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Jeryl Palana Pilapil-Brown has been a dancer, choreographer and teaching artist in the greater Boston area for over ten years. Jeryl is honored to be associate director of the Cambridge Youth Dance Program at Deborah Mason Performing Arts Center in Somerville. She is the founder and creative director of Art UnEarths, a multi-disciplinary dance company who's mission is to encourage empathy through exploring the untold and unheard parts of our own identities and cultures through dance on film and live performances.

Duets for a Lifetime is known for its short, humorous, portable dances. Ruth Benson Levin and Lynn Modell have been working together for 100 years.

We are known for our short, funny, portable dances. We will be performing a dance called
“Lighten Up." This performance was created to bring a moment of delight amid the stress of the pandemic to people's back yards and driveways. During the months of January and February, Lynn and Ruth performed in over 40 locations in the Boston area.

SINDHOOR & NATYAVEDA – Navarasa Dance Theater is a South-Asian-American company touring extensively and is considered the best physical theater company out of India.

“A magical mix of traditions and styles.” – Karen Campbell, Boston Globe

Cited by the United States Senate in Washington, DC for providing a high quality arts education, Deborah Mason Performing Arts Center and the CYDP Dance Company is an intensive pre-professional training and performance company.

The versatility of the dancers captivates audiences with an impressive range of styles in the art of ballet, modern dance, character, Broadway, tap, jazz, and drama.

Sawaari Trio explore the nexus of Indian taals, Arabic maqams, and
trance music from North Africa and Italy, fully encompassing the
varied interests and backgrounds of its band members: Fabio Pirozzolo
(vocals and percussion), Mike Rivard (sintir), and  Andy Bergman (sax,
clarinet).

Described as spiritual and moving, Genie Santiago is a Boston based musician, poet, visual artist, event producer, and bruja. Her art draws from her experience growing up in poverty, overcoming trauma, and as a Queer Indigenous Puerto Rican. Genie is unafraid to empower others to overcome trauma, decolonize the mind, and stray from the ideals of self-hatred that society places upon us. Her work as Co-Owner and Director of Performing Arts at Creatives of Color Boston allows her to create events and opportunities for MA based BIPOC artists.