KATHERINE MAXWELL

Founding Artistic Director + Choreographer

Creating work for the mainstage, alternative spaces, and for film, Katherine Maxwell (she/her) is a director, choreographer, and the founding Artistic Director of Hivewild. Maxwell’s 27+ choreographic projects have been presented at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, CPR- Center for Performance Research, the Ace Hotel, Dinner Gallery, Atlantic Terminal-Barclays Center, and the Actors Fund Art Center, among others. Maxwell has been featured by online platforms such as NOWNESS, VICE, and on Vimeo as a Staff Pick. her film works have screened at 14 international festivals including Dance on Camera at Lincoln Center, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe. Maxwell’s been featured in NYTimes, Dance Informa, Lomography Magazine, and ART ZEALOUS. She’s been awarded residencies including the Downtown Brooklyn Rehearsal Residency Initiative, BAC’s AccessArt, and Shawbrook Creative Space (Ireland). Maxwell received her Bachelor of Arts from Kennesaw State University while working extensively with Lauri Stallings’ Atlanta-based platform, glo. Notable performances include And all directions I come to you, Creative Time’s public art exhibition Drifting in Daylight: Art in Central Park (2015), Orfeo at the Atlanta Symphony with Robert Spano and Daniel Arsham (2017), Hinterland with Big Boi of Outkast and The Dungeon Family (2010), and roem, Stallings’ large-scale public work on the grounds of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art (2010).

Robyn Ayers / Dancer Liaison

Robyn Ayers (they/them) is a movement artist, arts administrator, and producer living on occupied Lenape land (NYC). They hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Fordham University & The Ailey School, which they obtained summa cum laude with majors in dance and philosophy. Since moving into the professional world, Robyn’s career has taken them through formal stage production, site-specific installation, and dance for film; wandering around the intersection between classical modern and gestural contemporary impulse. Their artistic priorities are rooted in mindfulness and accessibility, striving to move at the speed of trust and build holistic relationships between artist and audience. Robyn’s performance career spans NYC and surrounding areas in company with Hivewild, cullen+them, The DynamiteExperience, and more. Prominent credits include Ben Stamper’s short film “Stay With”, Katherine Maxwell’s stage production “PRISM”, and Jacolby Satterwhite’s film installation “An Eclectic Dance to the Music of Time” at Lincoln Center. Most recently, Robyn has begun to build their skills within the world of film production and cinematography.

Felix Bryan / Dancer

Felix Bryan (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based artist, born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. felix’s work and collaborations have been presented at Fridman Gallery, The Rooted Space, the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Professional Program, and on film. His work and practice are rooted in embodied storytelling, queer lineages, and electronic soundscapes. As a freelance artist, felix has performed works by artists including Sidra Bell, Katherine Maxwell, Bill T. Jones, Johannes Wieland, Robyn Mineko Williams, Jenna Riegel, Rena Butler, and Peter Chu. Currently, felix dances with Sidra Bell Dance New York and HIVEWILD.

Julian Grubman / Dancer

Julian Grubman (he/they) is a Los Angeles-born dancer who began his training at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, performing works by José Limón, Jiří Kylián, and Rami Beer. He continued his studies at SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Dance, specializing in Composition under the direction of Nelly Van-Bommel and Doug Varone. At Purchase, Julian immersed himself in performance and creation, collaborating with artists such as Peter Chu, Annie Rigney, and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company. In his senior year, he worked with Andrea Costanzo Martini on "A Solo for Julian/Instagraham", which was selected as “Director’s Choice” for the 2023 Purchase Dance Company Spring concert. After graduating, he performed in Annie Rigney’s “...she was becoming untethered” at 92NY before returning to Los Angeles, where he joined Volta Collective under Mamie Green. Now based in New York, Julian continues his career as a freelance artist.

Hardy / Dancer

Hardy (she/her) is a dance performing artist & singer based in New York, originally from Salt Lake City, UT. In the spring of 2025, Hardy debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in their production of Salome. As a Guest Artist of Gibney Company’s 2024 Summer Tour, under the direction of Gilbert T Smalls, Hardy performed Bliss by Johan Inger at the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, Chautauqua Amphitheater & Jacob’s Pillow. In May 2024, she completed the GibneyPRO Certificate Program under the direction of Alexandra Wells & Bret Yamanaka, working with choreographers Peter Chu, Ana Maria Lucaciu, Laja Field, Adam Barruch, Lea Ved & Sidra Bell. She received her BFA from Brigham Young University and further trained across Europe at Orsolina28, ImPulsTanz, Henny Jurriëns Studio, & Deltebre Dansa. In all her work, Hardy strives to create joy and promote inclusion in the spaces she enters.

Céline Maillard / Dancer

Céline Maillard (she/her) is a first generation performance artist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, earning a BFA in Dance Performance. While at Purchase, Céline studied abroad at the Amsterdam University of the Arts in their Expanded Contemporary Dance program. She is currently a freelance artist based in Brooklyn, and performs with Hivewild and as a Guest Artist with 2nd Best Dance Company. She has performed works by Vim Vigor, Antonin Rioche, Hannah Garner, Amy Miller, Martha Graham, and Trisha Brown. Céline has attended additional dance training programs with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Hofesh Shechter, and B12. She also works with Ballet Tech Across New York, a foundation that provides free dance enrichment classes to public elementary schools. In her own choreography, Céline is incredibly interested in playing with the intersections between movement, theatre, text, and film.

Kira Shiina Nishimura-Russ / Dancer

Kira Shiina Nishimura-Russ (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based dance artist, sound practitioner, and educator from Pittsburgh, PA. They received their BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield, where they went on to become an Adjunct Assistant Professor from 2021 to 2024. kira shiina has performed and toured nationally with BigKid Dance, slowdanger, and waheedworks, and has worked with choreographers Andrea Miller, Beth Gill, Doug Varone, and Jesse Zaritt among others. As a creative associate and assistant to choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans, she collaborated with Evans on new creations and restagings for companies including BalletX, Ohio Contemporary Ballet, Philadanco, and St. Louis Dance Theatre. They are a Visiting Faculty member of the BFA Dance Lab at Bennington College. As a performer, kira shiina is currently in her second season with Sidra Bell Dance New York and is a member of MICHIYAYA Dance and Hivewild.

Sean Rosado / Dancer

Sean Rosado (he/they) is a Texas native and a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, Sean Rosado received his BFA in Dance in 2015. He has been privileged to perform the choreography of Alex Ketley, Andrea Miller, Crystal Pite, David Harvey, Kate Wallich, Kate Weare, Madboots Dance and William Forsythe. He has also had the opportunity to perform with Ashani Dances, Chamber Dance Company, Gallim, HIVEWILD, and Kate Wallich + The YC2.

Ragin Smith / Dancer

Ragin Smith (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based dance artist. She builds performances through a poetic and surrealist approach. Ragin has created work as an artist in residence with Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation and at Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre. She has also presented her work at Dance Hole, ESTIA Day Fest, Fabled Narcissism, and Arts on Site. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in dance and composition from Marymount Manhattan College, Ragin has been performing and collaborating with various artists throughout the United States. Most recently, she has performed works by Akira Uchida, Sigrid Lauren, Jace Weyant, August Henderson, Brendan Fernandes, Shaquelle Charles, Evan Ray Suzuki, Michelle Thompson-Ulerich, Beatriz Castro, Ryan Bailey, Morgan Bobrow-Williams, Troy Ogilvie, and others.​​ Alongside her freelance performances, Ragin is a collaborator with Verbal Animal, Wet Hairy Women, Hivewild, Headlights Theatre, and MORISATO Company.

Madison Wada / Dancer

Madison Wada (she/her) is a performance artist born and raised in Lancaster, California. After intense ballet training and living in New York since 2015, she has accomplished a multitude of things, such as a professional contemporary/performance art career with Sidra Bell Dance New York, evenings with Young Boy Dance Group, performing along side Sigrid Lauren, company member with Haus of PVMNT, and touring with the musician and producer Yaeji with choreography by Monica Mirable. She currently remains freelancing as a dancer, solo performer, founder and creative director of HOMESICK productions and remains a student of many artistic mediums to fulfill her inevitability of a performance artist as a whole entity.

