Monstah Black is a multi-disciplinary performing artist & educator. He has taught & performed internationally with various dance companies, as well as with his own work. His eclectic movement style fuses his training in ballet, modern, jazz & improvisation with urban dance elements, including voguing & house dance. Monstah has received numerous awards including The Tom Murrin Performance Award, Franklin Furnace Fund, BRIC Media Arts Fellowship, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, American Music Center Live Music for Dance Program, The District of Columbia Commission on The Arts & Humanities, Career Transitions for Dancers, Topaz Arts Center & NYSCA. Monstah’s work has garnered extensive support from New York organizations including The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center, The Field, Dance New Amsterdam & New York Live Arts. He holds an MFA in New Media Art & Performance from Long Island University & his dance film project Cotton is currently being fiscally sponsored by New York Foundation for the Arts.