The work of multidisciplinary performing artist Aliesha Bryan (she/her) emerges from a rich tapestry of movement incorporating Flamenco and Spanish dances, dances of the African diaspora, contemporary styles and somatic-based movement approaches. She is proud to have placed first in the NYS Flamenco Certamen, a milestone that ushered in her creative movement journey. Her performative work includes choreographic commissions and site-specific creations, including the conception and production of the first iteration of The Message, presented during the BlaktinX Performance Series at BAAD! Theatre, and its second reiteration at the Arts on Site Blackbox theatre. Aliesha has appeared on stages ranging from international festivals to more intimate venues, including Peña La Platería, The Hemispheric Institute and the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the African American Museum in Philadelphia and the Victoria Flamenco Festival in British Columbia. She is an advocate for social change through healing, and has been featured on BBC Podcast, The Reset, in Dance Magazine, and in Camille A. Brown’s series entitled Social Dance for Social Change. She is also the founder of Blackbird Dance Company and its Development Lab, a group of determined artists who endeavor to create powerful work that addresses pressing questions, always holding fast to the healing potential of art.