Artistic Director Melissa Cameron has danced and choreographed primarily in Philadelphia, PA, Amherst, MA, and Melbourne, Australia.  While in Melbourne, she produced a season of emerging works at Dancehouse, providing several talented Australian artists the opportunity to showcase their work.  There she discovered a commitment to supporting emerging artistic voices and a belief in the entrepeneurial possibilities of performance art -- an industry in which the goal is not material profit but cultural enlivenment. 

Graduating in 2014 from Temple University, CrystalNicole is an active performer and choreographer in the Philadelphia dance community. Aside from establishing FRED | Dance Co. in 2016, CrystalNicole is also a company member of allendance and Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre. In 2014-2015 she performed with Invisible River and Somanaut Dance. Although her studies have focused mostly on Modern Dance, she is also interested in dance for film. CrystalNicole’s film “In Weeping,” was recently selected for screening at both Project Trans(m)it: An International Film Festival, and Philadelphia Film Society’s 2016 Showcase.

Kate is the Associate Artistic Director and company member for Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre. As part of the thriving Philadelphia dance community for the past eight years, she has performed with keila cordova dances, Leyya Mona Tawiil, BRAT Productions, MizantyMoves Dance Works, Lyons and Tigers, and <fidget>. Her self-choreographed solo, When There’s No One, was produced by InHale Performance Series and ETC. Performance Series. Kate studied Dance and Performance at Mount Holyoke College and The Victorian College of the Arts. Kate adores performing and collaborating with Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre.

Vanessa Erin Gross was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Philadelphia to study dance at the University of the Arts. While in school, she attended the America Dance Festival in 2013 and 2014, where she danced with artists from all over the world, including Leonie McDonagh and Jesse Zaritt. Before graduating with her BFA in 2015, she experimented with her first site specific work for her senior thesis, titled “a time and a place.” In this work, she was inspired by the feelings of being alone in a crowd and stripping away the “dancer” persona. She continued with these themes and performed her new piece “pause.” in SoLowFest 2016. She has performed with Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers, is dancing in new works with IIIsquared, and is a Front of House Manager at FringeArts.

Kathleen Kerner is from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She graduated in May of 2007 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BFA degree in Dance Performance and Choreography. Kathleen has traveled nationally and internationally with companies performing and holding workshops, and has also studied dance in Perth, Australia. In 2010 Kathleen went to Poland with Melange Contemporary Dance to perform in an international festival. In 2008 Kathleen worked with TheaterMama to promote Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA, which came to Philadelphia. She is currently a member of ContempraDance Theatre, keila cordova dances, Vada Dance Collective, Merge Dance Company, and Melange Contemporary Dance.

Claire Lutz grew up in Lancaster, PA, and went on to study dance at Bard College. Since moving to Philadelphia, she has performed with keila cordova dances and presented her original choreography in the 2010 Fringe Festival.  Claire is also a member of the Philadelphia Women's Slavic Chorus.

Brianne has been dancing since 1993, starting at The Dance Shoppe. She continued her studies at the Southern New Jersey Academy for Performing Arts in Gloucester focusing on modern, ballet, classical jazz, and African. She graduated from college with an associates degree in Dance and Fine Arts. She has performed with multiple dance companies including Battery Dance, The Princeton Ballet and MM2 Modern Dance; where she was artistic director and choreographer.  Her work has been featured at The Michener Art Museum, Toronto Botanical Gardens, Grounds for Sculpture, SoLow Fest and Fringe Festival.  Brianne has performed worldwide in Bermuda, Canada and Italy.  Her most recent projects include performing for the Hatch Series and Fringe Festival, both with Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre. 

Molly Woytowicz attended Temple University receiving a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Dance Education.  While at Temple, Molly studied with several faculty members and resident choreographers, namely Kyle Abraham of Abraham.In.Motion. She has performed in both the Philadelphia and Rochester Fringe Festivals and has collaborated with many other dance artists since graduating in May 2014. Molly presented her own work at Convergence, a concert celebrating dance through community at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in June. 

Kevin Jordan is proud to be a part of Fringe 2016 with Birds on a Wire Dance Theater. Kevin has designed multiple sets and costumes for theatrical productions and videos in Philadelphia and in Southern California. Favorite set designs include The Crucible, Mistaken Charity, 24 Hour The Bald Soprano, and Drunk Piano with Jay Davidson at Underground Arts.  You can also see and hear Kevin sing with glam rock cover band Candy Volcano.

Michael Lambui is a freelance lighting and set designer in Philadelphia. He was born and raised on Long Island, New York. Recent works in Philadelphia include God’s Ear,This Beautiful Stupidity, and Twelfth Night at UArts; The Pirates of Penzance with the Savoy Company; and Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. Michael holds a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology from the University of the Arts. To see more of his work visit michaellambui.com

Ixchel Mendez is a dance artist and designer born into the world of dance and theater arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia. With her BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts, she performs in various dance works in Philadelphia, where she now calls home.

 Ixchel has trained most heavily in classical ballet with additional training in modern, jazz and improvisation techniques. While at school she trained with choreographers such as Matthew Neenan, Tommie Waheed- and Ronen Koresh. Ixchel has designed costumes for her own works and was thrilled to have been asked to be a part of the Birds on a Wire creative team. As a costume designer she looks to bring the fantastic into reality with bold sculptured pieces. She is currently an apprentice dancer with Philadelphia's Dance Fusion.

Cory Neale is an architect, bassist/composer, and sound designer from Philadelphia, PA. He is a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University School of Architecture. He is resident composer and sound designer for Birds on a Wire Dance Theater and Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, and works with a variety of artists across the media spectrum, including the Walnut Street Theater, keila cordova dances, Krista DeNio/Echo Theater Suitcase, and as producer for Earthdance’s E|MERGE Interdisciplinary Collaborative Arts residency. Collectively, his experience spans many genres including jazz, hip-hop, experimental, classical, and pop music. Cory has collaborated with a variety of artists including music ensembles, dance companies, film directors, shadow puppetry and live sculpture, circus arts, and as technical consult for stage productions. Cory was the recipient of the American Association of Community Theater Sound Design Award in 2011 for Bootless Stagework’s production of Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, and a 2015 Rocky Award recipient for collaborative contributions in the Philadelphia dance community. He is a member of the bass section for the Abington Symphony Orchestra.

Cory’s visual art is based in painting and drawing, expressed in views of urban landscapes, as well as visually abstract statements that explore color, space and light, form, and texture. Cory’s visual work is often done in conjunction with his sound work to further explore these aspects. He has had his drawings displayed as part of the Carpenter’s Hall 200th Anniversary Exhibit, installations in Old City Philadelphia storefronts as part of the Windows Throughout Old City Exhibition, Fleisher Memorial School of Art, and in private collections around the country. In addition, he has done illustration work for web design, print, and tattoos.

Jessica Wolford has been living and working in Philadelphia for two years. Originally from Orlando, she graduated with a Bachelors in Theatre Arts from Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL. Following college, she worked as a Stage Management apprentice with Orlando Shakespeare Theater. The Walnut Street Theatre brought Jessica to Philly, where she worked as the Production Management Apprentice. Since completing her apprenticeship, she has continued to work part time in the Walnut Production office and most recently Stage Managed the WST for Kids' production of Miss Nelson Has A Field Day. Favorite Theatre credits include: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby, Julius Caesar (OST); Memphis (WST). Aside from theatre, Jessica works as a production assistant for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and just returned from Vermont where she worked Stage Crew and Operations for the Marlboro Music Festival. Jessica also enjoys traveling, baking, and occasionally strumming her ukulele.