Sam Morreale / Dramaturg

Sam Morreale (she/they) is a Facilitator in practice as an Artistic Producer, Director, Dramaturg, and Cultural Strategist who approaches their craft with a lens rooted in the creation of liberatory, human-centered systems. They are an avid supporter of art for social change and gravitate towards stories, people, and communities that uplift the lives of those who have been caught in the margins of society. Currently the Associate Producer at Soho Rep, Sam develops new, “risky,” innovative, and adventurous work that stirs the soul and invites change. Her work has brought her to several arts organizations - physically and virtually - including New York Stage and Film, Penumbra Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theater, Theatre Communications Group, Center Theater Group, Boston Court Pasadena, Breaking the Binary Theater, The Goodman Theater, and The New Harmony Project among others. B.A. Wesleyan University. 

Travis Emery Hackett / Photography

Inspired by early 20th-century photographic processes, Travis Emery Hackett (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based documentary photographer. Centered on the photo as narrative, his photography brings to light the value and beauty of the shared human experience. His work has been published by The New York Times, Time Out, and Vogue Magazine.
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Taylor Antisdel / Cinematography

Taylor Antisdel (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based director, cinematographer, and photographer, who holds a BFA in directing from School of Visual Arts. Taylor has extensive experience collaborating with other artists, specifically dancers, and choreographers, and possesses a keen ability to anticipate and showcase the distinct aspects of those languages. With a gentle touch and an interest in new visual approaches, he excels in creating visually stunning and emotionally captivating narratives that delve into the human experience.  His recent dance short film ‘apartment’ screened at POOL – INTERNATIONALES TanzFilmFestival (Berlin), as well as a collaborative film with Shamel Pitts, TOUCH OF RED: OVERTURE at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. taylorantisdel.com

Ann Kreitman / Producer

Ann Kreitman (any pronouns) is a producer, director, and playwright based in Brooklyn. Recent projects include assistant directing Snatch Adams and Tainty McCracken present: It’s That Time of the Month at Soho Rep and co-producing the 2023 Prelude Festival at the Martin Segal Theatre Center at CUNY. They hold an MFA in Directing and Certificate in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies from the University of Iowa. In 2020, Ann co-founded the LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library, working to preserve and share Iowa's queer history and promote access to LGBTQ literature for all ages.

M Cantu / Grants Manager

M Cantu (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based arts administrator and theatermaker. They hold a BA in Theater with concentrations in Design/Technology and Acting from the University of California, Santa Cruz. M is a 2019 alum of the National Theater Institute, and a 2022 graduate of the Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellowship, a distinct award for emerging artists of color who have exhibited exceptional passion, drive, and unique points of view in various artistic disciplines. M specializes in grant writing for new multidisciplinary works, and has raised over $650,000 for arts nonprofits since 2020.

Natassha Amalia / Digital Marketing Coordinator

Natassha Amalia (she/her) is a multidisciplinary creative and digital marketing specialist with a background in film, advertising, and social media strategy. With experience in agencies and lifestyle brands, she excels in content creation, brand storytelling, and audience engagement. A trained actor and meditation teacher, she integrates creativity with mindfulness, crafting compelling campaigns that resonate deeply. Her expertise spans video production, branding, and social media growth, blending artistic vision with strategic insight. Passionate about fostering authentic connections, Natassha brings a holistic approach to digital marketing, using storytelling and design to create impactful, engaging experiences across platforms.

Xenia Mansour / Strategic Visioning Consultant

Xenia Mansour (she/her) is a dancer, mover, and performer based in NYC and Chicago. She is currently a member of Katherine Maxwell’s Hivewild and BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, and has worked with Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener, Angie Moon Dance Theatre, Gabrielle Johnson + Artists, Javier Padilla & The Movement Playground, and experimental dance theater HOLDTIGHT’s site-specific and immersive show, Nourishment, in both Denver and NYC. Originally from Oak Park, IL, Mansour is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She has performed in a range of stage, site-specific, immersive, film, and fashion work including as a guest dancer and model for Mexican fashion designer Carla Fernández with choreography by Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener, and as a feature dancer for CXN’s Fashion Commercial Come With Us choreographed by Katherine Maxwell. Off the stage, she’s curating pop-up contemporary dance events with Hi Artist and Airbnb Experiences, boxing, and playing pickup softball.