Rachel Mckinstry, born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, improvises her way in order to try to reside in the space between 4 and 5. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance performance/choreography from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 2002 and made her way to NYC. Rachel co-founded Launch Movement Experiment in 2005 in NYC and has been creating danceart with Launch ever since.

I am studying to reclaim the pimp.
I am studying movement and its stories.

Liz Riga, direct from the Motor City, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance performance/choreography from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Liz ventured to NYC in 2001 where she attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and received a Master of Fine Arts in dance. She has been using her creative juices as a co-founder/art maker of Launch Movement Experiment since 2005, making it her vehicle for expression in an attempt to extend beyond the status quo. In addition to her Launch dance party, Liz worked extensively with Keigwin & Company, creating, performing, touring and teaching as an original member of the company.

Fade Kainer is a NYC-based musician/vocalist/producer/remixer. His current projects include industrial/metal band INSWARM and the doom outfit BATILLUS in which he contributes vocals, synths, and samples. Fade is also a live member of JARBOE. His solo project, STATIQBLOOM, is an ambient/electronic/noise project that has been described as atmospheric music mostly composed in stream of thought, drifting at times from melancholy and sparse, to dense and haunting. Fade was the vocalist/songwriter of the industrial metal group, Still Life Decay (2002-06). Other projects include collaborations with Hekate, love is nothing, Ascension of The Watchers (live drummer 2005-06). In addition, he has remixed many bands including Fear Factory, Secrets of the Moon, Black Sun, Side 3. In 2007, Fade began composing music for Launch Movement Experiment, collaborating with the dancers to create "sonic scenery".

www.batillusdoom.com
www.myspace.com/inswarm

Matthew Baker originates from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where, before launching into the dance world, he began his movement exploration as a gymnast and soccer player. Prior to relocating to New York City, Matthew received his BFA Degree in Dance from Western Michigan University in April 2008. In addition to his work with Launch, Matthew has been a member of Keigwin @amp; Company since 2009. In 2010 Matthew enjoyed assistant choreographing alongside Larry Keigwin for Vogue's "The Fashion Show", New York's largest fashion show in history. Also in 2010, Matthew began creating and exploring with Launch and has continued collaborating since. He would like to thank his family and friends for their love and continued support, and Liz and Rachel for their trust.

Andy Dickerson is the Resident Lighting Designer and Technical Director of Triskelion Arts, and is honored to have the opportunity to light Launch Movement Experiment. He has been working with the company since 2005. In addition, he has worked at Joyce Soho, Center for Performance Research, Theater for The New City, Gene Frankel Theatre, Lehman college, and others, and has worked with such companies as Abby Bender Schmantze Theatre, Jessica Gaynor Dance, The Roxanne Lola Movement Machine, White Road Dance Media, NuDance Theater, Fools on Fire, and many more.

www.cirquethis.com/lighting

Patrick Ferreri has been exploring movement for as long as he can remember and against all logic, he keeps going. His investigations, oft excavations, have brought him into the company of too many amazing artists to list here, but since you are reading this you are probably curious so they have included David Dorfman Dance, Clare Byrne, Sara Shelton Mann, Albert Mathias and Kathleen Hermesdorf. He is currently inspired by cinematic viewings of the word, cloud patterns and plays of light in the sky, the drama we keep beneath the surface but secretly love to let "slip" out. He has spent the last two years on the west coast fostering and supporting a polyamorous love affair between adrenaline, caffeine, and glitter which has manifested in biking around San Francisco, hanging out with drag queens, eating, and thinking about audience engagement in art.

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Jeff Poulin is an artist and lifestylist currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Inspired by dark fantasy, pop culture, and noir, Jeff launched a fashion brand under the name Thou Art Uncouth in 2007. Jeff has design for major entertainment studios including Marvel Entertainment and NBC Universal, and has released a limited edition hand bag collection.

Richert Schnorr is a designer, videomaker, artist and performer who creates work across mediums and genres. His personal work explores how the meaning of identity has changed in the age of the internet. This work was recently showcased as his MFA Thesis, which he earned in Design and Technology at Parsons the New School for Design in 2011. He is also a nightlife performer and boylesque artist who has worked across NYC. His web/design/video clients include Jessica 6, Amanda Lepore, Cazwell and Ultra Nate.

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