YNOT, (b. 1981)
  

I specialize in dance and design with a keen interest in Architecture and Curation. With a constant eagerness to gain knowledge and experience, as well as an eye for visual aesthetics, I am determined to pursue my ambition in the design world by seeking opportunity in new and diverse environments. 

Education

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (2013 - 2017)

Master of Fine Arts in Dance.

Master’s Thesis “Measured Motion: Rhythm as the Common Denominator in Hip Hop Creative Practices”. 

Summa Cum Laude

Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. (2000 - 2003)

Bachelor of Computer Science. 

Exhibitions

Artist-in-Residence - 7-minute choreography and original music score for group performance, ‘untitled’. (Spring Dance Concert Series, Illinois State University) Normal, Illinois (2020).

Guest Artist - Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture (AIANY Center for Architecture) New York City, NY. (October - January, 2018 into 2019) and (SpringBOX) St. Paul, MN (April - June, 2019).

Sound Design and Composer - 45 minutes of sound and musical arrangement for show entitled, ‘The League of Monsters’ (The Society of Alberta Dance Theatre, For Young People, a society formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta) Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (2018).

Artist-in-Residence - 15-minute choreography and original sound score for show entitled, ‘Atmos’, Streetforma Theatre Festival (Akademija dramske umjetnosti F22) Zagreb, Croatia (2018).

Artist-in-Residence - 10-minute choreography and original sound score for show entitled, ‘All Hope Isn’t Lost’, (Bing Theatre USC Gloria Kaufman School of Dance) Los Angeles, CA (2018).

Skills

Technical:

Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects

Technical drawing and Illustration, CAD

Sculpture

Teaching

Guest Speaker/Instructor, Cornell University Archives, NY. (2018)

Lecture on Urban Arts Entrepreneurship and Design

Faculty Associate, Arizona State University, AZ. (2013 - 2017)

Urban Movement teachings and Dance Ensemble in conjunction with School of Music Guest Lecturer/Residency, University of Southern California, CA. (2017)

Lecture on Improvisation in Urban Arts Movement

Faculty, Scottsdale Community College, AZ. (2008, 2009 and 2018)  

Urban Dance Movement courses

Guest Instructor, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA. (2016)

Urban Dance Intensive specializing in Breaking

Guest Instructor, University of the Arts, Philadelphia. (2010)

Urban Dance Intensive specializing in Breaking 

Awards and Grants

Yukon Arts Fund (2017 and 2010)

Canada Culture Quest (2017)

Contact Info

Instagram: YNOTISM

skillzphilly@gmail.com