gross interest
Performing “FEAST”
Choreography by Will Pettigrew and Maqks Gross

Maqks Gross (they/them) and Will Pettigrew are movement artists based in the NYC area. Maqks grew up in Northern Virginia performing in western dance styles and producing shows from a young age. Will Pettigrew (they/them) started their journey with competitive gymnastics which evolved into a love of dance in Maplewood, New Jersey. Will and Maqks met at the George Mason University School of Dance where they both earned their BFA’s in contemporary and modern dance. Since then, both choreographers have been creating work centered on humor, humans, and mundanity expressed through narrative movement and demanding physical exertion.

Instagram: @maqks._.gross ; @will.pettigrew

Heather Dutton & Dancers
Performing “Watch This!”
Choreography by Heather Dutton

Heather Dutton is a Brooklyn-based choreographer, educator, and performer with a B.A. in Dance (choreography & education) from Muhlenberg College. Their work has been shown at Here Arts Center, Dixon Place, the Tank, Spark Theater Festival, the Koresh Come Together Dance Festival, The Craft NYC, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and more. She has performed for a variety of NYC and Philadelphia based choreographers, and currently teaches with the National Dance Institute. Her creative practice is informed by her background in theatre, comedy, and gender studies. She is interested in themes of identity, queerness, intimacy, and the universal but completely singular experience of having a body.

Website: heatherduttondance.com; Instagram: @Featherrbutton

Photo credit: Alice Chacon

Fast Forward is made possible, in part, with private funds from the Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and public funds from the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature.