Melissa Riker (dancer/choreographer) is a freelance choreographer, dancer & aerialist. She is A/D and Choreographer of the Kinesis Project.

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Cary McWilliam (dancer) received her BFA from the University of Michigan. Since then she has danced with Kevin Ware, Anita Cheng Dance, Rosa Mei Dance, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company and Artichoke Dance Company.

Madeline Hoak has been dancing with Kinesis Project since January of 2007. She has had the pleasure of performing with the company at the Merce Cunningham Studios and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. She is happily in her third year as a dancer, aerialist, and teaching artist in NYC. Past performances include work with the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company at Joyce SoHo, Summer Solstice in Times Square, and LIU. Her aerial work has led to performances at SLAM, South Street Sea Port, and Embody Studios in Brooklyn. She is looking forward to debut performances at Soundance studios in December and Abron Arts Center in January with her brand new, yet-to-be-named, dance and live music collaborative company.

Daniel Robinson has been dancing with Kinesis Project since 2007, and is currently on Broadway in HAIRSPRAY the Musical. You can find Daniel online here: danielrobinsononline.com

PAST COMPANY MEMBERS

Jared Cardon (dancer) was a member of the Kinesis Project for 3 years. Jared has a fondness for dance on film and has created various works for the camera since 1999. Jared has danced in Arizona, Utah and San Francisco professionally. While he has been in New York Jared has been working in the film industry. He has been a camera-crew member, Director of Photography, a Director, a screenwriter and has edited many videos and film for dance companies. Jared is very pleased to be working with Melissa and is excited about his work with The Kinesis Project. Jared graduated from Arizona State University in 2002 with a B.F.A. in Choreography

Gina Bashour (dancer) Is a founding member of the Kinesis Project. Most recently she was seen onstage with Ashley Leite. Additionally, Gina performs internationally with Palissimo Dance Theatre, for which she is the Rehearsal Director. She has performed under the direction of Alberto Denis, Fly By Night, Skip Costa's COREmovementProject, Thin Line (an Off-Broadway dance drama), and Ellen Stokes Shadle Danceworks. She has also performed works by various artists, including Carmen De Lavallade, Sean Curran, Joyce Trisler Danscompany, and Marlice Yearby. Gina's own choreography and company, GiBa in motion, performs throughout New York and New England. Gina is currently working in collaboration with Teresa Fellion on an interactive dance theater project for elementary schools, encouraging and educating children through innovative storytelling. Gina graduated magna cum laude from Adelphi University with a BFA in dance.

GUEST ARTISTS

Erin Reck (dancer/choreographer) is artistic director of Torque Dance and originally from Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, and has performed with Li-Chaio Ping, Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects, Cava/Parker Dance Company, Kinesis Project, Karl Anderson, Molly Rabinowitz and Lynn Marie Ruse. She assisted in creating and directing Sal Anthony's Movement Salon, a dance and movement center in New York City. She presently works for John Jay College Theater, coordinates the Midtown Main Event of the Dancenow Festival, and continues to choreograph and dance with Torque and with other choreographers. She recently returned from dancing with Hope Stone Dance Company in Houston, Texas.
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Jennifer Harmer (dancer) is a founding member of Misnomer Dance Theater. Since graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she has worked with Sara Pearson/Patrik Widrig & Co., Mark Dendy, Tina Croll, Axis of Eve, Dance Anonymous, and has filmed a ballet video for Finis Jhung. She is currently a senior company member of Murray Spalding Movement Arts and reigns as The Baronass von Harmer with Lady Rizo & The Assets. Her choreography has been shown at Vital Theatre, Lot 61, the Fringe Festival, Battery Park, in the public schools, and as a mobile installation piece on the streets of New York.

Blair Boone (performer) a native of Houston, Texas, left home to pursue a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music Performance with honors (Voice and Piano) and French Language, Literature and Culture at Syracuse University. Blair has also studied at the Strasbourg Conservatory of Music and The University of Arts and Sciences in Strasbourg, France.
While in Syracuse, Blair divided his time between music performance and competing as a member of the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Team. Last year Blair was seen in a gymnastics commercial and short film for Panasonic promoting the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and he played the role of Olympus in El Sarten, a martial arts comedy that ran for several months off Broadway in New York City.

Benjamin E. Oyzon (performer) is from Black Rock City. He is an actor, dancer, martial artist, performance artist, firespinner, Pilates instructor and sometimes called MaKaKo. He had the pleasure of performing with such companies as Red Dive, Forces of Nature, the Burning Man Fire Conclave, Groove Hoops, Dance Anonymus and Exploding Moment. ONE LOVE.