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.

QUETZALI HART

Quetzali Hart is a New York based freelance dancer and choreographer. She grew up in Salem, OR where she began her dance training at age of three under Sara Alaverez at Premiere Academy of Performing Arts. In 2023 she received her BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. While there she performed works by Jose Limon and Igal Perry, and original works by Darrell Grand Moultrie, Juel D. Lance, Ashley Linsdey, Grady Bowman and Ming Lung-Yang. Quezali has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Jacob Jonas, Sidra Bell, Peter Chu, Flockworks and Rachael Lieblein-Jurbala. Quetzali is excited to be joining Artichoke Dance Company.

AVA RAKOWSKI

Ava Rakowski (she/her) is a dancer, writer, choreographer, and teacher originally from Lyndhurst, NJ. Rakowski recently graduated from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with her BFA in Dance and a second major in Journalism and Media Studies with the hopes of combining her love of movement and writing. During her time at Rutgers, Rakowski has performed in works by Thang Dao, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Pam Tanowitz, Kun-Yang Lin, Luis A . Lara Malvacias, Ani Javian, and John Evans, as well as many student works. Rakowski is very excited to begin her professional performance career with Artichoke!

TOMMY BATCHELOR

Tommy Batchelor is a professional dancer living in NYC. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway. Since then, he has collaborated with renowned choreographers like Bebe Miller, Stephen Koplowitz, and Eddie Taketa. After graduating with a BFA in Dance from The Ohio State University in 2019, Tommy has been actively working as a freelance dance and film artist.

GRACIE HARPER

Gracie Harper (she/her) began her dance training at The Studio for Dance where she performed alongside the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. She is a graduate of Wright State University with a BFA in Dance and a Certificate in Arts Management. Gracie has worked with notable choreographers such as Gina Walther, Ashley Pabst, Jennifer Sydor, Teressa Wylie McWilliams, Kiki Lucas, Stewart/Owen Dance, Ray Mercer, and Stephanie Martinez. She has attended intensives with Mutual Dance Theatre, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She also danced with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 under the direction of Shonna Hickman-Matlock. As a choreographer, her piece, Floating Towards the End, was selected to be reset on the Dayton Dance Initiative. She is excited to perform with Artichoke Dance Company and looks forward to collaborating with such a talented community of artists.

JONATHAN COLAFRANCESCO

Jonathan Colafrancesco is an Italian dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in New York. He has danced in productions by international choreographers such as Roberta Ferrara, Rena Butler, Roya Carrera, Caleb Teicher, Assaf Salhov, Igal Perry, Tsai-Hsi Hung, Yoshito Sakuraba, Vive Khamsingsavath, Michelle Thompson Ulerich, Eamon Foley, Christian Warner, Simon Kuban, and Norbert De La Cruz III.Jonathan is currently a dancer for Artichoke Dance Company, Body Mouth, McKoy Dance Project, Matthew Wensterby Company, LaneCoArts, Alessandra Corona Performing Works, ChristinaNoel & The Creature, and Pony Box Dance Theatre. Throughout his career, he has also danced in other professional companies such as Nimbus Dance Works, Ballet Nepantla, White Wave, Spark Movement Collective, Project Tag, and Tabula Rasa Dance Theatre.He was recently a swing performer in the immersive off-Broadway production of Life and Trust.