Allysen Hooks

Class Takeover with Gary Reagan @garyreag Friday May 1, 11:30-1p @eastsideperformingarts_atx Gary Reagan has been a professional dancer for 10 years and a teacher/choreographer for the past 7. He has a BFA from The University of the Arts, and his professional career includes working with Ate9, Gallim, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Roy Assaf, and various commercial work. He’s taught and been a guest choreographer at The University of the Arts, Barnard College, Steps on Broadway Conservatory, and the Joffrey School. Presenting his own works in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Austin, Antwerp, Tel Aviv, and Paris. His class is a guided improvisation rooted in music, texture, and emotion. We will use imagination to physicalize sensation, flowing between free movement and exercises to broaden our mind and our movement. Ending the class with phrasework that focuses on information from class. /mysite Don’t miss this one! See you there ❤️‍🔥

🎬 Step into LIMINAL In the days leading up, we’re spotlighting the films that make up LIMINAL 2026, a collection of bold, imaginative works from around the world. April 24–26 at Dance Place in Washington, DC�3 days. 70 films. 18 countries. A gathering of movement, cinema, and imagination—experienced together. Join us to step inside the worlds these images come from�🔗 Link in bio 🎞️ Featuring: DYAD �🌍 USA, 2025�🎬 Direction: Katherine Helen Fisher | Choreography: Allysen Hooks�🗓️ Friday, 4/24 at 7PM DYAD poetically explores the resilience and fragility of the human form set against the stark beauty of California’s Mojave Desert towns. Directed by Katherine Helen Fisher with choreography by Allysen Hooks, the film follows two female dancers in evocative cycles of collision and symbiosis. Cinematographer Sinziana Velicescu emphasizes the aesthetics of emptiness and the disappearing sustainability of the landscape through minimalist visuals, sparse architecture, and expansive barren terrains. Meticulous editing and immersive sound design by John Walter, combined with Astrid Sonne’s tightly driven score, heighten the film’s meditation on vulnerability and ephemerality. Through metaphors of mitosis, DYAD subtly reflects humanity’s impact on Earth’s delicate ecosystems, offering a contemplative vision of connection and identity in the Anthropocene. #liminaldancefilmfestival #liminaldff2026

To birth “The Heron, The Dancer, and The Girl,” required building new methods and containers that could hold us as we transformed ourselves Thank you to my incredible collaborator, the inimitable @tdlavery , who has been in process with me from inception, who has shared her abundant talents fiercely and generously, who has been so game as I codified this new methodology for my art/making, offering her genius to make the work sharper, and more graceful, always, and who has created a new mythology with me in the process! a sweet & very special thank you to collaborators and dear friends @allysenhooks , @swagnerstudio , @aidaluh , @_kate_marie_ , @agoosetine , @opensource_exbf , @malenapennycook , @grant_me_temperance who not only made this year of creation possible but also made it so fun “The Heron, The Dancer, and The Girl” performed at @hydeparktheatreatx ’s Mi Casa Es Su Teatro Festival directed by Pearl starring @tdlavery , @allysenhooks , @swagnerstudio dramaturgy @aidaluh produced by @grant_me_temperance and @malenapennycook with support from @salvagevanguard @_kate_marie_ videos 1, 2, 5, 6: @bysarahannie

#Repost @standardvision ・・・ StandardVision was honored to collaborate with @dancecamerawest for this year’s festival, presenting selected films from the LA Pops Up shorts program on our iconic digital façade at the Courtyard Marriott LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Through the StandardVision Showcase Award, we were proud to help bring these dance films into the public realm, meaningfully situating these works within the urban landscape and expanding access to art in shared civic space.⁠ ⁠ DYAD, directed by Katherine Helen Fisher & choreographed by Allysen Hooks, follows two dancers (Camille Wiltz & Aidan Rodgers) in an evolving physical dialogue, moving between collision and closeness within stark desert environments. The film holds the body and landscape in tension, allowing space, distance, and repetition to shape the experience. ⁠ ⁠ Directed by @khfdance ⁠ Choreography @allysenhooks ⁠ DP @casualtimetravel ⁠ Camera @stassievee ⁠ Dancers @camille.wiltz @aidan.rodgers Edit + Sound Design @basebalzac ⁠ Music: @astridsonne_ ⁠ Color @mokshchitkara ⁠ Production @safetythirdproductions

BTS on location in the high desert shooting DYAD with this dedicated team in the heat! I’ve been so greatful for this small project and the fact that we are having opportunities to share it at some really cool dance festivals including tomorrow, at the @dancefilms Dance On Camera film festival happening @symphonyspace Join us at 3pm for the Choreographic Innovators program. Especially greatful for the nuanced choreography of @allysenhooks and her mega watt artististry. Credits Director: Katherine Helen Fisher @khfdance Choreographer: Allysen Hooks @allysenhooks Director of Photography + Poster Design: Sinziana Velicescu @casualtimetravel Camera: Anastasia Velicescu @stassievee Dancers: Camille Wiltz @camille.wiltz + Aidan Rodgers @aidan.rodgers Edit + Sound Design: John Walter @basebalzac Music: Astrid Sonne @astridsonne_ Color: Moksh Chitkara @mokshchitkara Production: Safety Third Productions @safetythirdproductions Trailer Cut: Jen Klockner @jenklocknerart Residency: The Desert Door @doorthedesert Made possible by a NYU Tisch Dean’s Grant through @collabartsnyu —thank you for the opportunity to be a VAP, and for the time + resources to continue this research.

