Pioneer Winter Collective

08/22/2026

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Another photo by Scott McIntyre for the The New York Times feature on “Apollo” and PWC’s work written by Margaret Fuhrer. This is one of my favorites that didn’t make it into the paper. 😊

Special thank you to YoungArts for hosting our photo sesh. 🙏

📸 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝙼𝚌𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚢𝚛𝚎

08/21/2026

We’re raising support for Pioneer Winter Collective. Every gift helps us pay artists, keep programs like Adult Ballet and Recovery in Motion free, and create bold new work.

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Thank you for being part of this with us. 💜

Miami-based immersive theater company that transforms the definition of dance into a powerful catalyst for social change and artistic innovation.

08/20/2026

Grateful for a week of creative research with NCCAkron, and for the time to follow questions, make connections, and let the research move in directions I didn’t anticipate.

At Summit Art Space (Summit Artspace), I shared “Gimp Gait,” created with Marjorie Layne Burnett, alongside selections from my “Birds of Paradise” series, followed by a conversation with Christy Bolingbroke (Christy Bolingbroke) about screendance, choreography and how these works changed the way I create and with whom.

The rest of the week took me well beyond the studio. At the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology (Cummings Center), Tony and Jennifer shared materials and conversations around séances, body-language documentation, automatic writing, and the histories of psychology. I also spent time with Bill Myers at talking about VR/AR, accessibility, and how immersive technology might create new ways into embodied work.

And I got to spend some time with Kent Monkman’s paintings at the Akron Art Museum, which was a gift in itself.

Thank you to the entire NCCAkron team, especially Christy (Christy Bolingbroke), Nakiasha, and Laura, for making the week so generous.

And some unexpected reunions and first meetings: finally getting to meet Jesse Factor in person (thank you for coming to the screening!), and seeing Abby, who I met at ADF this summer and who drove an hour and a half to Akron for the films and conversation. ❤️

Leaving Akron with more questions than I arrived with, which feels like exactly what a creative research residency should do.

08/18/2026

Another beautiful Monday night in the studio with Gaile Holland (Gaile McPhee Holland) 🩰✨

Here’s a recap from last night’s Adult Ballet class. We have dancers returning after years away, people stepping into their first ballet class, and so much joy moving through the studio.

The series is free and open to all bodies and levels.

📢 RSVP opens at 9:00 AM on the morning of each class. That means registration for our next class opens Monday, Aug 24 at 9:00 AM through the link in our bio or at:

pioneerwinter.com/adult-ballet

Space is limited to 30 dancers so everyone has room to move safely, and RSVP is required. If you reserve a spot and your plans change, please cancel so someone else can join us.

🕖 Mondays, 7:00–8:30 PM
📍 The Light Box Studio at Miami Theater Center
9806 NE 2nd Ave, Miami Shores

Remaining classes for this cycle:
Aug 24 · Aug 31 · Sep 7

Wear whatever lets you move comfortably. Ballet shoes are welcome but not required. Socks or bare feet are also fine. Bring water.

Come as you are. Let’s dance. 💃

♥️ The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation Mellon Foundation Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Look at what you are making possible - thank you. 🙏

📸 Sarah Lutzky Karloz Torres

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

"Dance is especially powerful because addiction lives in the body as much as it lives in the mind. I always say trauma is disguised as pain. Movement gives access to those places in ways that conversation alone sometimes can’t. Ultimately, Recovery in Motion isn’t about dance. It’s about remembering we’re still creative, connected, capable of joy, and worthy of belonging."

Octavio Campos, a facilitator of Recovery in Motion (a program of Pioneer Winter Collective in Miami, FL), describes why dance as a movement practice is uniquely equipped to aid in the addiction recovery process. Read more at https://stanceondance.com/2026/08/10/octavio-campos-recovery-in-motion/

Pictured: Octavio with Darryl Brown, Photo by Lisa Nalven. Octavio Campos and Darryl Brown pose dynamically on a small stage between blue chairs, extending their arms upward and outward against a backdrop of black curtains.

08/13/2026

Join me tonight at Summit Art Space (Summit Artspace) in Akron for “Studio to Screen.”

The evening features “Gimp Gait,” a solo for two created with Marjorie Layne Burnett, alongside selected films from my “Birds of Paradise” series. These works mark two important moments in my relationship to screendance.

“Gimp Gait” taught me that film could do more than document choreography. It could redirect the viewer’s gaze and create a different intimacy with the bodies onscreen. “Birds of Paradise” expanded that discovery through an evolving ensemble. Both works profoundly changed how I create and with whom…

The “Birds of Paradise” films were created in collaboration with White Elephant Group (White Elephant Group Films), with original music composed by Juraj Kojš (Juraj Kojs), including the music heard in this post.

After the screening, I’ll join the brilliant Christy Bolingbroke (Christy Bolingbroke), Executive/Artistic Director of NCCAkron, for a conversation about the craft behind the films, my creative process, and the relationship between dance and the moving image.

The films will continue looping throughout the evening as part of Summit Art Space’s Art After Hours.

EVENT DETAILS
Studio to Screen with Pioneer Winter
Today, August 13, 2026
6:00–7:00 PM Artist Talk
Summit Art Space, 3rd floor
140 E Market St, Akron, OH 44308

08/12/2026

Octavio Campos describes how Recovery in Motion uses dance, creativity, and community to complement addiction recovery.