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.

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. 

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.

Hanna Dilorenzo

Hanna DiLorenzo is a multidisciplinary freelance dance artist from Rochester, NY, trained at the Draper Center for Dance Education and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she earned her BFA in Contemporary Dance. After relocating to Chicago, she completed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Professional Training Program, working with artists including Peter Chu, Rena Butler, and Robyn Mineko Williams. DiLorenzo is a company member with Niko 8 and a collaborator with Little Fire Artist Collective.