I’m thrilled to share that DYAD, a film I did cinematography for, has been officially selected to screen at several dance film festivals in the coming weeks. DYAD, directed by Katherine Helen Fisher & choreographed by Allysen Hooks, follows two dancers (Camille Wiltz & Aidan Rodgers) in an evolving physical dialogue, moving between collision and closeness within stark desert environments. The film holds the body and landscape in tension, allowing space, distance, and repetition to shape the experience. If you’re in any of these cities, come see it on a big screen: LOS ANGELES - JAN 24 Dance Camera West (@dancecamerawest ) at The Colburn School (@colburnschool ) MIAMI - JAN 29 ScreenDance Miami at Pérez Art Museum Miami (@pamm ) PORTLAND - JAN 30 CineVOX Dance Film Festival (@bodyvox ) NEW YORK - FEB 8 Dance on Camera (@danceoncamera ) at Symphony Space (@symphonyspace ) Directed by @khfdance 
Choreography @allysenhooks DP @casualtimetravel 
Camera @stassievee 
Dancers @camille.wiltz @aidan.rodgers 
Edit + Sound Design @basebalzac Music: @astridsonne_ 
Color @mokshchitkara 
Production @safetythirdproductions

DYAD is going on the road this season! We’re thrilled to share that DYAD will be screening at several dance film festivals in the coming weeks. If you’re in any of these cities, come see it on a big screen! Links to tickets in bio. LOS ANGELES Dance Camera West at The Colburn School, Zipper Hall Saturday, Jan 24 at 7:00pm PORTLAND CineVOX Dance Film Festival at BodyVox Dance Center 1201 NW 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97209 Friday, Jan 30 at 7:30pm NEW YORK Dance on Camera at Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Sunday, Feb 8 at 3:00pm MIAMI ScreenDance Miami with Miami Light Project at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Thursday, Jan 29 at 10:00am DYAD poetically explores the resilience and fragility of the human form set against the stark beauty of California’s Mojave Desert towns. The film follows two female dancers in evocative cycles of collision and symbiosis, with movement informed by Lacanian frameworks of relationality, and a photographic language rooted in geometric minimalism: spare compositions that treat the built environment and open desert as an active visual score. DYAD offers a contemplative vision the Anthropocene, tracing the body’s journey alongside a landscape whose conditions feel quietly, unmistakably in flux. DYAD was made in the desert during our residency at @doorthedesert in Joshua Tree, shaped by place, time, and the care of this remarkable team of artists: Director: Katherine Helen Fisher @khfdance Choreographer: @allysenhooks Director of Photography: @casualtimetravel Camera: @stassievee Dancers: @camille.wiltz @aidan.rodgers Edit + Sound Design: @basebalzac Music: “Stuck In Pause”- @astridsonne_ courtesy of @eschoescho Color: @mokshchitkara Production: @safetythirdproductions Poster design: @casualtimetravel Trailer cut: @jenklocknerart Residency: @doorthedesert . . . . #danceoncamera #katherinehelenfisher #dancefilm

Sara Carter: Conversations on Beauty @sara_carter_artist Sound @jordanchiolis @cellisebrown @tdlavery Christina Mitchell @aidan.rodgers @melissansanderson Photography @baptiste_zenko @lonestarlighthouse

Thank you @longcenter for having us at The Deep End and for your support of local arts in Austin 🌟 with Anna Bauer @anna_bauer151 Aidan Rodgers @aidan.rodgers Camille Wiltz @camille.wiltz Photography Hannah Koehler @hannah.louise.koehler

Captures of our recent benefit graciously hosted at the home of @cpsub @subbie13 Thank you to all our attendees for allowing us to share about our work and forward dreams. I am a broken record, but, sustainable compensation for all collaborators is a non-negotiable for our organization. It’s a privilege to speak to its necessity as we continue to build our dance work. As always THANK YOU to our donors. Without you this work would not exist. You make this all possible. THANK YOU Development Partner Pearl Bhatnagar Event Committee Carla Piñeyro @cpsub Carol Lewis @carolmarietx Fernanda Bressan @fesoicher Lisa Parrish @lmparrish Bar Sponsors @marfaspiritco Three Three Five Ryan Rutkoski Technical Director Stephen Pruitt @fluxionphotography Composer AND Hors D’oeuvres Chef Jordan Chiolis @jordanchiolis Collaborators/Dancers Anna Bauer @anna_bauer151 Cellise Brown @cellisebrown Erin Ellis @erin.ellis3 Taryn Lavery @tdlavery Christina Mitchell Melissa Sanderson @melissansanderson Camille Wiltz @camille.wiltz Additional Support Celeste Camfield @egg.t.h.o.t Eugenia Quintanilla @eugeniaq TeeDee Simmons @motherteresa_xoxo We are currently fundraising for our second annual budget. Link to our tax-deductible donation platform in bio 💫

Upcoming class schedule @eastsideperformingarts_atx Monday June 2, 5:30-7p teaching as part of @connectxionsdancefestival ! Register here ⬆️ All other classes, sliding scale $10-24 Mondays 5:15-6:45p Fridays 10-11:30a Come DANCE ♥️🔥 Photography @elyyysia Performer @cellisebrown

I’m trying to feel something pt 3 with Cellise Brown @cellisebrown Erin Ellis @erin.ellis3 Taryn Lavery @tdlavery Christina Mitchell Aidan Rodgers @aidan.rodgers Melissa Sanderson @melissansanderson Photography Elysia Perkins @elyyysia Composer Jordan T. Chiolis @jordanchiolis Lighting Design+Technical Direction Stephen Pruitt @fluxionphotography Additional Styling Huide Devore @heyhuide @dadalab.io