Born and raised in Paris, Alexandre Dai Castaing discovered classical music from a young age and developed a passion for drums. As a composer and studio director, he blends influences ranging from progressive rock to hip-hop in his creations. He has collaborated with renowned artists and composed for various audiovisual projects, video games, and films. His versatility and talent have led him to work on dance productions, including “Evangelion Beyond” in Tokyo. He is recognized for his unique approach and expertise across different musical genres.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Solomon has created original works in drama, opera, dance, and music across the U.S., Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, and Slovenia. Highlights include Otello (Festspielhaus Baden Baden, Germany); Il Trovatore (Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Teatro Regio di Parma, Italy); Oedipus (Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, Greece; Ancient Theatre of Pompeii, Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, and Teatro Mercadante di Napoli, Italy) all with Robert Wilson; Macbeth (directed by John Doyle at Classic Stage Company, NYC); The Shape of Things (created by Carrie Mae Weems at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC); Duat (Soho Rep, NYC); and Men on Boats (World Premiere: Playwrights Horizons/Clubbed Thumb, NYC). Solomon’s work in dance, dance/theatre and avant-garde music includes original full-length pieces with Alethea Adsitt, Jennifer Archibald, Jonah Bokaer, Christine Bonansea, Joshua Beamish/MOVE, Maria Chavez, Ximena Garnica/Leimay, Lane Gifford, Invisible Anatomy, LoudHound Movement, Martha Graham Dance Company, Ofelia Loret de Mola, Patrick Lovejoy, Belinda McGuire, Stefanie Nelson, Patricia Noworol, The Nerve Tank (as resident designer), Jennifer Harrison Newman, Waxfactory, and four major works as associate set designer with Bill T. Jones. Solomon is currently the Associate Director of the School of Music and Theater at Portland State University. MFA: Yale School of Drama.

Sarah E. Allen is a New York based contemporary artist. She moved to New York in 2019 to attend New York University, where she received a BFA in Dance from the Tisch School of the Arts. Sarah works within both concert and commercial dance fields as an independent contractor in performance, film, and choreographic work. Most recently, Sarah has had the opportunity to dance at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, YYDC international tour, and featured in a music video for CMA band of the year, Old Dominion.

D’Angelo grew up training in his parents dance studio for 14 years while simultaneously also having the opportunity to work with some of Miami’s most prestigious ballet companies. His training consists of many forms of dance which has granted him vast performance experience, nationally and internationally. In 2018, D’Angelo became the United States Youth National Latin Ballroom Champion while also becoming a guest member of Dimensions Dance Company in Miami,Fl. Recently he has performed in a small number of very well-known theaters such as the Royal Albert Hall and the Sadler’s Wells Theater as a member of the London based junior ballet company, Rambert 2. Since then he has consistently appeared on Season 31 of Dancing With The Stars as a troupe member along with performing at the Schrittmacher Dance Festival in Aachen, Germany and the Belgrade Dance Festival in Serbia with the Yin Yue Dance Company. He has worked alongside incredible dancers and choreographers such as Sharon Eyal, Matan David, Shamel Pitts, Ian Robinson, Tom Weinberger and many more. D’Angelo is increasingly excited about exploring the new paradigms of dance that continue to unfold themselves and extremely looks forward to future collaborations with many more inspiring artists.

Sydney Chow (she/her) is a Chinese-American freelance movement artist from Los Angeles, California. She attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she was named a YoungArts winner in Modern/Contemporary Dance. She then received her BFA in Dance and minor in Computer Programming from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. As a company member with Gallim Dance under the direction of Andrea Miller, she has performed at venues such as the Joyce Theater, Chelsea Factory, and Lincoln Center. Since graduating, she has also performed in works by Gabrielle Lamb, Rohan Bhargava, Gina Moxley, and Chuck Wilt and Crystal Pite at Springboard Danse Montreal. She is honored to be welcomed into the YYDC family!

Joan Dwiartanto trained at The Juilliard School where she danced in pieces by choreographers such as Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin and Justin Peck. In 2020, Joan co-directed and performed in a collaborative film for The Park Avenue Armory’s 100 Years | 100 Women event. She directed and produced the film, Crying On The Island They Own, which premiered in 2022, and has since won multiple film festival awards.

Kristalyn Gill graduated from East Carolina University’s Honors College with dual degrees in Dance Performance and Interpersonal Communication. She is a dancer, choreographer, author, actor, and educator. Above all else, she considers creativity as a conduit for community, curiosity, and conversation. Kristalyn is honored to be an artist with Yue Yin Dance Company, Soul Project Dance Company (Candace Brown), and SHINSA (Bo Park). Her dance credits include Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Fire Island Dance Festival, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Schrittmacher Festival (Germany), 92NY, the American Dance Guild's Performance Festival, Judson Church, and Feud (FX). Additionally, she has worked with creators such as Akira Uchida, Brian Golden, James Alonzo, and Joseph Hernandez. Kristalyn is based in New York City and represented by Clear Talent Agency. As a choreographer, Kristalyn received the 2023 Queens Arts Fund New Work Grant for her latest evening-length immersive work "LOOK AT ME" and currently teaches contemporary at Peridance Center and Broadway Dance Center.

Corinne Lohner (they/she) is a performing artist and dancemaker from Dallas, Texas. They freelance in NYC with companies like YY Dance Company, David Dorfman Dance, Douglas Dunn + Dancers, and more. Notable past credits include Boston Dance Theater and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company where she performed works by Stefanie Batten Bland, Raja Feather Kelly, and Andrea Miller amongst others. They received their B.F.A. in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Alexsander Swader is from Birmingham, Alabama where he grew up training at the Royal Academy of Dance accredited Alabama Ballet School. While attending intensives like Hubbard Street Winter Intensive and Netherlands Dance Theater Summer Intensive, they also performed various professional roles with the Alabama Ballet Company. He received a BFA in Dance in 2021 on scholarship from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and performed guest works by artists like Shamel Pitts and Rena Butler. He joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2022, then YYDC in 2023 for multiple projects like the world premiere of Nowhere, performances of Ripple and Through the Fracture of Light at APAP and Schrittmacher Festival in Germany in 2024. Alex is thrilled to be continuing the trilogy of full length works with the world premiere of Somewhere in 2024.

Nat Wilson grew up in Michigan and studied ballet at Ballet Chelsea before turning their focus to contemporary dance. In 2016, they moved to Israel to join Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, where they had the opportunity to perform and teach around the world. In January of 2020 they moved to NYC to pursue a freelance career. Since then, they’ve worked in both New York and Los Angeles, performing with YYDC, ZviDance, Ballez, ate9 dANCE cOMPANY, and Volta Collective as well as creating their own work.

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