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Artist: Milka Djordjevich Title: Bob Performers: Milka Djordjevich Bio: Milka Djordjevich (she/hers) is a Serbian-American dance artist who questions preconceived notions of what dance should or should not be. Her work draws from a variety of compositional strategies to examine gender in so-called “neutral” public spaces of theaters, galleries, and museums. Her work has been shown at many venues across the country, including the BAMPFA, the Chocolate Factory Theater, Danspace Project, the Hammer Museum, the Kitchen, Machine Project, MAK Center, The Momentary, NY Live Arts, PICA, REDCAT, and the Whitney Museum, and internationally in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, and the UK. Other projects include choreographing for film, visual art, opera and theater projects. She is currently on faculty at UCLA and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), and has taught at CalArts, Pomona College, Pasadena City College, and University of California at Irvine, Riverside and Los Angeles, among others. In 2016, she established STANA, an organization cultivating local, national and international dance connections. @thisismilka / https://thisismilka.com

Artists: Cade Moga & Ironstone Title: Property Directors: Cade Moga & Ironstone Writing: Cade Moga Choreography: Ironstone Performers: Cade Moga & Ironstone Music: Earth To Jordi, Precious Child Program Note: Ironstone and Cade hinge between dance and dialogue in a humorous and daring collaborative process.Their evolving work in progress ‘Property’ examines all of that which we inherit — not only material possessions but also cultural and emotional legacies. In a non-linear survey of history and self, Ironstone moves us to 1837 Paris while Cade rolls out an auto-biographical revelation about intimacy in Los Angeles. Like a Rubik’s cube, the duo shifts to Brazil where the controversial concept of “Cultural Cannibalism” coined by Oswald de Andrade begs the question: Is identity shaped by the act of mirroring, inheriting, or devouring? Ironstone Bio: Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ironstone’s Dance career begins with the percussive American Dance form, Tap. Under the direction of Arlene Kennedy at Universal Dance Design (demolished 2020), he was able to join her internationally performing company. Moving along, he returned to concert dance training in high school at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts under the direction of Gina Buntz, and later The Juilliard School. Since 2018, Ironstone began choreographing and dancing for artists such as Dorian Electra, Pussy Riot, Rachel Mason, JJ Stratford, Madeline Hollander, and DaEun Jung as well as presenting short form and evening length works at Highways and REDCAT. He enjoys the kinesthetic logic and intuition of movement invention. In this, his independent works are based on queer and trans acts. @ironstonedance / https://sites.google.com/view/ironstonedance Cade Moga Bio: Originally from Curitiba, Brazil, Cade works across film, poetry, installation, and performance. Cade received their BFA from Otis College of Art & Design after relocating to Los Angeles. During their time in LA, Cade (then Carol) gained recognition as a cis femme pin-up model, often catering to the male gaze under the label of a 'sexy latina.' Seeking to dismantle a binary identity, Cade embarked on an intimate exploration of trans-masculinity. Influenced by the intersections of queerness in Body Horror Cinema and Magical Realism in South American Literature, Cade strives to redefine notions of words like Feminist, Erotic, and Brazilian. Cade’s work has been featured in festivals like Fringe!, The Venice Biennial, Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival, Tag!, New Original Works, and Film Maudit. @cademoga /https://cade.cloud