artistic director
Deven P. Brawley

associate artist
Erica Buechner

company artist
Matthew Armstrong
Kristopher D. Ross
Sean Libiran
Justin Viernes
David Wornovitzky

company apprentice
Calvin Tsang

guest artists
Melissa Martine
Trevor Peringer

Deven P Brawley has had a performance and choreographic career since 1996. In that time he has danced and toured with Mojalet Dance Collective, Patricia Rincon Dance Collective, MizeranyDance!, Walt Disney World Co., and JAM Records. In addition to special projects with various companies including The PGK Project, Heatwave Productions, and Malashock Dance. Deven has performed at festivals worldwide including the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Japan, and Italy. In November 2007, he founded d'shire dance collective Southern California's first all-male dance company and the company became an Artist-In-Residence at the Academy of Performing Arts. Choreographic highlights have included Bent a dance adaptation - Commissioned by Diversionary Theatre, Wireless City Version 2.0 a project for the Palomar College Foundation and Eveoke Dance Theatre, and The Shel Suite part of the ddc education program for youth. As well as, presenting work locally at Ray at Night, Celebrate Dance Festival, San Diego Pride, BOUND Dance Project’s Bottle Night and 4x4 Dance Series. Deven is a regular teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts and has been invited to teach classes/workshops or to set choreography at Escondido High School, La Jolla Country Day Academy, Palomar College, and CSUSM. Currently, Deven is in his final season as a resident dancer and rehearsal director for the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective. As well as, a member of Yolande Snaith's IMAGO Moves and The Colette Harding Contemporary Dance Company. He is also on the board for the Emerge Dance Festival and a resident teacher/choreographer with JCompany Youth Theatre at the Jewish Center for Arts and Culture. Recently, in a realization of his symbiotic relationship with local artist, dancer, and friend Keely Campbell a discussion began to continue working as a duet team and thus was born DK Dance.

Valerie Scher of The San Diego Union-Tribune says, “Brawley, could hardly have been more intriguing…with everything from inventive swivels and turns to angst-inflected gestures…”