the Universe" Project to experience Chinese visual culture and history. Reed continues to empower and interpret people’s thoughts, feelings, and everyday events through his art. Conceptually, Reed, through his works of art, advocates “universal commonalities”, experiences that people in world cultures share to foster global understanding and unity. Brian divides his time between studios in Shanghai, New York City, and Ivydale, West Virginia. In January 2015 Reed commissioned choreographer and founder of ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art Gentry Isaiah George to create an enhanced and redesigned exhibition performance to showcase A Matter Of Heart and the work’s continued growth and development as a collaborative art experience. The work premiered February 21st, 2015 at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory along with Electronic Duo Pax Humana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430753998616-0NEUDS3ZAAQ6PH5KJOCO/image-asset.png COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS DANCE MOGUL MAGAZINE (Publishers) Dance Mogul Magazine was founded in 2010 by Mr. Basil Harris as a vehicle to promote and engage dancers, dance institutions, creative artists, community leaders, educators, mentors and any organization that can contribute towards community esteem through artistic, healthy and safe resources. Strategically assembled by a broad range of contributors with expertise in dance, film, education, fashion, and business our multi-generational team has created a dynamic that keeps readers captivated and united. Dance Mogul Magazine is not limited to the world of performing arts, but is intended to reflect topics of interest that will positively embrace and build on communities nationwide. We, at Dance Mogul Magazine, are always excited to celebrate those who unselfishly serve others by sharing the light of truth. As we prepare each issue of Dance Mogul Magazine, our team is unified in the intent upon which we were founded—and grounded—by Publisher Basil Harris and his son, co-founder, Anthony Harris. The primary goal with the presentation of each issue is not monetary, but determination with excellence to point our readers to the place of power within them that they may have overlooked or perhaps never knew. Through our pages, as we share the stories of others, our greatest desire is to empower and inspire our readers to discover their purpose and reach their fullest potential through serving others with their gift; and in return have the success in life they desire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430753913091-LB1EFJG3HIBOU5S8NLJP/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS DYLAN SNEED (Musician) In a sense, American songwriter Dylan Sneed has been working on his latest album, Texodus, his entire life. In 2008, this Austin, Texas native left his home state for good, trekking across the country to the small, charming town of Hartsville, South Carolina. In the years to come, he would travel more and finish writing this album that so closely mirrors his artistic journey. The songs of Texodus are personal and intimate, yet they explore universal themes. The title track, which opens the album, describes a restless soul racing down a dark highway, resisting the temptation to settle for the status quo. “The Garden,” the next track, laments the ever-changing seasons of life. In “Midnight Promenade,” Dylan depicts a sleepless night where doubt and hope struggle in the heart of a man. Texodus cuts a wide emotional swath, and songs like “Selfish Boy,” “Love You Like I Do,” and “Climb This Wall” playfully ruminate on being in love, or just on the cusp of it. The thesis of the record, “All Around Me,” proclaims the ubiquitous nature of true friends, faith, and home. “Under The Sheets,” a lullaby for dreamers young and old, brings the record to a close. Texodus was a grassroots effort through and through. Dylan’s fans funded the production of the album through a campaign on Kickstarter.com. They even provided support for an international radio promotion and European tour through a second Kickstarter campaign. Dylan achieved all of this success without the aid of a record label. Even the recording process itself was unconventional and homegrown. Dylan, along with producer Judd Bolger (bass, keyboards, vocals, guitars), Jeff Rogers (drums, vocals), Haley Shaw (vocals), Nathan Fox-Helser (violin), and photographer Wade Griffith met in a friend’s century-old farmhouse deep in the lowcountry of South Carolina. They tracked the album in five days in their makeshift studio. On certain tracks, you can hear creaking boards, crickets, and even a two by four in place of a snare drum. Acclaimed Americana songwriter Jonathan Byrd mixed the album. Long before writing and recording Texodus, Dylan Sneed grew up in the rich cultural climate of Austin. After a short-lived stint in Corporate America, he began to hit the road, discovering his taste for the touring life. After relocating to Hartsville, he continued to tour across the U.S. and into Europe, while sowing the spirit of the Live Music Capital of the World into his new homebase. When not hard at work on his own career, he spends time developing concert opportunities for his fellow artists through his promotion company, Artsville. Texodus is a picture of a man in process; a