Aaliyah, a native of Jefferson County, was raised in the small, closely-knit community of Fayette, MS. During her early teen years, Hip Hop, Cheerleading, and Drum Majoring were her only dance background. Aaliyah desired to increase her dance agility in other areas. Therefore, she began training immensely in ballet, modern, improvisation, and choreography during her eleventh and twelfth-grade years at the Mississippi School of the Arts. After graduating from high school, Aaliyah attended Belhaven University where she received a Bachelor in Arts and began cultivating “The Hudson Technique.” The Hudson Technique is a dance style that captures and revolves around learning to create a personal movement language and technique. It was designed to unearth and discover her choreographic aesthetic and style. As a result of Hudson, students discover their body and soul's way of moving. Post-college, Aaliyah moved to Los Angeles and trained at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy to further develop her dancing and teaching methods. She is also featured in Debbie Allen’s 2021-2022 Hot Chocolate Nutcracker. As an upcoming entrepreneur, for the past ten years, Aaliyah has spearheaded dance classes and events for both youth and adults ranging from 5-60 years of age. Aaliyah believes, where the mind goes, the body follows. Because of this, she is excited to witness each dancer become who they desire and imagine themselves to be.

Connor was born in Lakeland, Florida. He eventually found himself at the University of Memphis where he graduated with a double concentration in Dance and Dance Science. You can find him cooking his mother’s secret salsa recipe and sharing it with people in his spare time. He loves to explore nature, see people’s smiles, and learn about the crazy world we live in. This is Connor’s first season with Pilobolus and is SO excited to be performing for you, the audience! He sends you “Mush” love.

Hannah was born and raised in Dexter, Michigan where she was classically trained at Ballet Chelsea. She studied at Grand Valley State University and completed her training with BalletMet Columbus in 2016. She has since danced and created with Festival Ballet Providence, Dance The Yard, co-founded the Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project, and toured and created new work with MOMIX. She creates costumes and her own choreography when not on the road. Hannah is a Mindfulness Meditation teacher, Pilates instructor, dance teacher, and houseplant enthusiast. Hannah joined Pilobolus in 2021.

Kingsley is a Nigerian American dancer-choreographer, and singer- songwriter based in South Jersey. Kingsley gained his BFA from the University of the Arts in Ballet Performance. Furthering his study at Philadanco in their 2nd company, an apprenticeship at Balance Dance Theater in NY, and a company member with Just Sole Street Theater. After leaving college Ibeneche had the opportunity to join Pilobolus Dance Theater in 2015 working on their production of “Shadowland.” Getting to tour around 5 continents with the company for 3 years. After company life Kingsley signed with Bloc Talent Agency & is currently signed with United Talent Agency. He has worked with & danced background for notable acts and platforms such as Alicia Keys (VMA’s), Sway Lee, Halsey (SNL), James Blake, Travis Scott (VMA’s), GAP, and NIKE. As a musician he has shared stages with the likes of Bilal, Skip Marley, Ali Shaheed, Adrian Younge, Madison Mcferrin, Avery Sunshine, Maya, IvySole. While on this journey of music himself and his original music has had the honor of being featured on various publications and platforms such as The FADER, Paste Mag, okayafrica, NPR, afropunk, KEXP, The Creative Independent and SOFAR. Kingsley’s debut album “Udo” came out last September and garnered a lot of eye’s on the artist who is blending mediums through the lens of his Nigerian culture. Kingsley is currently back at The University of the Arts getting his MFA in dance. Enticed by using his creative engines to highlight social change, Ibeneche focuses his performances on connecting the African people and the African diaspora through movement and sound. Kingsley is currently back at The University of the Arts getting his MFA in dance.

Krystal began her training at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the direction of Sandra Fortune and Charles Augins in Washington, DC. She continued her education at Long Island University and earned a B.F.A. in dance. Krystal was a scholarship student at Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive, American Dance Festival, Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts, and Arke Danza. She was a member of INSPIRIT, a dance company, and Forces of Nature Dance Theater. Ms. Butler joined Pilobolus Dance Theater in 2010. She has toured and performed in over 35 countries with the shows, Magnifico Circus, Shadowland, and Shadowland 2 created by Pilobolus. In 2014, Krystal joined the repertory company. She continues to create, choreograph and share her love for the dance art form. Krystal received a grant from the Kennedy Center in August called "Office Hours" where she premiered excerpts from her new work, If/Then. Follow her @spontaneousout to see her upcoming projects!

