The Cyborg Project Team

Nathan Hirschaut

Producer, Director of choreography

Nathan Hirschaut is a teacher, choreographer, and dancer who graduated from The Juilliard School for Dance in 2020. Over the past 15 years, Nathan has studied from the world's best in dance, yoga, and artistic ideology; resulting in the unique intersection of his artistic and movement world.

Maddie Hanson

Performer, Dancer

Canadian dance artist Maddie Hanson is a graduate of The Juilliard School, accepted at the age of 16, and is pursuing her Master’s Degree from Maryland Institute College of Art. She is currently a company dancer with The DASH Ensemble, a faculty member with UNIKIYO and a Guest Artist with SoulEscape. Maddie has been fortunate to have worked with Jirí Pokorny, Katarzyna Skarpetowska and performed repertory by Martha Graham, José Limón, and RUBBERBANDance Group.

Kadet Kuhne

Sound and visual artist

Kadet Kuhne is a sound and visual artist who aims to prompt visceral responses to the invisible forces that constitute matter and consciousness. Taking form in video, installation, soundtracks, 3D printing and 2D print, Kadet’s works have been presented internationally at venues such as Museum of Art Lucerne, Sónar Festival, Mutek, and Sundance Film Festival.

Treyden Chiaravalloti

Producer, Director of film

Treyden is a multidisciplinary storyteller and director, whose focus is serving the global community by designing meaningful audio and visual experiences. With a symbiotic relationship between scientific research, aesthetic narrative, and new media, I strive to cultivate work which illuminates our inherent belonging.

Katerina Belmatch

Performer, Dancer

Katerina Belmatch (she/they) has recently graduated from SUNY Purchase College with a BFA in dance and is an up and coming artist located in New York City. In terms of dance, Katerina is inspired by improvisation, the use of voice, site-specific, and process-based work. Her choreography includes low and high frequencies of physicality, choice-making, and sculpture-like shapes which can be seen in her work entitled "Duet Generator".

Rebecca Romani

Performer, Dancer

Rebecca Romani is an Italian Dancer, Choreographer and Visual Artist based in Barcelona, Spain. Her professional training lead her to travel to the UK, the US, France and Spain where she recently graduated from the Institute of the Arts Barcelona with a First Class Degree in Dance.

Avital Meshi

Producer, Director of technology

Avital Meshi is a New Media Artist. She is an incoming PhD student of the Performance Studies Program at UC Davis and she holds an MFA from The Digital Arts and New Media program at UC Santa Cruz and a BFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She also holds a BSc and an MSc in Behavioral Biology from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Meshi’s practice focuses on performance and AI technology.

The 418 Project

Venue, Non-Profit Community Space

The 418 Project builds community in Santa Cruz and beyond by fostering physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being in an atmosphere centered upon collaboration and creative expression through dance and movement art.

Danielle Lee-Hogervorst

Performer, Dancer, Admin

Danielle Lee-Hogervorst is a Canadian dancer, creator, yogic practitioner, teacher, elevator. At heart, Danielle is a curious explorer; she loves to unleash her inner-child, get weird, and play! Having trained in a multitude of institutions across the world {Marymount Manhattan College, Arts Umbrella, Amsterdam University of the Arts, RA MA Institute}, she is grateful for the multitudes of teachings and wisdom she has received.