Weaving | Mapping the Heart

KRISTEN MANGIONE (Choreographer) is a choreographer, teacher, and founder of Dance Alchemy for the Soul. With over 20 years of experience, her work integrates movement, energy awareness, and Eastern philosophy. She has performed and choreographed throughout New York City and internationally, presenting original works at venues including the Dumbo Dance Festival, Merce Cunningham Studio, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and in London. Her choreography is deeply informed by her studies in Zen and the healing arts. www.kristenmangionedance.com

CHARLOTTE AUCELLA (Performer) is a performing artist, and choreographer originally from Northern Virginia. She earned her B.F.A. in Dance Performance from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College in 2023, under the direction of Nelly Van Bommel. While attending Purchase, Charlotte performed works by Bill T Jones, George Balanchine, and Netta Yerushalmy. Since moving to New York City, Charlotte has presented repertoire with the Merce Cunningham Trust and collaborated with artists, Mark Bankin, Stephanie Saywell, Liz Gerring, and Petra Zanki. Alongside co-choreographer, Angelina Laguna, Charlotte's work has been commissioned and presented by the String Orchestra of New York City and American Dance Guild, and the Queens New Music Festival. Their projects have been presented at venues such as Lehman College, The Tank Theater, Alvin Ailey Studios, and Arts on Site. Currently, Charlotte is in creative processes at the DIG choreographic residency program through Green Space in Queens NY.

CHISATO FUJII (Performer) is a Japanese dancer and emerging choreographer currently based in New York. She began her training in ballet and jazz at the Matsuoka Jazz and Ballet Studio at the age of five. She graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Dance from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College in Spring 2025. Chisato has performed works by renowned choreographers such as Merce Cunningham, Norbert De La Cruz, Tsai Hsi Hung, Trisha Brown, Kevin Wynn, Symara Sarai (Johnson), and the New Dance Group. As a choreographer, she has presented work at Creatures Space and Green Lung Studio, and is currently in residence at Green Space through the D.I.G. Residency, where she is creating a new work. 

MAYU NAKAYA (Performer) is a contemporary dance artist from Japan. She has worked with Obremski/Works, Drye Marinaro Dance Company, Helen Simoneau Danse, SAXYN Dance Works, Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Rogue Wave, Six Degrees Dance, One Day Dance, sarAika Movement Collective, Faustine Lavie, iKADA Contemporary Dance Company, and Yoshito Sakuraba. Her movements rooted are in her experiences of ballet, piano, swimming, capoeira and gymnastics. She learned contemporary dance, choreography at the Tokyo Metropolitan High School of Arts and the University of Tsukuba(Physical Education), gaining experience through independent performances and national competitions. From 2016 to 2019, she presented her choreographic works at competitions across Japan and in South Korea, receiving several awards as both a dancer and choreographer. After moving to New York in 2019, she continued her training at The Ailey School (2019–2021). Her choreographic works have been presented at festivals in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Japan.

STEVE ROACH (Composer) A longstanding leader in contemporary electronic music, composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Roach draws on the beauty and power of the Earth's landscapes to create lush, meditative soundscapes. Throughout his decades-long career, he explored styles ranging from tribal rhythms to deep space music, and he's proven to be an enormous influence on several generations of ambient artists, trance producers, and new age/world music fusionists.

BYRON METCALF (Composer) A drummer who specializes in shamanic trance, Byron Metcalf is a musician, producer, and educator based in Arizona. A professional drummer since the age of 15, he played on hit albums including Kenny Rogers' The Gambler before earning a Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology. His dozens of new age recordings include collaborations with composer Steve Roach.