Founded in 2014, Kyle Marshall Choreography (KMC) is a company that sees the dancing body as a container of history, an igniter of social reform, and a site of celebration. KMC believes in the creation, sharing, and teaching of dance as a way to deepen our knowledge of who we are as individuals, how we develop relationships, and ultimately societies.
Kyle Marshall Choreography has performed at venues throughout the NYC area including: The Joyce Theater, The Shed, BAM, New York Live Arts, Harlem Stage, Joe’s Pub, Roulette, Chelsea Factory, Abrons Arts Center, and Bryant Park. National and international touring has included: Barbican Centre (London), Tictac Art Centre (Brussels), The New World Center (Miami) Jacob’s Pillow (Massachusetts), PS21 (Chatham, NY), Virginia Commonwealth University, and FringeArts (Philadelphia). Commissions in collaboration with film, visual art, and live music include: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Baryshnikov Arts Center, American Dance Festival, and “Dance on the Lawn” Montclair Dance Festival. The company has been in residence at Hunter College and Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden (via the CUNY Dance Initiative residency program), University of Iowa, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Catskill Mountain Foundation, and Bethany Arts Community. Choreographer and performer Kyle Marshall has received two New York Dance and Performance Bessie Awards, and a Harkness Foundation/Dance Magazine Award. Educational Fellowships have included University of Iowa, Princeton University, and NYU’s Center for Ballet and The Arts.
Kyle Marshall (artistic director) is a choreographer, performer, teacher and artistic director of Kyle Marshall Choreography (KMC), a dance company that sees the dancing body as a container of history, an igniter of social reform and a site of celebration. Since inception in 2014, KMC has performed at venues including: Chelsea Factory, BAM Next Wave Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, Actors Fund Arts Center, NJPAC, Little Island, and Roulette. Kyle has received choreographic and dance film commissions from the Baryshnikov Arts Center, “Dance on the Lawn”, Montclair’s Dance Festival, Harlem Stage and THE SHED.
Kyle has received a 2018 NY Dance and Performance Juried Bessie Award, a 2020 Dance Magazine Harkness Promise Award and a 2020 Bessie Honoree for his revival of Colored (2017). He has also received choreographic fellowships from Princeton University, Center for Ballet and the Arts, and residencies from Monira Foundation, 92nd st Y, CPR, and Bethany Arts Community. As an educator, Kyle has conducted masterclasses, creative workshops, set choreography at schools including; ADF, Rutgers University, Ailey/Fordham University, St. Olaf College, Sarah Lawrence College, County Prep High School, and Eugene Lang/New School. Kyle was a 25-26 Grant Wood Fellow and visiting assistant professor at the University of Iowa and is regular adjunct professor at NYU Collaborative Arts. Kyle is a former member of the Trisha Brown Dance Company, doug elkins choreography etc., and Tiffany Mills Company. He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a BFA in Dance, a NJ Arts Fellow and is currently pursuing a MFA at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (class of 2028).
Edo Tastic (creative director) is a visual artist based in New York City. His artistic path began with poetics works. After collaborating to add layers of sound, pairing them with film and photography to paint visual storytelling. To date, he has produced poetic videos, films, and a short documentary: “The Poetic Catharsis Of Edo Tastic”. In October 2021, he self-produced a fashion-forward poetic short film; “Abducted: A Living Poet”, not yet released. He has produced fully conceptualized poetry readings in apartments, rooftops, and art galleries both in New York City and Jersey City. He has published two books “Effects” and “He Was Here”, part of a 12-book poetic memoir, BURPS.
His work in hair and makeup began as a model, in front of the camera. This passion led to other areas, first assisting stylist Andre Austin, having a makeup mentor, and friendship with David Frank Ray and Donyale McRae, who inspire his desire to develop a timeless style. Hair came next, drawn to colors and style for overall polish.
In 2017 and 2018, Bloomingdales commissioned poems for their stores in Soho and The Flagship 59th Street. In March 2021, Edo produced his first visual art show in Ma’s House Residency titled Nothing Is Something combining sound, poetry, lecture, lighting, and visual art in a span of a week. In August 2022, he participated in a group showing at La Mama Galleries. He is currently working on a show titled Land Here! consisting of over 150 visual art pieces.
Atlanta native, Justin Daniels (performer) (he/him), began his artistic journey at Tri-Cities High School’s Visual & Performing Arts Program in East Point, GA. He holds a B.F.A. in Contemporary Dance Performance with a minor in Psychology from The Boston Conservatory and abroad at The Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Now a New York based dance artist, choreographer, and photographer represented by BLOC NY. Justin has worked with Grammy award winning artist Jon Batiste and recently with global sensation Serpentwithfeet on “Heart of Brick”, a groundbreaking production intertwining music, theater, and dance. Justin has also been a collaborator in choreographic incubators with Dance Lab New York and residences at Kampnagel Summer Festival, Kaatsban, and Turnpark Summer festival. Featured in DanceItalia! (Spring,2021’) and VoyageATL(Spring, 22’) Magazine. Justin is committed to exploring and expanding the collectiveness of concert, commercial, and digital dance spaces.
