Lynn Neuman
Artistic Director
Lynn Neuman is a national leading eco-artist known for programs and performances layered with involvement and action. She has created 45 works for Artichoke Dance, been commissioned to create 22 works for other groups and directed nine operas. Her site specific work has been commissioned by The Soraya, connecting California State University with Los Angeles River restoration, Waterfront Alliance, reflecting on the effects of sea level rise, Texas A&M, engaging with water use and rights in the desert southwest, and National Gallery of Art, for Voices of the Ocean.
Lynn is an Association of Performing Arts Presenters Leadership Fellow and the only choreographer to receive a Marion International Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts. Her ecologically focused work has been featured in Dance Magazine, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Broadway World and on Citizen Climate Radio and the Climate Check podcast.
As an educator, presenter and speaker, she is highly regarded and sought for her work merging the arts and climate activism and for innovative community engagement strategies. She is a regional producer for Global Water Dances, is on the steering committee of 350Brooklyn and a member of the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice. Lynn believes in the power of the arts to effect positive change in people’s lives and communities. To this end, she works with a variety of populations promoting cultural literacy by engaging people in arts experiences. Lynn grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan and is an avid swimmer.
The COMPANY
EMILY ARDEN JONES
Emily Arden Jones (she/her) is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist based in Brooklyn. She focuses on contemporary art making through theatrical performance, dance film, and dynamic improvisational practices. Emily is originally from Louisville, Kentucky and received her BFA in Dance from The Ohio State University. She has performed with Artichoke Dance Company, Ayalis in Motion, Mitchell Rose, and Alison Clancy among others, and her work has been shown at the San Francisco Film Festival, Fringe Istanbul, Dance Umbrella, the Salvatore Capezio Theater, and New York Live Arts.
AIDAN FELDMAN
Aidan Feldman started out in musical theater in 4th grade, veering into dance in middle school when the acting program was full. Aidan fell in love with dance and never looked back. He graduated from the University of Michigan, double-majoring in dance and computer science. Once Aidan moved to New York, he attended an Artichoke rehearsal where he immediately connected with director Lynn Neuman. He has been dancing with Artichoke ever since, as well as other companies like danceTactics, Dance Entropy, Barkin/Selissen Project, and Chavasse Dance & Performance.
NATHANIEL DAVIS
Nathaniel Davis is from Toronto, Canada. He graduated from New World School of the Arts College with a BFA in dance in May 2014. He has previously worked with the Peter London Global Dance Company in Miami, as well as the Moving Beauty Series in New York. He has performed many works, including works by Robert Battle, George Balanchine, Jose Limon, Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones and Darshan Bueller. Nathaniel joined Artichoke Dance Company in 2016.
Board of Directors:
Ali Rodell
Gordon VanAmburg
Lynn Neuman
Staff:
Company Manager: Lindsey Jennings
Development: Matthew Rose
Ambassador Coordinator: Campbell Ives
Intern Team: Kirra Newsome, Louise Coleman, Ruby Abraham, Emily Kappenman, Chelsea Dai, Liana Lang