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About the Artists

Yuri Smirnov
A dimly lit portrait photo of artist Germaine Acogny. GERMAINE ACOGNY Choreographer and Dancer – common ground[s]
JOEL E. MATEO Drums & Percussion
MAX HELBURN Monitor Engineer
Wild Up
A headshot image of Miriam Gittens, a woman with medium-dark olive skin and long curled black hair looking into the camera. Miriam Gittens dancer
Dylan Penningroth, a man with short salt-and-pepper hair wearing boxy black glasses and a gray sweater, looks into the camera Dylan C. Penningroth
Morgan Pearse baritone
John Churchwell, an older white man with salt and pepper hair, smiles into the camera. John Churchwell pianist
Jared Gooding (he/him) assistant lighting designer
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