Connecting with people and building a greater sense of community is at the heart of what I do.
From arts administration to graphic design to short-form content creation, my work centers the people involved while also bolstering brand and mission identity.
St. Louis’ Incredible Dance Community
This compilation was created to address the lack of awareness about the variety of offerings in our region, putting communities, crews, companies, studios, and dance venues on the map both locally and in the greater Midwest.
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A variety of projects combining branding, dance, mission, and design, while reaching specific and diverse audiences.
Graphic Design & Dance
Saint Louis Dance Theatre
While serving as marketing coordinator, I created event marketing materials that centered on their new brand identity, in addition to short-form content created from interviews up to 30-minutes long.
ALCHEMY STL: All-styles dance project
A collaborative community project to showcase all-styles dance and cultivate conversations intergenerationally in St. Louis.
Community Talk on Breaking Cycles
A talk investigating personal and family history that concludes with the following proposals to avoid solidifying behavioral and perceptual patterns that divide and exclude:
Question the narratives that we were given.
Prioritize our perception and bodily knowledge by championing joy in our lives.
Examine our own processes so that we can open space for new ideas and perspectives, as well as love, wholeness and healing.
Arch Maddnezz:
St. Louis KRUMP
The street dance scene in St. Louis is one of my biggest inspirations and greatest communities. I represent one of the OG’s of the movement ‘X/O’ with my name under him: Princezz X/O
Watch the documentary on the movement and my community here.
Empowering Youth.
During the day, I work as the program manager at St. Louis ArtWorks, a 29-year old non-profit organization that strives to enrich the lives of youth through job training programs and arts education. We offer year-round paid art-based apprenticeships to youth ages 14-19.
My family is my greatest inspiration and my greatest love. While we live in different places, my cousins and I collaborate on a project called the Alice and Robert Kikkawa Legacy Award (ARKLA) to offer scholarships to youth who are involved in the Japanese American community in Pasadena, CA.
Click on the image to learn more about ARKLA.
