Evelyn Tejeda
Evelyn Tejeda (she/her), originally from the Dominican Republic, is a Dominicana's Got Talent Semifinalist and a Founding Member of the Contemporary Dance National Company of the Dominican Republic, directed by Marianela Boan. She has toured internationally, performing at festivals around the world. Evelyn was awarded for her choreography Imposible Explicar at the Grand Prize of Dance Quisqueya and recognized at SoloCoreografico USA 2021. She has been invited to prestigious festivals such as FIDCDMX 2021 in México, UNION PDX 2021 in OR, XVII Encuentro de Danza Ecuador, Bates Dance Festival USA, and EDANCO Dominican Republic. Additionally, she was invited by choreographer Maura Morales for a residency at her company in Germany and by French choreographer David Milome to perform in 2014, followed by a one year contract in 2022, touring through France, Luxembourg, and Martinique. In 2024, Evelyn premiered her new solo piece 0.4mm, touring festivals like UNION PDX in Portland, OR, won First Prize in the International Contemporary Competition 10 Sentidos in Spain, as well as performing at Battery Dance Festival NYC, International Dance Festival EDANCO in the Dominican Republic, and West Dance Festival NYC.
During her time in residence, Evelyn will continue the development of Temporary Flesh.
About Temporary Flesh
Temporary Flesh is an exploration of impermanence, identity, and the body's autonomy. Using chairs as extensions of the body, the piece questions our origins and the transitory nature of existence—are we merely vessels for survival, or do we have agency over our fate? As the artist navigates personal and collective transformations, the body becomes a site of memory, adaptation, and inevitable expiration. It does not belong to us; it carries stories until it reaches its breaking point. Body on loan, body in transit, body as a phase, body as a vessel, body marked.
Image courtesy of Evelyn Tejeda
Collaborator
Image courtesy of Luyan Li
Luyan Li | 李璐妍
Dance Artist & Performer
Luyan Li (李璐妍 | Lili) is a dynamic and expressive Chinese female dance artist based in New York, known for her fluid movement language and emotionally charged performances. With a diverse movement foundation, she blends International Latin dance, House, Contemporary, Krump, West African, etc, with raw and expressive freedom to create deeply personal works.
Deeply valuing spirituality, Luyan approaches dance as a means of self-discovery and transformation. She explores rhythmic and grounding movement as a way to find home, express authenticity, and bridge the physical and emotional realms.
Luyan’s artistic path defies convention—she moves beyond traditional structures to create work that is intuitive and vulnerable. Whether performing, teaching, or exploring new movement languages, she remains committed to dance as a living expression of truth and freedom.