• JONATHAN MATTHEWS-GUZMAN

    Jonathan Matthews-Guzmán (they/them) joined The Creature in 2015 for Ash and Honey not long after graduating NYU Tisch with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Music. Their studies in work have taken them abroad to Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Toscana Dance HUB, Springboard Danse Montréal, and the International Theatre Festival of Kerala. They have additionally performed and choreographed with Darrah Carr Dance, Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, This is Not a Theatre Company, mishiDance, and BREAKTIME. A collaborative musician, Jonathan sings in The Cecilia Chorus of New York and Cantori New York, accompanies dance classes at Tisch and Barnard College, and music directs at West Milford Presbyterian Church. They were a 2021 dance curatorial fellow at SMUSH Gallery, and their writing can be found at Eye on Dance and the Arts, Dance Magazine, and BAC Stories. Jonathan's teaching has brought them to PS107, Irish Arts Center, The Calhoun School, and The Ephyras, for which Jonathan assistant teaches. 

  • JUAN VIVEROS

    Juan Viveros is a Colombian dancer and performing artist based in New York City. He has worked with companies and artists including Alessandra Corona Performing Works, WHITE WAVE Dance Company, Living Story Lab, and Kiribumba, among others. His practice explores movement, identity, cultural memory, and the relationship between the body and space. As a performer, he brings a dynamic physicality, versatility, and a strong commitment to collaborative and interdisciplinary processes.

  • JONATHAN COLAFRANCESCO

    Jonathan Colafrancesco is an Italian dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in New York. He has danced in productions by international choreographers such as Roberta Ferrara, Rena Butler, Roya Carrera, Caleb Teicher, Assaf Salhov, Igal Perry, Tsai-Hsi Hung, Yoshito Sakuraba, Vive Khamsingsavath, Michelle Thompson Ulerich, Eamon Foley, Christian Warner, and Norbert De La Cruz III.Jonathan is currently a dancer for Matthew Wensterby Company, McKoy Dance Project, LaneCoArts, Alessandra Corona Performing Works, ChristinaNoel & The Creature, and Pony Box Dance Theatre. Throughout his career, he has also danced in other professional companies such as Nimbus Dance Works, Ballet Nepantla, White Wave, Spark Movement Collective, Project Tag, and Tabula Rasa Dance Theatre. He was recently a swing performer in the immersive off-Broadway production of Life and Trust.

  • MAKENNA HOSOBUCHI-WOLFF

    Makenna Hosobuchi-Wolff is a New York City–based dancer and performing artist originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She trained at the California Academy of Performing Arts, where she developed a well-rounded foundation in ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, tap, and musical theater. Makenna deepened her education through summer intensives with renowned institutions including American Ballet Theatre, the Kirov Academy, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

    She earned her BFA in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2021, where she had the opportunity to perform in the off-Broadway production of Oklahoma! as well as in repertory works by Chuck Wilt, Shamel Pitts, Patricia Hoffbauer, and fellow student choreographers. Her training also extended internationally, studying abroad with Toscana Dance Hub in Florence and at the B12 Festival in Berlin.

    As a freelance artist, Makenna has performed with a range of companies and choreographers including Bitedown Collective, Sikora + Dance, SLUT Dance Collective, Miranda Stück, and Sunhi Willa Keller. Her own choreographic voice has also been featured in performances with Chainmail, a multidisciplinary art collective.

    Makenna is passionate about storytelling through movement and is actively pursuing a career on Broadway, bringing versatility, discipline, and a deep love of performance to every stage she steps on.