GAllery
“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.”
- Rumi
This gallery contains images from some of my recent works as well as a few favorites. Shout out to the talented artists who collaborated on them - without you, these dances would not exist. Thank you to all of the photographers who captured the energy of these pieces so beautifully.
A Call to Prayer (2025)
Dancers: Zaquia Mahler Salinas, Sergio Barrientos, and Guillermo Castro. Lighting Design by Andrea Sala. Photo by Kylie Shields
cenotes (2023)
Dancers: Zaquia Mahler Salinas, Jasmyn Hamblin, Martin Anthony Dorado, Lauren Christie, and Odessa Uno. Original sound score by Jonny Tarr. Lighting Design by Taylor Olson. Photo by Doug McMinimy
Hourglass Alchemy (2022)
Dancers: Zaquia Mahler Salinas and Chelsea Zeffiro. Photo by Doug McMinimy
If I Didn’t Need You by Jonny Tarr (2020)
For Jonny Tarr’s lead off single for 2020 album TOUGH STUFF, with DISCO RIOT. Dancers: Lauren Christie, sol dela rosa. Film direction, videography & editing by Zaquia Mahler Salinas
DETENTION (2020)
By Zaquia Mahler Salinas w/ violinist Shayla James
Ex Nihilo (2022)
Dancers: Guillermo Castro, Lauren Christie, Martin Dorado, and Odessa Uno. Original sound score by Jonny Tarr. Lighting Design by Taylor Olson. Photo by Robbie Sweenie
*Originally created in 2019 with cast Lauren Christie, Desiree Cuizon, Zaquia Mahler Salinas, and sol de la rosa.
POWERBALL (2021)
Dancers: Guillermo Castro, Lauren Christie, Desiree Cuizon, Martin Dorado, Nicole Oga, and Chelsea Zeffiro. Original sound score by Jonny Tarr. Lighting Design by Taylor Olson. Photo by Sam Zauscher
cordon (2020)
Dancers: Lauren Christie, Sol dela Rosa, and Zaquia Mahler Salinas. Original sound score by Jonny Tarr
the loneliest part of here is now (2017)
Dancers: Sarah Clark, Desiree Cuizon, Sarah Larson, Sarah Navarrete, Sandra Ruiz, and Chelsea Zeffiro. Original sound score by Geminelle Rollins. Photo by Jim Carmody.
TheHeadbangingHighKicks (2016)
Dancers: Desiree Cuizon, Sarah Clark, Sulijah Learmont, Sarah Larson, Sandra Ruiz. Photo by Aleida Lomeli.
remember/forget (2017)
Dancers: Sarah Larson, Sandra Ruiz. Photo by Jim Carmody
Desiree (2016)
Dancer: Desiree Cuizon. Photo by Jen Philips
Hirudinea & Her Host (2014)
Dancers: Angelica Bell, Desiree Cuizon, Sarah Navarrete, Zaquia Mahler Salinas. Photo by Freya Fang