FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
DONNA STERNBERG
Ms. Sternberg has professionally premiered over 90 works since 1975 throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and Mexico; frequently collaborating with artists of other disciplines including composers, visual artists, poets, actors and digital media as well as scientists. After dancing in the companies of Donald Byrd, Mary Jane Eisenberg, Yen Lu Wong and Dance/LA, she founded Donna Sternberg & Dancers, a contemporary dance company based in Santa Monica, CA, in 1985. Her choreography has been critically acclaimed for its “exceptional ability to communicate through pure movement” (Los Angeles Times). She has choreographed nine full-evening works, most have been inspired by science. Ms. Sternberg has been commissioned to create works for the California Science Center, SIGGRAPH, Dance Moving Forward Festival, California Choreographer’s Festival, Catlin Gabel School in Oregon, Valley College and the Alleluia Dance Theatre.
Alexandria Paige
Alexandria Paige recently relocated to LA from New York City where she performed with several companies including VISIONS Contemporary Ballet and Bryce Dance Company, and was the Rehearsal Director for both companies. She has performed throughout the United States in live stage performances and also video projects. Alexandria is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Dance. When she isn’t dancing, Alexandria is a fitness teacher and General Manager at Pure Barre Pasadena.
Carmen Tienda
Carmen Tienda is originally from Northern California where she began her dance training at the age of two, quickly evolving her love of ballet into a passion for studying all genres of dance and movement. Carmen went on to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. During her time at NYU, Carmen had the opportunity to perform works by many renowned artists including José Limón, Kyle Abraham, and Netta Yerushalmy, as well as assisting Laja Field. Since graduating, she has returned to Los Angeles, where she has performed with Los Angeles Choreographers and Dancers under the direction of Louise Reichlin, and has also done work with Soha Sharif of Vasht Performing Arts. When she’s not performing, Carmen is an adjunct professor of dance at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, and is a certified Lagree Fitness instructor for Motivate Studios in the greater Los Angeles area.
Haley De Camara
Haley De Camara is a dance artist from Los Angeles, California. She recently received her BFA in Modern Dance, with a minor in Arts Technology, from the University of Utah. Throughout her early training, she studied at Center Stage Dance LA, CHAMPS Charter High School of the Performing Arts, and Julia Bourlina’s School of Ballet. Haley has gotten the opportunity to perform in works by numerous established choreographers and was also a dancer in Joanna Kotze’s Big Beats show in Salt Lake City. In addition to dancing, Haley currently works at Center Stage Dance LA.
Makenna Bolton
Makenna Bolton grew up dancing in numerous styles since the age of 3, she began performing in dance recitals, eventually joining her studio’s company as well as other modern dance companies; performing at intensives, dance festivals, and conventions. She is inducted into the National Honors Society of Dance Arts and she graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, CA. Makenna is a company member in Little Women Ballet Company in Pasadena. Makenna also grew up in musical theater, performing and choreographing professionally, and continues to do so around California, along with dancing in music videos, and motion capture work. Makenna is a driven, committed, and focused performer who embodies multiple modalities of creative expression. Her courageous, performative, and bold choices in movement quality and performance provide her audiences with an insightful, thoughtful, and compelling, emotional connection.