Mason/Rhynes Productions

	Gesel Mason Performance Projects (GMPP) creates dance theater works that "move her audience to tears and laughter" (Washington Post). Gesel Mason has performed nationally and internationally with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Repertory Dance Theatre of Utah, Jacek Luminski of Silesian Dance Theatre, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, and Ralph Lemon. She was selected Emerging Choreographer by the Bates Dance Festival in 2000, received 2 Metro DC Dance Awards for NO BOUNDARIES and a 2007 Millennium Stage Local Dance Commissioning Project from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. gmasonprojects.com Photo by Enoch Chan
	EDGEWORKS Dance Theater (EDT) is WashingtonDC's premier all male contemporary dance company of predominately African-American men. EDT aims to break down stereotypes through dance, utilizing a spectrum of performances, choreographic and teaching styles, reflecting the diversity of experiences and perspectives of both its members and guest artists. hjwEdgeworks.org Photo by Tim Coburn
	Yesenia Garcia was born and raised in McAllen, Texas. She has appeared in recent episodes of "Friday Night Lights" and "Prison Break" and is working on her solo show, "Chevo" before she begins shooting her first martial arts film in 2008. A recent graduate of the MFA Acting Program at University of Texas--Austin, Yesenia had the opportunity to perform and teach internationally as a participant in the 2005 Promising Performing Artists of the 21st Century Program in San Jose, Costa Rica while pursuing her MFA. She was also a scholarship recipient of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) three years in a row. yesenia-garcia.com
	Arianna Ross / Story Tapestries: Entertaining, educational, international programs that weave the power of acrobatics, theatre, music and storytelling together. For over 12 years, Arianna Ross has performed and taught in the US, India, Vietnam, Brazil and Canada on stage, television, and radio, in colleges, concert halls, schools, community centers, and hospitals. She has taught for critically acclaimed organizations such as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian, and Towson University. Recently, she was one of the featured performers at The Just Stories Festival in Chicago, IL, the International Children's Festival in Fairfax, VA, and at the Vancouver, BC International Storytelling Festival.. Arianna's performances remind us that "It is with the laughter and tears of our tales that the lessons of life have been learned." ariannaross.com