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SUNHI KELLER

Instagram: @sunhik

SUNHI’S CHOREOGRAPHIC STYLE IN 3 WORDS: PLAYFUL, PROVOCATIVE, AND AUTHENTIC.

Sunhi was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, surrounded by two wonderful parents, a brilliant big sister, and many feisty dogs. After graduating from New York University with a BFA in Dance and a BA in Art History, she moved to London, UK, to earn her MA in Dance Practice from London Contemporary Dance School. Sunhi’s choreography – playful, provocative, authentic – is a narrative mixture of dance and theater, an interweaving of traditional Korean forms and her own personal stories. When she's not wiggling about a dance studio, she enjoys writing romcoms, completing jigsaw puzzles, and munching on hot stone bibimbap.

Stay tuned for Sunhi’s Instagram Live Artist Spotlight on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 6:00 PM to hear about her choreographic process and vision.

THE CAST

Makenna Hosobuchi-Wolff

Makenna is a dancer based in New York City originally hailed from the San Francisco/Bay Area. Her dance journey began at the California Academy of Performing Arts, where she delved into ballet, contemporary, modern, tap, jazz, and musical theater. In 2018, she pursued her passion in New York, earning a BFA in dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Makenna showcased her talent in pieces by Chuck Wily, Shamel Pitts, Patricia Hoffbauer, and various student-choreographed works during her time at NYU. Professionally, she graced the off-Broadway production of Oklahoma, collaborated with Bitedown Collective, and performed with Sikora Dance Company.

Amanda Knight

Amanda grew up in Houston, TX, where she received her dance training from Houston City Dance and Vitacca Dance Project while attending The High School for Performing and Visual Arts. Amanda graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University/The Ailey School with degrees in Dance and Economics and received honorable mention in dance. After graduating, she apprenticed with Parsons Dance and Jon Lehrer Dance Company. Amanda has performed works by Alvin Ailey, David Parsons, Robert Battle, Matthew Neenan, Brice Mousset, Manuel Vignoulle, and Adam Barruch. She is currently a freelance artist based in New York City and is thrilled to serve as Pony Box Dance Theatre’s Executive Director.

Aishia Lin Sampson

Aishia, originally from Calgary, Canada, is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist. In addition to an extensive movement background, she has risch interdisciplinary training as an actor, singer, improviser and writer. After some time in the dance program at NYU Tisch, she culminated her scholarly and artistic research around comedy and catharsis. She developed an individualized major to attain her BA through Gallatin. Aishia invited a breadth and depth of knowledge into her practice, believing that tools across different mediums inform her holistic craft. This philosophy has enriched her performance journey, from workshopping new musicals to full-length original works at Radio City Hall, self-producing on-woman films, and choreographing an opening number for the COP28 convention in Dubai. Aishia is committed to finding a cathartic laugh when meaning-making and hopes to share in that collaborative effort across a vast expanse of artistic projects.