Inclined Dance Project, founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Kristen Klein, is an all-female collective that creates dance works of contemporary athleticism inspired by ever diverse human experiences. Approaching dance-making through a ‘set and destroy method’, Inclined allows the performers the opportunity to deconstruct material and incite dialogue, exploration, and personal contribution to a work. The end result is athletic, technical, and dynamic movement that challenges the performers and engages audiences. Kristen Klein’s choreographic works have been performed throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and in Japan, and the company has been featured in Dance Spirit Magazine, Critical Dance Magazine, offoffoff, and on Dancemedia.com. Inclined Dance Project started inQUAD in 2015 and has helped to produce & mentor the works of 9 emerging companies/choreographers through this intimate split-bill platform thus far.

kamrDANCE has been intricately fusing tap, percussive movement, and contemporary dance with humor to highlight unique female voices and investigate the necessity of supportive relationships, laughter, and absurdity since 2015. Under the direction of Alexis Robbins, kamrDANCE has performed at venues across the northeast, including Woods Hole Community Hall, Arlington Center for the Arts, Hudson Guild Theater, Peridance’s Salvatore Capezio Theater, Triskelion Arts, Actors Fund Arts Center, Dixon Place, Center for Performance Research, and more. Robbins was the 2018 NACHMO featured choreographer in the NACHMO Theater Shows where kamrDANCE premiered Time to deviate from ‘normal’. kamrDANCE has also produced two dance films: No More No More which premiered in November 2017 at the Actors Fund Arts Center and Deconstructed, which was released in April 2018. Most recently, Robbins produced her first evening-length show “Defining Characteristics” at SMUSH Gallery in Jersey City.  

LLMoves is a NYC-based company focused on integrating dance with fashion, film, photography, visual arts, technology, and music in unique collaborations. By combining a variety of artistic mediums in innovative ways, founder Lindsey L. Miller strives to use art as a way to impact audiences’ thoughts and emotions through a sensory experience. The choreography focuses on utilizing classically influenced lines with a contemporary aesthetic to showcase the company dancers’ athleticism and grace, as well as artistic expression at its finest. The company’s mission is to keep dance alive and growing in our society by evolving with the current times. To keep dance a relevant part of our culture, LLMoves strives to expand its presence beyond the traditional performance settings and combining forces with other forms of art to reach a wider audience.

Hailed as “compelling, “imaginative”, and a “pure delight” by critics and reviewers, Neville Dance Theatre, founded in 2005 by Brenda R. Neville, is a non-profit Manhattan based company that brings theatrical and thematic innovation to contemporary ballet with a classical root. Through original and universally themed works, this vibrant company creates a colorful, visual tapestry of movement that brings the joy, artistry and expressiveness of dance to others. Founded as a means of opening cross-cultural dialogues between differing dance genres and nationalities, Neville Dance Theatre fosters an artistic exchange of styles, outlooks, and attitudes, instilling an appreciation for the significance of dance as a living art form today.