Kellye Smith (performer) (she/her) is a performer, choreographer, and teacher originally from Richmond, Virginia. In 2023, she graduated cum laude from James Madison University with a BA in Dance, and later received her PreK-12 dance teaching license. While at JMU, Smith had the pleasure of performing original works by Ruben Graciani, Tiffanie Carson, Floyd McLean Jr, Ricky Ruiz, Xiang Xu, Monique Haley and various JMU faculty. Her choreography was chosen to perform in JMU’s Mainstage Theatre and was also the recipient of the School of Theatre and Dance Outstanding Choreography Award. In her senior year, Smith was the head artistic director of Mozaic Dance Team, an award winning hip hop team on JMU’s campus. Since graduating, she has apprenticed with Lucinda Childs Dance Company and Jon Lehrer Dance Company, performed original work by Brian Brooks at American Dance Festival, and trained at Eisenhower Dance Detroit’s New Dance Fest. She is very excited to be join Kyle Marshall Choreography.
Khalid Dunton (performer) (he/him/his) was born and raised in Washington DC/Maryland. In 2020, Dunton completed his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance as well as a Minor in Business from Montclair State University. Dunton has performed with dance companies such as: Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater(2021), McKoy Dance Project(2022), Carolyn Dorfman Dance(2021-2023) and Gaspard & Dancers(2023-2024). During 2021, Dunton worked as a professional dancer in the iconic Black Iris Project which received a New York Emmy Award for WILD: Bird of Paradise. Along his dance journey, Dunton had the privilege of performing works by Martha Graham, Stacey Tookey, Juel D. Lane, Bill T. Jones, Carolyn Dorfman, Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith, Maxine Steinman, Christian Von Howard, Earl Mosley, and many more. Showcasing his diversity, Dunton had the opportunity to work with celebrity artist, Todrick Hall, featured as a dancer in his music video WIG. Within the midst of his career, Dunton has trained and worked in the commercial dance industry alongside Dana Foglia, James Alonzo, and Yanis Marshall.
Syd Worthy (performer) (she/her) is a freelance dancer and visual artist. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, now living in NYC, Syd is a recent graduate from Marymount Manhattan College (Spring 2023) where she received her B.F.A in dance with a concentration in choreography. Her dance training extends from primary school to a college level of professional training, studying techniques such as Ballet, Graham, Jazz, Horton, African- Umfundalai Technique, Hip Hop, and more. Syd has also had opportunities to perform works with many professional choreographers in the larger dance world. This includes individuals such as Andrea Miller-GALLIM, Sekou McMiller, Akira Uchida, Rodney Hamilton, William Isaac, Jennifer Freeman, Darshan Singh Bhuller, April Berry, Katherine Dunham. She is super excited to explore the depths of her artistry by finding the intersections of dance, art, and spirituality.
Cal Fish (sound collaborator) is a multi-disciplinary artist from Sea Cliff, NY currently based in Brooklyn. They graduated from Bard College with a joint degree in studio art and music. Since graduation they have shared interactive works and multi-sensory performances at galleries, diy venues, festivals, community art spaces, and public parks, including; CANADA Gallery, Governor’s Island, Flux Factory, and Peace Park. Sound as a medium for communication and user-friendly kinesthetic technologies have remained at the center of Cal’s work. They have toured extensively with various music and art projects in the U.S. and have also performed in Europe and Canada. Cal currently hosts a radio show called Anthroapology, organizes interdisciplinary art events, makes clothes out of their studio at the Living Gallery, and works in collaboration with many amazingly inspiring artists and organizers.
Kwami Winfield (sound collaborator) is an artist from Jersey City, currently based in Brooklyn. A student of Jersey City Arts High School, she plays many instruments. Currently focused on cornet, percussion, and electronics. Kwami performs around the city at legit and DIY venues, weaving vast tapestries of soaring noise and screaming tone. She is an ongoing sound collaborator with Kyle Marshall Choreography and with TNMOT AZTRO Performance Art and Dance Installation LLC. She has self released music under her own name and with Brooklyn tape label Call Waitn as Soless Dialtone.
Emily Wong (stage manager) (she/her) is a NYC native stage manager with an in-depth experience in live theater. With exceptional organizational skills and a keen eye for detail, Emily has successfully managed productions ranging from intimate performances to large-scale productions. She has worked in venues in and out of NYC- on Off-Broadway, Joyce Theater, Danspace Project, ADF and various universities on the East Coast. Emily thrives on the energy of live performance and is committed to bringing every production to life with precision and creativity.
Madalyn Rupprecht (Managing Director) is an arts administrator born in Baltimore and now based in Brooklyn. Madalyn works in many roles of support for dance organizations, including as a: manager; marketer; producer; technical director; grant writer; and all-around administrator. They have worked with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Michelle Tabnick PR, Proteo Media + Performance, and Eryc Taylor Dance. Presently, they are Interim Company Manager for Soles of Duende and Communications Coordinator for dance service organization Dance/NYC, in addition to serving as Managing Director of Kyle Marshall Choreography. Their administrative work in dance is contextually informed by their own dance background—Madz has performed works by Abby Zbikowski, Alwin Nikolais, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Kathleen Kelley, and Martha Graham. As a choreographer, Madz has been in residence at MOtiVE Brooklyn, and has presented their work at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Bridge for Dance’s Uptown Rising Performance Series, the Post/Future Performance Festival, and Bailar al Sol International Dance Festival in Puerto Rico. Madalyn graduated magna cum laude from Montclair State University with a BFA in Dance and a BA in Journalism, as well as the Danceaturgy Award for their engagement in written critical analysis of dance during their time as a student.
Kristen Paige is a lighting designer for dance and performance based in NYC; where her work has been seen Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and in strange little theaters across the city. She is a Production Coordinator at Danspace Project, the Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, and also tours with Bridgman|Packer’s production Ghost Factory. Kristen is a graduate of NYU Tisch with an M.F.A. in Design for Stage and Film. The best kinds of stories envelop you in a world of their own. www.kristenpaige.work/