Choreographers

Kevin Pajarillaga is a Filipino American, born and raised in Silver Spring, MD. Kevin trained at Citydance Conservatory, Point Park University and Springboard Danse Montréal. Professionally he has worked with companies including NW Dance Project, Yin Yue’s YY Dance Company, Sonya Tayeh Dance, Bruce Wood...

From Hillsboro, Oregon, Andrea Parson began dancing to country music records in her living room and went on to become a leading dancer for NW Dance Project where she danced, choreographed, taught, and mentored for 11 years, earning a prestigious Princess Grace Award in the process. Andrea is currently on faculty at Pacific University, working on her own projects, and can be spotted in Sellwood walking her cat in its stroller.

Alysa Pires is a Toronto based Choreographer. She has created works for Citie Ballet, Ballet Jorgen, Cadence Ballet, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, and her own company, Alysa Pires Dance Projects, which made its critically acclaimed full-length debut with Exterminating Angel at the 2016 Toronto Fringe...

Jirí Pokorný was born in Prague, Czech Republic in 1981. He started his dance training at the pre-ballet school of the State Opera in Prague when he was eight years old and continued his studies at the Prague National Dance Conservatory. After his graduation, Jiri...

Alejandra Preciado was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before her family returned to Panama, where she began dancing at the age of three. Alejandra and her family relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she continued her dance training at different institutions such as Ballet West Academy. Upon graduating high school, she attended the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University of California.

Anthony, born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, began his dance training at Studio Dance under Michele Burke. He attended the University of Iowa, where he received a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography.

Anton Rudakov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He received his dance education at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. Upon graduation in 2000, he was offered an engagement at the Boris Eifmann Ballet Company St. Petersburg. In 2002 he joined Aalto Ballet Theater in Essen, Germany...

Ihsan Rustem was born in London, where he trained at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Ihsan began his professional career at the age of 17, joining Matthew Bourne’s Adventures in Motion Pictures, followed by engagements with BallettTheater Munich (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz) and...

Originally from Japan, Yoshito Sakuraba began his career in New York City and has expanded to presenting works throughout the US and around the world. He has won numerous awards including NW Dance Project’s Pretty Creatives International Choreographic Competition in 2015. Yoshito is the founding artistic director of Abarukas.

Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, born in 1978 in San Fulgencio, Spain, was Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater from 2009 until 2013, and now combines his work as a freelance choreographer with Proyecto Titoyaya, the Spanish dance company he founded in 2006 with Veronica Garcia...