Ronald K. Brown (Founder/Artistic Director) raised in Brooklyn, NY, founded EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works, as well as other choreographers and artists, and has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, TU Dance, and Malpaso Dance Company.

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Arcell Cabuag (Associate Artistic Director/Dancer) is a first generation Filipino American who is a native of San Jose, California. In 1995, he moved to New York and attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center where he was first introduced to Ronald K. Brown. His professional experiences include: Rock the House for Paramount Pictures (California), The Shoji Tabuchi Show (Branson, MO), and the Richard Rodgers Centennial Production of The King and I.

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Meshell Ndegeocello has been doing her best since 1968

Tsubasa Kamei (Technical Director/Production Manager/Resident Lighting Designer) has toured with the company for more than 65 venues globally and internationally. Credits include: Scene and lighting for Mercy (World Premiere), lighting for Four Corners; Dancing Spirit (Company Premiere); New Conversations: Iron Meets Water (World Premiere) for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. He has also designed The Call (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) and Where The Light Shines Through (TU Dance), all choreographed by Ronald K. Brown.

Annique S. Roberts (Rehearsal Director/Dancer) is from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Tri-Cities High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. She attended the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program at The Ailey School and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Howard University under the direction of Dr. Sherrill Berryman Johnson. There, she performed works by distinguished choreographers such as Ronald K. Brown, Kevin Iega Jeff, Christopher Huggins, and Eleo Pomare. Annique joined Garth Fagan Dance in January 2004 and became senior dancer in 2006. She also taught at the Garth Fagan Dance School and was featured in the August 2008 issue of Dance Magazine. Annique joined EVIDENCE in January 2010 and became the rehearsal director in 2017. She is the recipient of a New York Dance and Performance Award "Bessie" for Best Performer in 2021, she was additionally nominated for the same award in 2013 and 2020, and was featured in the February 2013 edition of TimeOut NY. In 2020, she was one of seven dancers selected to perform in The Joyce Theater's production of the revival of Molissa Fenley's tour de force solo, State of Darkness, which received a 2021 “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Revived Work. Annique also holds an MA in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art & Design. She currently serves on Jacob’s Pillow’s School Advancement Committee and is an Adjunct Professor of Dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Demetrius Burns (Dancer) was born in Anniston, AL and grew up in Boston, MA. He received his BFA with an emphasis in Choreography from the Boston Conservatory where he choreographed Urinetown on the musical theatre department. While at Boston Conservatory he performed repertoire by Karole Armitage, Uri Sands, Mark Morris, Darrel Moultrie and many more. He spent several summers at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts (EMIA) as a student, intern, and dance instructor. Demetrius attended the Bates Dance Festival, Sidra Bell Modules, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Winter Intensive. He also attended Jacob’s Pillow Social dance program with the American Dance Guild Scholarship under the direction of Camille A. Brown and Moncell Durden, and returned the following summer for the Improvisation Traditions and Innovation program under the direction of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Demetrius is a recipient of the EVIDENCE, A Dance Company Beth Young Scholarship and is celebrating his sixth season with EVIDENCE. He recently received his MFA in Dance from Hollins University.

Austin Warren Coats (Dancer) is an interdisciplinary artist with a bachelor’s degree in Dance Studies from Kent State University and a master of fine arts degree From New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Originally from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, he attended Kent State University to receive formal dance training and graduated magna cum laude. He has had the honor to work with artists such as Silvana Cardell, Angela Luem, Catherine Meredith, Jess Pretty, Jamal White, and Ronald K. Brown. Through scholarships he has attended summer intensives from The Joffrey Ballet School, Ruth Page Center of the Performing Arts, and Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE, A Dance Company dance intensive and workshop series. Coats also has many interests in the arts including fine art, dance, and fashion design. He is a published illustrator in college publications and illustrates for various dancers’ projects. His life goal is to become a choreographer and artistic director.

Stephanie Chronopoulos (Dancer) is a first generation Greek American, born and raised in New York City. She graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Dance from LIU Brooklyn. At LIU, Stephanie had the privilege of performing works by influential choreographers such as Khaleah London, Frederick Earl Mosley, Erika Pujic, Doug Varone, and Ronald K. Brown. In 2015, she became a company member of Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the Direction of Abdel Salaam. During her time with the company, she performed in the Bessie Award winning Healing Sevens at BAM's Dance Africa, and in the revival of Terrestrial Wombs at the Apollo Theater. Stephanie has also apprenticed with Jennifer Muller/ The Works, and is now a company member with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. She is also a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship.

