Founded by Sarah East Johnson in 2000, LAVA’s feminist acrobatic dance has become known for an explosive choreographic language that pushes the accepted boundaries of dance and gender while celebrating radical connections and the beauty of equality and balance. The 13-member company works collaboratively to create works that are inspired by nature and celebrate the beauty of empowerment and cooperation.  The OBIE and Bessie award winning LAVA has performed in NYC venues including The Kitchen, PS 122, BAM, The Flea Theater, Dixon Place, New York Live Arts, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Symphony Space, BRIC Studio, Central Park Summerstage, the Brooklyn Lyceum, and the New Victory Theater. The company has performed in Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Michigan, New Orleans, New Mexico, and internationally in Australia and Argentina.   Collaborators include Toshi Reagon, DJ Tikka Masala, Barbara Gogan, Claudia Brown, and Nehemiah Luckett.