
meet the team
Care, Curiosity, and Collaboration.

Founder and Artistic Director
Brian Josiah Martinez
Colombian-American choreographer and director Brian Josiah Martinez is the founder of Boykin Dance Project. His work, shaped by collaborative process and cinematic sensibility, explores intimacy, presence, and human connection. Through Boykin, Martinez advances access to contemporary dance through performance and education.

Administrative Assistant
Sidney Valdez
Sidney Valdez is a multidisciplinary dancer from Elmhurst, IL. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Dance from Dickinson College and is currently a company dancer with Darvin Dances, a Claire Bataille Legacy Program student at Chicago Movement Collective, and a staff writer for See Chicago Dance.

Creative Consultant
Kara Hunsinger
Kara Hunsinger is a dancer from Modesto, CA, who began her training at Juline’s School of Dance and earned a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona, graduating magna cum laude. She has performed with Hawkinsdance, Visceral Dance Chicago, DanceWorks Chicago, and Boykin Dance Project, with additional training from institutions including Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Kara currently performs with Boykin and serves as a choreography assistant to Artistic Director Brian Josiah Martinez.

Creative Consultant
Hanna Dilorenzo
