BE / WITH
CHARLOTTE STREET FOUNDATION
OCTOBER 1, 2025
_DANCE/MOVEMENT
Olivia Emert (she/her)
BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, Missouri
www.oliviaemert.com / www.cloudsdancecompany.com
@olivia_emert
Leonightus Gayden (he/him)
BIRTHPLACE: Chicago, IL
UPCOMING: NIGHTHAWK Oct 12
@leonightusdj
Jacory Harold (he/him)
BIRTHPLACE: Kansas
A.J. Hopes-Pflumm (They/Them He/Him)
BIRTHPLACE: Olathe, KS
@captiveflowdance
Karen Lisondra (she/her)
BIRTHPLACE: Hutchinson, Kansas
UPCOMING: Playing the role of Helen in the Unicorn theater's Production of Trojan Women MCI; assistant directing Machinal at JCCC for November, and currently writing my own play so stay tuned!
@karenmaylisondra
Sam McReynolds (he/him/them)
BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO
UPCOMING: GREYaRea presents… “KURVE BALL” at Greenwood Social Hall: Choreographers Showcase + Movement Workshop, Nov. 28-30
@sammypmc / @greyarea_4u
Marisa Plasencia (she/her)
BIRTHPLACE: Laredo, Texas
UPCOMING: University Dance Company Fall Dance Concert, Crafton-Preyer Theater at the University of Kansas, November 14-16, 2025
www.marisa-maribel-plasencia.com
Óscar Trujillo (any)
BIRTHPLACE: Skokie, Illinois
UPCOMING: Queer Valentine's show with Sam McReynold's at Greenwood Social Hall
@osqui_tru (IG)
_MUSIC/SOUND
Agrekulture
BIRTHPLACE: Wichita, KS
UPCOMING:KC Synthesizer Collective - Every first & third Tuesday at Stockyards Brewing Co
@agrekulture
Shanté Clair (she/her)
BIRTHPLACE: Chicago, Illinois
UPCOMING: Tues, Oct 21: Performing with collective Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society (EMAS) at 100 Million Art gallery in Waldo, KC
@shante_clair
Jackson Graham
BIRTHPLACE: Hutchinson, KS
UPCOMING: Jackson Graham Trio plays the last Sunday of every month at three Eighth Street Taproom.
@jacksongrahampercussion
Brooke Knoll (she/her/hers)
BIRTHPLACE: St. Paul, MN
@brooke_cannoli
Aaron Tyler Osborne
BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City
Henry Scamurra
BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, MN
@henryscamurra
Christina Silvius (she/they)
BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO
UPCOMING: Friday, October 10th 7:30pm - 8:30pm performing with Kirin McElwain and Paul Rudy at UMKC Conservatory-Grant Recital Hall. www.paulrudy.net/guest-kirin-mcelwain-umkc
christinasilvius.com
@christina.silvius
Evan Verploegh (he/him)
BIRTHPLACE: Champaign, IL
UPCOMING: Apricot Glow at Manheim Gardens. Saturday, October 18. 4pm.
@evanverploegh
CURATED BY:
Shannon Stewart (she/they)
BIRTHPLACE: Houston, TX
UPCOMING: University Dance Concert Nov 14 – 16, KU @thesurrealshannonstewart
Writer/Documenter:
Elaine Elizabeth Clifford (she/her)
BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO
UPCOMING: "Mother of Monsters" in partnership with The Arts Asylum
@eggie.clifford
