Dr. Fen Kennedy is a professor of dance at the University of Alabama. Their research - theoretical and physical - explores how dance articulates the norms of society, and how those norms can be challenged and changed. Their work can be seen most recently on Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, in Surround for VINEGAR Projects, and read in Dance Chronicle the Journal of Dance Education, and the Activist History Review.

Colin Kemper is a composer, performer, and educator. His compositional interests are multifaceted; particularly, his art is concerned with matters pertaining to mental wellness, family dynamics, gender norms, addiction, trauma, and recovery. He is interested in collaborative endeavors involving notated music, electronic, electro-acoustic, popular song, theater, video games, film, dance, screendance, and multimedia installation. His music has been performed by members of the Dal Niente Ensemble, the Lunar Ensemble, the Meridian Percussion Trio, Houston’s Foundation for Modern Music, the University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble, and the University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance. Kemper’s screen dances have been recognized at various festivals, including the Frame X Frame Dance Film Festival in Houston, Texas, the Modco Dance Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Lift Off Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. His soundtrack for Earthborn Interactive’s “Flutter Bombs” is released on Xbox and Playstation American and European marketplaces.