¿Con Qué Se Come?

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Gunindu "Guni" is a Queer Sri Lankan-American multidisciplinary artist and scholar. He is currently a fourth-year PhD candidate in Culture and Performance at UCLA.

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Bio: Arpit Gaind is a scholar-practitioner with more than a decade of experience in research, teaching and filmmaking. A Ph.D His research explores Indigenous media sovereignty, documentary history, and digital archives in Jharkhand, India. His broader documentary practice involves long-term collaboration with rural and Indigenous communities, centering on the political economy of the image. As an educator, Arpit serves as. the Teaching Assistant Consultant (TAC) for the 2025-26 academic year, mentoring peers in pedagogical design. He holds specialized certificates in both Digital Humanities and Writing Pedagogy, and his teaching portfolio spans media production, critical theory, and Writing II seminars. Arpit's institutional leadership includes serving as Chair of the ASUCLA Communication Board and Editor of the 57th volume of the academic journal Comitatus. His work attempts to bridge the gap between technical production and critical theoretical inquiry. However, every year, in an attempt to be more interesting and to shred his serious PhD persona, he inexplicably loves to document and engage with MFA capstones - his words - every year. Though Arpit says "he only does it for the ones he really likes." :)

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Bio: Ellye has been performing onstage since the age of four - starting in dance and then branching off into theatre, music, and circus. They trained in most commercial dance styles before settling into modern dance. During that time, they began teaching dance for a few years before finding themselves with PDE, Ivirine Valley College's pre-professional dance company. While with PDE, Ellye found their love for circus arts through their aerial program and has now shifted most of their attention to honing their cirque and performance skills, with a focus on integrating modern dance and aerial techniques. They have since worked on various projects, films, and performances, including qualifying as an alternate for nationals during the 2025 ACDA Baja Conference, as well as being a part of the original cast of Surin Days: A New Musical.

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Bio: Katie is a first-year dance major at UCLA.  She is currently a dancer in ACA All Day, and she looks forward to exploring as many dance/performance opportunities as possible. She has participated in communities ranging from Offbeat, Foundations Choreography, and Hooligan Theatre. Katie begin her dance journey thanks to K-Pop. She has been on cover teams in Arizona. She was also her high school dance. She's very excited to continue her dance journey in ¿Con Qué Se Come? and hopes you enjoy the show! 

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Bio: Lily McKenna is a current undergraduate student at UCLA, double majoring in Gender Studies and Asian American Studies. Originally from Denver, CO, she grew up training at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance School in styles including modern, ballet, jazz, tap, and West African dance. While in Denver, they performed with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Youth Ensemble. In Los Angeles, Lily has continued dancing through UCLA's dance department. They also serve as the Managing Editor of UCLA's FEM Newsmagazine. She aims to highlight and share stories from groups often left out of mainstream media, combining her love for art and commitment to social justice. Focusing on creative writing, journalism, and dance, Lily creates and uplifts art as a method of radical self-expression, collective liberation, and protest. 

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Bio: Lily Stockton is a current undergraduate student at UCLA pursuing a double major in Dance and Public Affairs. Before moving to Los Angles, she lied in Houston, TX and began her dance journey with Premier Dance USA, studying International Latin Ballroom dance styles. She continued her training at Kinder High School of the Performing and Visual Arts developing vocabulary in Modern, Jazz, Ballet, and repertoire. Since moving to Los Angeles, she has performed with numerous student and professional choreographers across the LA dance community including Victoria Marks, Maya Billing, Aquilah Ohemeng, Jason Tsou, and many more. In addition to her academic endeavors, Lily serves as the General Manger of UCLA Radio. She strives to cultivate an equitable environment, platform marginalized voices, and provide a safe space for creatives across the music scene. By combining her personal interests in the arts with accessibility, Lily hopes to create a better path forward for artists of her generation. 

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Bio: Marita Tian, a first-year international student from China at UCLA, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Visual and Performing Arts Education began her dancing journey at the age of four. She was later accepted into a specialized arts program where she received formal training in Chinese classical and folk dance. Later, she expanded into contemporary and modern dance as has gradually deepened her understanding of movement and performance. Extending her performance beyond the stage, Marita has expanded her exploration of dance into  figure skating. Rather than approaching it solely as a competitive sport, she engages with figure skating as a medium for artistic expression. She incorporates choreographic ideas into her skating practice while exploring how movement, musicality, and expression can shift across different environments. Her work on ice reflects both her cultural dance background and her interdisciplinary interests. She has collaborated with artists in both the dance and athletic fields to create works that draw on Chinese classical and ethnic dance traditions as well as contemporary movement. Through these experiences, she continues to investigate how cultural elements, performance, and athletic movement can shape the meaning and possibilities of dance as an evolving artistic practice. 

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Bio: Simone is a third-year Chicana, first-generation undergraduate student double majoring in Dance & Education and Social Transformation at UCLA.  She trained for fifteen years in a competitive dance studio in the Central Valley (CA), where she focused on contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, tap and ballet. Since arriving at UCLA, Simone has expanded her movement vocabulary by exploring additional forms such as modern, West African, and improvisation. Her academic and artistic journey reflects a deep commitment to both dance and education, as she seeks meaningful ways to bridge these fields. Driven by her passion for movement and performance, Simone aspires to share the joy of dance with future generations of movers from all backgrounds and abilities. 

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Bio: Stephanie is a first-generation Latina  dancer based in the Los Angeles region. She was trained in modern, contemporary, improvisation and hip hop. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree at UCLA  in both dance and Psychology. Stephanie received training from Renaissance Arts Academy, Revolution Dance and Performing Arts, and Stomping Ground L.A.. She has performed in student and collaborative work and enjoys exploring movement that connects emotion and storytelling. Alongside her performance career, she is also interested in choreography. Her work often explores identity, connection, and the relationship between individual  movement and collective expression. She hopes to continue creating and performing work that highlights personal narrative and shared human experience.