Avianna Perez is a director, choreographer, performer, organizer and the founder and artistic director of Insurgo Stage Project. She holds BA degrees in Dance, Sociology, and Theater Arts from Rutgers University, New Brusnwick. Upon graduation, Avianna stayed in New Brunswick to develop her dance company and contribute to a bourgeoning political and artistic community. She founded and produced a mini-dance festival called ST/ART, was the dance producer for Collaborative Arts, and the executive producer of ArtHouse - a multi-disciplinary art event in New Brunswick featuring visual art, poetry, music, dance, and theater of local artists. She taught dance classes at the Hub Teen Center, and acted as chief coordinator for the art and performance programming for the week-long, democratically run, Tent State University event every April.

Since 2005 she has produced and directed five feature-length original dance-theater performances (among countless smaller productions) involving dozens of community members and artists. She has collaborated with Rich Devletian (of Ours), Omar Holmon and Will Pellegrini, and has a longstanding working partnership with Justin Woo.

Since 2007 Avianna has directed a dance company rooted strongly in improvisation and collaboration. She emphasizes a democratic process in creating work and encourages ensemble members to collectively determine every facet of the development of work. Alongside her fully produced works, she has produced dozens of live improvisation events involving dancers, actors, musicians, and audience-participants. Her work has been presented at the Tank Theater in New York City, many locations in the New Brunswick, NJ area (including the George Street Playhouse) as well as venues in Jersey City, NJ.

Avianna has performed for Liz Lerman, Isabel Gotzkowsky, Lydia Bell, Pandora Scooter, Heather Favretto, Meagan Woods and Morgan Refakis and in 2007 she performed a solo of her work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Currently a Jersey City resident, Avianna has been instrumental in cultivating a local dance community. She co-produces and directs the new improvisational series “Art in Motion,” a multidisciplinary collaboration involving current Jersey City artists of all kinds. Avianna is also the executive producer for Your Move, Jersey City’s first modern dance series, co-presented with Art House Productions. Recently, she collaborated with Nimbus Dance Works, Dance New Jersey, and Grassroots Community Space to hold “Gather for Dance” a dance networking event for Jersey City-based dance professionals.