Marlon has danced with Pilobolus since 2014, touring Shadowland productions around the world, and now presenting repertory and artistic programing wherever possible. Additional credits include a Broadway debut in the new West Side Story, and other musicals, cruise ships, and NYC-based companies. She received her foundational training in ballet and modern dance at New World School of the Arts, and completed her B.F.A in Dance at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is originally from Miami, FL.

Nathaniel, Manipulator of Light and Shadow, Harnesser of Momentum, Shepherd of Saccharomyces, Student of the Ephemeral, Walker of the Prime Material plane. He is known amongst the Planeswalkers as Tragic the Blathering and is rumored to be known in the Northeast as simply… “Nate.” When he isn't wandering the realms, delighting both young and old with his nimble, scantily-clad acts of physical storytelling, he dwells in Connecticut, brewing beer in his garage under the watchful eyes of his feline familiars. Nate was absorbed into Pilobolus in 2012.

Paris is a queer movement artist originally from San Diego and currently based in Brooklyn, NY. They graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2018, with BAs in both dance and psychology. P’s current creative endeavors connect them presence and flow— contact improvisation, breakdancing, journaling existential feelings, visual art, and juggling. They believe in collaboration and collective art making to guide us into new realms of the future and are extremely grateful to the artists/teachers/guides they've learned with and have been supported by, including Ivan Cofield, Anya Cloud, and Christina McCarthy. Along with performing their creative collaborations at Groundswell Series, CreateART, The Craft, HATCH, In Progress Brooklyn, and Uptown Rising, P has also been an artist in residence at The Floor, Spoke the Hub, and Arts on Site. They currently work with American Mime Theater, and have performed professionally with Alison Chase/Performance, Spacejunk Dance, URBAN | TRIBE, Akiko Tokuoka, Smashworks Dance, Monica Bill Barnes & Co, and Josh Pacheco Dance Theater. Paris hosts a queer contact improvisation jam in the city and hopes to empower people to live and dance more fully embodied in their truth. Contact P at pariscullen1996@gmail.com or IG: @pearcullen.

Quincy began training as a gymnast and figure skater in his home state of Maine before earning his B.F.A. Acting degree from Emerson College. He has performed and taught for Theatre Raleigh, The MoveShop, DeFunes Dance, and The Neighborhood Playhouse…among others. Quincy has also danced for a variety of NYC Drag Artists, including Juicy Liu and Miz Cracker. Outside of theater, he’s an avid traveler, evolution enthusiast, and nature lover. Quincy joined Pilobolus in 2017. He does not dye his hair gray…it grows that way. www.quincy-ellis.com quincy.m.ellis

Victoria is a movement artist based in New York, splitting her time between Brooklyn and upstate. With a BFA and MFA in Dance, she specializes in physical theatre, floorwork, and partnering. Currently, Victoria is collaborating with the newly relaunched American Mime Theatre to create a new original play for 2024. From 2010-2016, she toured internationally with Pilobolus Dance Theatre to over 30 countries in their show Shadowland. Victoria continues to perform, teach, and create, with and inspired by the Pilobolus style. In 2022, she performed with Shadowland in Saudi Arabia, and is thrilled to bring the show to Germany once again this year.

Zachary grew up in Chapel Hill, NC and began his formal dance training at age eight. He has always been a performer whether it be playing the saxophone, singing, acting or dancing. Zack studied contemporary dance at UNC School of the Arts for a year before transferring to Swarthmore College. He graduated in 2020 with a major in Engineering and a minor in Dance. After working as a Data Engineer in DC for a year, Zack joined Pilobolus in 2021. Outside the studio, Zack can be found riding/fixing bikes, finding high places to climb, and reading science fiction (but not all at the same time).

A Los Angeles native, Ariana has been able to call New York "home" for the past six years. She parted from the LA-based contemporary group collidEdance to study classical Modern Dance at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. Shortly after receiving her BFA, she began working with Pilobolus as a cast member of Shadowland, and performing in corporate engagements around the world.