Graduate Students

B.A. in Studio Arts, Asian Studies, Swarthmore College

Miyuki Baker is a non-binary Zainichi artist, scholar, and parent living in the Fruitvale District on Ohlone Land committed to Beautiful Scholarship for our collective liberation. Their dissertation looks at solidarity as...Read more about Miyuki Baker

B.F.A. in Modern Dance, minor in Native American Studies, University of Utah

Talia is an enrolled member of the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians. She aspires to research and document the performance of her peoples' culture and identity within both historic and contemporary contexts. Her...Read more about Talia Dixon

B.F.A. in Dance, Cornish College of the Arts; M.A. in Cultural Studies, University of Washington; Certificate in Curatorial Practice in Performance, Wesleyan University

Randi's work and research explores the intersections of dance studies, cultural studies, curatorial practice, and social...Read more about Randi Evans

B.A. in Art History, Global Gender Studies, University at Buffalo; M.A. in Performance Studies, NYU

Patricia is a first-generation American from a Brazilian family who largely grew-up in upstate New York. Her research explores cultural geographies and performance theory for the...Read more about Patricia Gomes

M.F.A. in Studio Practice, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.A. in Performance Studies, New York University

Zihan is a queer artist from Singapore with a research focus on distended and pragmatic gestures of resistance under illiberal regimes. His work strives to reconcile the...Read more about Zihan Loo

M.A. in Communication Studies, California State University Northridge; B.A. in Communication Studies, California State University Northridge

Fernando is a first-generation student, performer, and spoken-word artist. His research is centered in areas of performance, diversity, and equity...Read more about Fernando Martinez

B.Sc. in Life Sciences, National University of Singapore; M.A. in Theatre Studies, University of Amsterdam; M.A. in International Performance Research, University of Warwick

Aparna is an Indian classical dancer and performance studies scholar based in Singapore. Her research thus far has...Read more about Aparna Nambiar

B.F.A. in Acting, Northern Illinois University; M.A. in Individualized Studies (Interdisciplinary Curation and Digital Culture), New York University

Lyndsey is an interdisciplinary artist and curator exploring the intersections of cultural discourse, narrative and technology through...Read more about Lyndsey Ogle

B.A. in Anthropology, Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Chicago

Vincente is a performance poet, writer, and scholar with an interest in the way that artists use narrative to resist and challenge dominant stories that attempt to erase, subjugate, or enact violence on...Read more about Vincente Perez

B.A. in Theatre Arts, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota; M.A. in Applied Theatre Arts, University of Southern California

Rebecca is a theatre artist, educator, and organizer with a commitment to community engagement through participatory practice. Her...Read more about Rebecca Struch