Catherine is a Chicago based dance performer and activist. Originally from Oakland, CA, Cat began dancing at age three and gained a rich and varied dance foundation. Her background includes a variety of styles, such as ballet, contact improvisation, Bharata Natyam, and Polynesian dance.

Independently, she is interested in somatic movement and the embodiment of concepts, as well as the expression of social messages within dance works.

J. Amber Kao is a choreographer, improviser, and dance artist who has presented work and collaborated with artists in Italy, Portugal, New York, and various other states within the USA. She was most recently awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct research in dance and music in Taipei, Taiwan.

Chih-Hsien is a native of Taiwan, a mover, choreographer, improviser, registered dance/movement therapist, and Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a Movement Pattern Analyst, looking systematically at people’s decision-making process and interaction styles through their established integrated movement patterns.

Chien-An Yuan is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Ann Arbor, MI. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, NewCity, Salon, ArtSlant, Huffington Post, and WNYC.

Past performances and exhibitions include Detroit Institute of Arts, The Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center, Museum of Chinese in America NYC, Syrup Loft, Zhou B Arts Center, Asian American Cultural Center of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hyde Park Art Center, and Gallery 312.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a journalist, essayist, speaker, educator, and poet focused on issues of diversity, race, culture, and the arts. Her writing has appeared at NBC News Asian America, PRI Global Nation, New America Media, Pacific Citizen, Angry Asian Man, Cha Asian Literary Journal, Kartika Review, and several anthologies, journals, and art exhibitions. She teaches courses on Asian/Pacific Islander American media and civil rights law at the University of Michigan, and creative writing at University of Hawaii Hilo and Washtenaw Community College.

Joo Won Park (joowonpark.net) makes music with electronics, toys, and other sources that he can record or synthesize. He is the recipient of Knight Arts Challenge Detroit (2019) and the Kresge Arts Fellowship (2020). His music and writings are available on ICMC DVD, Spectrum Press, MIT Press, PARMA, Visceral Media, MCSD, SEAMUS, and No Remixes labels. He currently teaches Music Technology at Wayne State University.

ciale is a Queer, Neurodivergent, Pinay CHamoru with a BFA degree from the University of Michigan in Theatre Performance: Acting and a double-minor in Asian American Pacific Islander Studies and Performing Arts Management & Entrepreneurship (Class of 2021). Currently, ciale is growing as a freelance interdisciplinary artist in New York City, working to become bi-coastal and (with the vibez of God) international.