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Pieter is a home for all people to dance, create, and heal together with the belief that embodiment liberates. We say “all people” because dance spaces historically exclude those who are non-white, non-able, non-“fit,” non-“healthy,” non-young, non-cisgendered and non-independently-wealthy. Dance includes a broad spectrum of body-based practices and the cultivation of culture. Rooted in Los Angeles, Pieter fosters a just and expansive community of movement artists, healers and activists.

M I S S I O N

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Our future is one where reciprocity replaces competition, every body has the right to movement and the abundant resources to revel in it.

V I S I O N

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 Our values are always evolving as we continue to listen to and reflect the ever changing needs and shape of our community and our world. 

JUSTICE: Access, Equity, Safety, Transparency

COMMUNITY: Hospitality, Connection, Reflective and Responsive

CARE: Wellbeing, Generosity & Reciprocity

SOLIDARITY: Among Artists, Genres, & Organizations 

EXPANSION: Broadening the Boundaries of Dance & Dancers

V A L U E S

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FOUNDER

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Jmy James Kidd

STAFF

Rosalie Tucker

she/they

Executive Director

Genevieve Belleveau

she/her

Director of Communications

Tracee

they/them

Studio & Operations Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nguyen Nguyen

Co-Chair

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Alexsa Durrans she/her

Secretary

Janine Lim she/her

Treasurer

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R E F L E C T I O N S

R E F L E C T I O N S

Reflections on the past, present and future of Pieter from our founder and previous staff members ➡︎

Pieter is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs, IMTour, the Center for Cultural Innovation, the Los Angeles Creative Economic Development Fund, The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, the LA Arts Recovery Fund and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Pieter is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization.