Shakun Davi Dance: 

All works featured on this site are a part of the Shakun Davi Dance repertoire. 

Shakun Davi Dance is a dance collective started by Bisram to recognize and expose parts of the human experience that are often too quickly buried, including identity, grief, trauma, and environmental issues. Bisram utilizes site specific and outdoor performance to showcase their work over the traditional stage. This is done to expose dance to the general public who often do not have the resources to access and view dance. Bisram's choreography is a fusion of styles which include: House, Waacking, Ballet, and Dunham Technique. 

Bisram created Shakun Davi Dance after finding inspiration through their participation in The Kin to the Cove projects. They had the opportunity to create and direct their own works such as For the Depths of Us and My Mother the Sea. Which have influenced their abilities to direct and put on performances. Bisram gathered motivated dancers, who were willing to be experimental, to help bring their  various visions to life. 

The goal of the company is to utilize these unique voices  through a collaborative approach to showcase varying experiences to create compelling works. The projects have culminated in successful performances with engaged audiences, who have asked "What's next". These experiences were the blueprints for Bisram's eventual creation of the dance collective, aiming to shed light on the parts of ourselves that we are often afraid to confront. 

Dancers: Julianna Outeda-Matute, Lucia Penaflor, Quincy Paul, Arianna Franchesca Black, Christopher Bisram, Jullianne Grace Lao, Leilah Rosen

Lighting Designer: Juilanna Outeda Matute 

Film Director and Editor: Lucia Penaflor 

Music Composer: Mateo Garcia 

Choreographer:  Christopher Bisram 

Production manager: Jenna Belabed