Indygo Afi Ngozi, original name Andréa A César (born August 6, 1993, Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is an interdisciplinary and multidimynsional movement artist and choreographer.
Indygo relocated to the U.S. in 2009 where she completed her secondary education. She currently holds a Bachelor of Science from SUNY New Paltz, a Masters of Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and a Master of Arts in Dance Education, including a New York State Pre-K-12 Dance Education Professional Certificate from Hunter College.
Indygo seeks to create work that continues to investigate the nuances found in the intersectionality between choreography, poetry and vulnerability. As an artist, she believes that she is first human; as such she engages her audience to explore what is found in-between spaces of humanness, allowing it to guide her in developing new understanding of the human experience. Her work lies in storytelling, unfolding what it means to be multidimynsional in today’s culture and society.
As an educator her focus lies in providing all students with a creative and engaging dance/movement education experience enabling them to channel their creativity, imagination and discover parts of themselves through movements.
For Us, the Humans of the World Who Aren’t Afraid to Live In-Between Spaces is chapter two of a khoreowords movement series that seeks to explore the nuances of vulnerability through the intersectionality of storytelling, poetry and dance.
“My creative history with New Dance Alliance goes a way long. Since my friend, Chivas Sandage brought me to New Dance Alliance to rehearse in early 90’s, the place has become a part of my creative life. The long time existence of the studio and Performance Mix Festival are vital to the artists who seek and explore deep into their process. Whenever I step into the studio, it’s a new space with a lot of memories. I lie down on the floor, listen to my body, and I dance. It is valuable. The time in the space nurtures my practice and artistic vision. Karen’s vision of Lift-Off residency, feedback sessions, providing peer to peer connections are more significant than ever. It has been helping us to get through 2020 and we are going into 2021.”
– Nami Yamamoto
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