Welcome to the our 2nd "Flight"!
​"Flight" is a pop-up contemporary dance and social event that immerses the audience in the gallery with performing artists. 
Each piece will happen at a random time and place throughout both levels of the gallery, so please be mindful of the dancers, as well as, your own space. After the final bow, please stick around for more live music and drinks. Cheers!

 Choreography: Erin Coyne, in collaboration with movers
Music & Production: Nick Yokley
Dancers: Johanna Butterworth, Erin Coyne, Abigail Hinson, Maya Mohsin, Katherine Neumann, Addison Norman, & Amelia Sampson
Musicians: Jolene Lozano, Cody O'Donnell, Robert Taylor, & Nick Yokley

March 2024 Flight:

Lights
Johanna Butterworth & Amelia Sampson

Pause
Erin Coyne

Design
Katherine Neumann

TWO
Amelia Sampson

Wavy
Abigail Hinson, Maya Mohsin, & Addison Norman

THE ARTISTS 

ERIN COYNE

Choreographer, Director & Movement Artist

Erin Coyne is a San Francisco-based dancer, choreographer, and educator. Originally from the Chicago area, Erin graduated from the University of Minnesota with her Masters in Education and dual degree in Dance and Education. She has had the pleasure of performing for Kinetech Arts, Lizz Roman & Dancers, and FACT/SF, among others. Erin is currently in residency at Michelle Thomas Fine Art in San Francisco, co-producing and directing her upcoming event A Flight of Movement in collaboration with a local music producer. 

Photography by Anthony Thornton at the 2023 Flight. 

NICK YOKLEY

Music Artist & Producer​​​

Nick Yokley is an engineer and music artist, originally from Maryland and currently residing in San Francisco. He focuses on guitar-centric production and has released several songs with other Bay Area artists and collaborated with Erin Coyne on their film projects, "Shift", "Momentum", and "Crest". He is also the bassist in a local band who has played throughout the Bay Area at venues such as, Harmonic Brewing at Chase Center, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Hotel Utah, and Blondies.​​

JOHANNA BUTTERWORTH

Movement Artist

Johanna Butterworth graduated from The Boston Conservatory with a B.F.A in Contemporary Dance. She trained at The Santa Cruz Ballet Theater, and has furthered her studies abroad in Israel and Canada. She has participated in programs such as Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and One Body, One Career. She has performed in The Boston Conservatory’s main stage productions, in pieces choreographed by MADBOOTS Dance, Francesca Harper, Omar Carrum, and Claudia La Vista. Johanna resides in San Francisco.
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ABIGAIL HINSON

Movement Artist

Abigail is an impulsive movement explorer based in San-Francisco. She believes movement is the pulse of all living things and therefore, dance is the crafted, intentional, human expression of life. Abigail’s artistic virtues to save lives, bring joy, and celebrate life were developed from years in adolescence dancing in churches along the coast Northeastern Florida coast as a “dance missionary”. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of South Florida, she relocated to California to continue her lifelong passion to love, wonder, and create. Abigail now works as a local choreographer, teacher, performer, and arts administrator. She teaches the hip-hop program at Mobu Dance Studio, and is the Youth Program Coordinator for Shawl-Anderson Dance Center. Alongside her independent opportunities as a performer, she has had the pleasure of performing works by friends and choreographers Erin Yen (Dragons Dance Company), Erin Coyne, Carolina Czechowska & Jamielyn Duggan (Collective Attention), Erik Wagner, Daiane Lopes Da Silva (Kinetech Arts), Amelia Nommensen, Tracey Chan, Amber Gott, Hannah Westbrook, and is currently dancing as a company member for Robert Moses Kin. 

MAYA MOHSIN

Movement Artist

​Maya Mohsin is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in Oakland, CA. In 2022, they received their BFA in Dance from Dominican University Of California with the Alonzo King Lines Ballet BFA program, as well as a minor in Community Action and Social Change. During her time in university, she performed works by Christian Burns, Gregory Dawson, Carmen Rosenstraten, Nick Korkos, Sidra Bell, and Dexandro Montalvo. Since graduating, Maya has danced for Jocelyn Reyes for REYES Dance, Roseann Baker, Andrea Salzar for A Pulso Dance, and Jennifer Perfilio Movement Works. In 2023, Maya was a resident with Bahiya Movement for their QueerSpace Believe In Self program. In 2022, they received the Give Em’ Hope Award from the SF Gay Men’s Chorus

KATHERINE NEUMANN

Movement Artist

Katherine Neumann is a San Francisco-based dance artist. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Katherine received her early dance training at Danspace in Oakland, under the guidance of Beth Hoge. She holds a BFA in contemporary dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Katherine has worked with Robert Moses’ Kin, the Mari Meade Dance Collective, ka·nei·see | collective, and Stephanie Unger & Artists. She is currently a company member of both FACT/SF and Liss Fain Dance.

Addison Norman

Movement Artist

Addison Norman (she/her) is a Bay Area based dancer and choreographer. Norman holds a BFA and BS from The University of Texas at Austin under the direction of Charles O. Anderson, with additional training from Booker T. Washington HSPVA, Northwest Dance Project, the American Dance Festival, and Orsolina 28. Norman has professionally worked with Anderson in "Recurrent (Un)rest," SALT2 Contemporary Dance, and Full Stop Dance.

AMELIA SAMPSON

Movement Artist

Amelia Sampson is a Bay Area based dancer and movement educator. Originally a native of Columbus, Ohio, she received her early dance training from Columbus Dance Theatre, Charlotte Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Boston Ballet. In 2019, she graduated with a BFA in Dance from the Alonzo King Lines Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University of California, under the direction of Marina Hotchkiss, as well as with a minor in Creative Writing. Upon graduating she began dancing for Gregory Dawson’s local company, dawsondancesf. She is also a GYROTONIC®  and GYROKINESIS® trainer for the Lines Ballet BFA Program & Training Program with San Francisco GYROTONIC®. 

Special Thanks!

To our stunning collaborators and artists for their dedication to the movement and project. To Jenna Meacham's stunning work and residency collaboration. To Michelle Thomas Fine Art for inviting us into their incredible gallery space! To Robert Taylor for providing all of the sound equipment. And to all of you for being amazing and showing up in support. Thank you, thank you! We hope to have more "flights" in 2024. 

If you would like to make a donation, please find the QR code below or at the bar. You can also contact me at [email protected]. 100% of donations go directly towards holding future "flights".