NIYAH PRATT, COMPANY MEMBER(SHE/HER)

Niyah, originally from Seattle, Washington, attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she received a BFA in choreography and Performance as well as a Bachelors of Science in Urban Affairs. While at UNLV, under the direction of Louis Kavouras, she was able to work with choreographers such as Christopher Huggins, John Lehrer, Alex Yonkovich, Pip Schultz, and Jason Hortin. Niyah has performed in works for the University Partners showcase where she performed an original Erik Hawkins piece in New York, Akropoditi Dance festival in Syros, Greece, Falling in Dance Festival in New York, as well as LINK dance festival in Salt Lake, UT with the Salt Dance Company. Since joining Houston Contemporary, Niyah has had the pleasure of working with Yoshito Sakuraba, Robbie Moore, Brandon Coleman, Nortbert De La Cruz III, Natasha Adorlee, and Yue Yin. This will be Niyah’s third season performing with the company.