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Candystore is a multidisciplinary artist, poet, and performer from San Jose, CA. She-he is a 2018-2019 Queer | Art fellow and 2018 -2019 resident with Shandaken: Governor’s Island. Candystore’s writing and art have been published in Paper Magazine, Precog, Riot of Perfume, Phile Magazine, RFD, Mesmer, Hand Job Zine, and others. She-he has performed around New York City at MoMA PS1, Club Cumming, The AC Institute, LaMama Galleria, Dixon Place, Picasso Machinery, Secret Project Robot, and every time she-he uses a public restroom.

Candystore recently had the pleasure of attending a weekend long gathering of disabled artist and writers at Performance Space New York—“It was the most gorgeous and truly queer thing I’ve ever seen in New York City. I’m fundraising with Wet Noise to make sure Performance Space New York can continue providing the New York arts scene with even more groundbreaking and thoughtful programming!”

Tiago Valente is a Multidisciplinary Artist, Professor and Polymath.

With a diverse background in Performing Arts, Journalism and Design, the Artist draws from Anthropology and explores Sociological issues with his work.

The theatrical magic in his creative universe is unveiled through a variety of mediums, crafted with extreme attention to detail, merging artisanal techniques with the latest technologies.

Valente articulates narratives through architectural and even wearable sculptures that capture the essence of intriguing creatures.

Relevant projects include multi-sensory worlds and immersive experiences, defying physical and emotional boundaries, where his intriguing alter egos merge with space, movement and audience to question social and cultural perceptions.

His award winning work is showcased internationally in a rich contrast of cultures, including United States, China, Hong Kong, Argentina, Spain, United Kingdom, India, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu.

Lives and works in New York.

Photo by Milos Gazdic.

Rob Roth is a multidisciplinary artist and director based in New York City, and received his BFA from Pratt Institute. Roth has continually combined a variety of media in his distinctive works of art–using theater, film, audio, and performance–to create the richly textured work showcased at such venues as the New Museum for Contemporary Art, PS122, Abrons Art Center, Here Arts, Museum of Arts and Design, Deitch Projects, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others.

Roth’s work had its early fertilization in the 1990’s at New York City’s legendary underground nightclub, MOTHER, and his poetic visual language springs from his initial training as a painter. As an artist and believer in theater as ritual, Roth creates lyrical and mysterious works within a deconstructed narrative. His explorations of cinematic language and form within live performance and installation, result in creations of haunting imagery influenced by renaissance painting, classic Hollywood films, and mystical chemistry, that combined, plumb the depths of eroticism, human sexuality and death.

In 2018 Rob premiered the highly praised haunting theater piece, Soundstage, featuring actor Rebecca Hall. Roth also directed the music video “Doom or Destiny” by Blondie featuring Joan Jett which appeared on several “Best of 2017” lists as well as performing in Atlas Obscura’s site specific Into the Veil event at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Photo by Paula Court

Aarron Ricks is a break out movement artist who uses beautiful and thought provoking movements to create organic storytelling experiences.

Drawing inspiration from their personal history and work as an art model, their work transcends genres, mediums and technologies.

Aarron started their movement and performative journey in 2016 with Monica Mirabile and Sarah Kinlaw’s “Authority Figure” in part of Otion Front Studio.

Their event and curation goal is to raise awareness for marginalized communities and create a space where questions and thought can flourish and everyone is free to be themselves

Magdalyn Segale is a dancer and multi-media performance choreographer. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2014). Maggie has directed for the Center for Innovation in the Arts and Judson Memorial Church. She works for Cally Spooner, for whose projects she has performed, taught and collaborated internationally. Maggie is a teaching artist at Nord Anglia International Schools and is also a member of Helen Simoneau Danse and The Bang Group, both based in NYC.