portrait of an artist becoming. Sneed premiere his live improvisational score FETUS with ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art at Harlem Stage's THE TAKEOVER on April 28th, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1391012515307-SVVZDSENBLHW6TYMVYEZ/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS Photo by Cody Perkins CODY PERKINS (Founding Company Photographer) Cody Perkins is an emerging Artist. Born and raised in Sylmar, California he trained in dance and theater at The Robinson Project, under the direction of Ertha Robinson and Verne Watson. He studied photography at the Academy of Art University with a concentration on Fine Art, Portraiture and Fashion and Dance Photography. Cody was Crossroads Trading Company’s Fashion Photography Finalist and Pikto’s 2012 “Top Pick” winner. Perkins is a contributor for Italian Vogue’s online Photo Vogue and is the in-house photographer for New York’s The Hoodie Shop. He has shot for Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet’s Professional and Training programs as well Sidra Bell Dance New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1430752571988-BL8U4OVLEEOOICYOVSAI/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS ERNEST BAKER II (Film-Maker) Ernest Baker II is a dancer, choreographer, film director and scholar. He is also a recent graduate of Eugene Lang, the Newschool for Liberal Arts. At the age of 17, Ernest performed for President Barack Obama and the White House administration at the Kennedy Center in honor of becoming the first U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts for Hip Hop Dance. With his nomination through the National YoungArts Foundation he was also bestowed the compliment of working with dancer and director, Bill T. Jones on the Emmy Nominated HBO series, “MASTERCLASS.” As a result of his accomplishments, he was given a Proclamation from his hometown, Opa Locka, FL of having January 23rd declared ‘Ernest Baker II Day’. He is currently a Hip Hop Dance Teaching Artist at The Alvin Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs, Harlem School of the Arts, Harlem Children's Zone, and Salvatore Dance Academy where he’s able to give back and inspire through his instruction to aspiring professional dancers. Ernest also participated in the Hip Hop: Cultural Traditions and Movin’ Comercial program at the Jacobs Pillow School. He has danced and choreographed for TV, theater and live performances including BET’s Source Awards, Spring Bling, NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and The San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest. Some of his credits include working with Bill T. Jones, Desmond Richardson, Jeffery Page, Rennie Harris, Earl Mosley, Mr. Wiggles, Pop Master Fabel, Jennifer Archibald and more. As a filmmaker Ernest was asked to work with Simon & Goodman Picture Company as a location scout for the film, “Strangers No More,” which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. He then directed and produced his own film, a documentary short, “The Hidden Gem of Washington Heights,” that was accepted into the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Creative Minds in Cannes program. Baker is a founding member of ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52dd39d5e4b0ce292b487155/1390968973215-NEA5NFU5KX464KCUOECJ/image-asset.jpeg COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS Photo by Yetunde Dada SHARIFFA ALI (Theater-Maker) Shariffa Ali is a recent graduate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) where she gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Performance; Theater-Making specialization. Born in Nairobi, Shariffa is half Kenyan, half Ethiopian and after having spent the majority of her formative years in Mbabane Swaziland and Pretoria South Africa, Shariffa proudly considers herself an “Afropolitan” - a citizen of the entire African continent. In early May 2013 Shariffa took a leap from South Africa to the city of Pittsburgh where together with Carnegie Mellon alum and “Many Voices” Fellow, Joshua Wilder, began production on “Township Safari,” commissioned by the August Wilson Centre for African American Culture. Ali spent the remainder of her stay in New York, where she’s been involved with numerous projects including Teaching 'Movement for Actors' hosted by The Movement Workshop Group. In July 2013 Shariffa was able to direct, choreograph and co-produce a project that was born out of a cross-continental collaboration between Africa and the United States. “STILL,” a Contemporary Performance Art Project featuring ZEST COLLECTIVE’s Art Director and Dance Artist for Ailey II, Gentry Isaiah George, at the Alchemical Theater Laboratory in New York City. Ali is an intern in the Executive Office of The Public Theater and was one of the producers behind The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, in association with The New School for Drama and The Atlantic Theater. She is currently in the process of establishing a South African branch of The 24 Hour Plays in time to come. As a Theater-Maker, Shariffa is also interested in Applied Theater and Performance Art; she is geared towards creating works that reflect the plight of the individuals against a wider African- Socio-Political backdrop. 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