JUNE SESSION
WITH
ANNIE LIU, AVIONA “CREATRIX” RODRIGUEZ BROWN, LAEL BATTISTE + MARGAUX GEX, AND REBECCA SMITH
Online – $10 | At the Door – $15
FEATURED ARTISTS
ANNIE LIU
Annie Liu is a multidisciplinary artist and musician with a background in theatre and lighting design. They crash-landed in Seattle in the fall of 2021 to join On the Boards as Associate Producer after spending a decade in the desert of New Mexico, where four obvious reasons was born. Annie’s newfound love of performing since arriving in the PNW has found them playing at Folklife ’22 and ’23, as well as part of WET’s 2023 Six Pack Series. Annie loves, lives, and embodies punk, and in their music explores mental health, gender, and capitalism in an acoustic, folk punk setting. Annie is grateful to live, work, and create on the unceded lands of the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, and Coast Salish peoples.
AVIONA "CREATRIX" RODRIGUEZ BROWN
“When the world finally ends and they ask me where I was, I will be honored to say I was on a stage fulfilling my heart’s desire to tell a story to a group of people willing to hear it. These words- I wrote. This life- I’ve lived, day after day with thoughts of how it sh(c)ould end continuously creeping in, but push through I have and continue, I do.” Aviona “Creatrix” Rodriguez Brown is an Afro-Mexican curvaceous person who bends time and space itself to be involved in the art world. https://linktr.ee/avionacreatrix_official
LAEL BATTISTE
Lael Battiste is a senior dance major at Cornish College of the Arts. She grew up in Dallas, Texas, where she received her training at Dallas Black Dance Academy. She has worked with choreographers such as Madison Hicks, Alicia Mullikin, Alfonso Cervera, and Markeith Wiley. Alongside Margaux Gex, Lael co produced, choreographed and performed in her first dance show “Duality.” Lael will be earning her BFA in December and is eager to join the professional world!
MARGAUX GEX
Margaux Gex is a dancer and choreographer from Switzerland. She moved to Seattle in 2018 where she received her BFA in dance from Cornish College of the Arts. She currently dances for Malacarne and has performed in shows such as BOOST Dance Festival, Full Tilt, and Artist at the Center. Earlier this year, she co produced, choreographed and performed in her first dance show “Duality.”
REBECCA SMITH
Rebecca is a local pianist who loves to connect through the language of music and artistry
ABOUT FIRELIGHT
ACCESS INFORMATION
We acknowledge that while much of society and mainstream culture has moved into a “post-pandemic” mindset, that there are still many people in our community who are not able to attend public events for risk of transmission.
To help create an intentional and safe space, this event will be mask-required. We are also going to hold off on opening the bar until after the performance part of the show, so that we can really guarantee that audience members keep their masks on during the entirety of the performance. After the show finishes, there will be time for mingling and drinking and removing of masks.
We also ask and recommend that you take rapid tests before the event. We will have some available at the venue if your supply is low.
The performers will be unmasked during their performances, and will have taken PCR tests earlier in the week and a rapid test the day of show.
The run-time of the show will be approximately 60 min, and will include live performances by Temmy & Jeffrey, NEVE, Leanna Keith, Brian Dang and Cessa Betancourt. After the show, we will open the bar and have time for mingling and hanging out.
We look forward to seeing you!
For special accommodations, advanced word to operations@velocitydancecenter.org can help in preparations.
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