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Darrius Gray dancing outside

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Choreography: Dharmini Piekarska

Music: zheimeer & chuck roop, wycieczka zagraniczna

Videography: Trevon Coleman

Dancers: Dharmini Piekarska and Darrius Gray

Faculty Advisor: Eloy Barragán

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Dharmini Piekarska is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans multiple genres and modes of delivery. A former English Open Ten Dance champion, she hails from a background of dancesport competition. She holds a Certificate in Sports and Health Studies from LMU and is currently a student at the University of Iowa Department of Dance and a returning member of UIDC 2021. Outside of her education, she has also appeared in several film productions including Dr. Strange, Bourne V, and Ready Player One. She is keenly interested in exploring different somatic approaches to teaching dance. Through her studies, she hopes to challenge double standards and empower those from diverse backgrounds. Her favorite points of interest are body mechanics, and female empowerment through dance, be it through studio work, stage, or screendance content. As a student choreographer, she hopes to use this medium to bring joy and thoughtful reflection to her audience. She is proud and blessed to be a part of this dance community! While at the university, she has been cast in works by George de la Peña, director Marion Schoevert and playwright Lisa Schlesinger, Anthony Orrico, Urban Bush Women, Britt Juleen, and Christopher-Rasheem McMillan.

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Born in Texarkana, Texas, Darrius Gray received scholarships from The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Dance Theatre of Harlem School, Boston Ballet Summer Workshops, and the Joffrey Ballet School with its affiliation with the New School University. He danced with 'Dancing through Barriers' ensemble, a pre-professional company before joining the world-renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem company under the tutelage of Arthur Mitchell. For four years, Darrius danced with Ballet Met in Columbus, Ohio, until the directorship of Gerald Charles which included both classical and contemporary works. Darrius also became a member of the ensemble company Ballet Black in London, England, that performed at the Royal Opera Linbury Theater, Covent Garden. He has performed with several production companies as well as cruise ships: Princess, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruises plus a popular acrobatics and dance show in Eilat, Israel called WOW. Darrius has been a guest instructor of jazz, modern, street jazz, and ballet at Tanzprojekt München in Munich, Germany, and most recently ballet instructor of New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Darrius is currently a fellowship MFA candidate at the University of Iowa.
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Trevon Jakaar Coleman began his artistic career as a caricaturist in 2003. Trevon works in a variety of media: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and film. In 2019, Trevon received a BFA degree in Studio Art and a BFA in Film Production from the University of Central Florida. Trevon now attends University of Iowa, as a film and video production MFA candidate. Trevon’s work has shown most recently at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN, and with the Sunspot Cinema Collective in Orlando, FL.