Joyce Edwards (Dancer), a Rochester, NY native, is a lifelong student who uses her artistry to spread love unconditionally and ferociously. She is a 2021 graduate of dance with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The College at Brockport, SUNY. Joyce is known for her performance in works by Bessie Award winning choreographer Beth Gill and Netta Yerushalmy (Brand New Sidewalk-2017, Pitkin Grove-2018, Paramodernities-2019). She is mentioned in the 2019 Dance Magazine issue of “25 to Watch” in 2020. EVIDENCE welcomed Joyce as an apprentice in May of 2018, and later as a company member in August of 2019 following her premiere in Ronald K. Brown’s Mercy at Bard SummerScape Dance Festival. Alongside her role as dancer with EVIDENCE, she had the opportunity to assist setting repertory on students at the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis and the New Orleans Ballet Association (2021). Joyce is celebrating her third season with the company.

Charles Grant (Dancer) hails from South San Francisco, CA. He started dancing with tap classes at the young age of 8. He later expanded his dance experiences at the ODC School in San Francisco, The Rites of Passage Program in Oakland, and the Howard University Dance Major Program. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, he attended The Ailey School for four years. During his studies, Charles participated in Buglisi Dance Theater’s Table of Silence Project, the student ensemble of Alvin Ailey’s Memoria, the Bessie Award winning show The Let Go by Nick Cave, and appeared in an episode of the FX series Pose. He has performed works by known artists such as Alvin Ailey, Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Bhuller, Hope Boykin, Clifton Brown, Ronald K. Brown, Thang Dao, Amy Hall, Francesca Harper, Tracy Inman, Donald McKayle, Ray Mercer, Frederick Earl Mosley, and Pearl Primus. Charles became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2019.

Breana Moore (Dancer) is a Memphis, Tennessee native. She graduated from the Certificate Training Program at the Ailey School and also has a B.S. in Human & Organizational Development and Sociology from Vanderbilt University. Breana has had the privilege of performing works by Alvin Ailey, Kirven Douhit-Boyd, Ronald K. Brown, Norbert De La Cruz, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Yusha Marie-Sorzano, and Judine Somerville. Breana also performed with The Ailey School in Merce Cunningham's 100th Anniversary tribute show at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. In August of 2019, Breana joined EVIDENCE as an apprentice and performed for the Joyce Theater season in February of 2020. Breana is a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship and is excited for her first season as a company member of EVIDENCE.

Shaylin D. Watson (Dancer) was born in Lanham, Maryland and trained at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the instruction of Charles Augins and Katherine Smith. She obtained a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Choreography and Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2019. While in North Carolina, her choreography was featured in the National Black Theater Festival (Winston Salem, NC 2019). Ms. Watson is a recipient of the EVIDENCE dance workshop series Beth Young Scholarship and has also received scholarships to intensives such as American Dance Festival and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She has performed works by choreographers such as Clarice Young, Ronald K. Brown, T Lang, Christopher Huggins and Marcus White, and Shen Wei. Shaylin became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2019.

Daniel S. Harder (Guest Artist) began dancing at Suitland High School’s Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Maryland and received additional training at the Dance Institute of Washington, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Ailey School and Dance Theater of Harlem. Upon graduating, Mr. Harder attended the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance on full scholarship, where he had the opportunity to work with and perform works by world renowned choreographers. Before graduating in 2009, he danced in an international tour of West Side Story, and with Camille A. Brown & Dancers. Daniel became a member of Ailey II in 2009 and joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2010, under the direction of Judith Jamison, where he was featured in works by Alvin Ailey, Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, Hans van Manen, Aszure Barton, Ulysses Dove, and Kyle Abraham, to name a few. Recently, Daniel made his Broadway debut in Disney’s THE LION KING. Mr. Harder has had the privilege to work as a choreographer’s assistant with powerhouses including Debbie Allen and Christopher L. Huggins at Lula Washington Dance Theater, Philadanco, and Dallas Black Dance Theater. When Mr. Harder is not performing, he teaches master classes at high schools and universities in the U.S. and abroad.

Hannah Alissa Richardson (Guest Artist) is from Toronto, Canada. She has graduated with honors from the prestigious Ailey School. Hannah can be found on TV shows such as Family Channel’s The Next Step, Disney Channel’s Backstage, and also roles in movies. She plays “Katie” in the film Everyday based on the book written by David Levithan, directed by Michael Sucsy. She has also performed in the 2017 fall/winter Vogue Collections fashion video and has been the opening and closing performer for many New York Fashion Week shows. Hannah has performed works by Bradley Shelver, Tina Bush, Ray Mercer, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Clifton Brown, William Forsythe, Moonlight choreographed by Robert Battle at the Lincoln Center, the premiere performance of Grace and Mercy choreographed by Ronald K. Brown at Fisher Center at Bard’s SummerScape festival, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2017, 2018, and 2019 New York City Center season. Hannah was featured in a dance video tribute to Judy Chicago’s, The Dinner Party, directed by Redha Medjellekh. She was also a principal dancer in performances at the 2020 Holland Dance Festival and took part in a video performance for Def Jam artist Teyana Taylor. Hannah is currently a special guest artist with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company and the newest company member with Ailey II. Hannah is very thankful to those who have guided and supported her along her journey and feels very blessed being able to do what she loves most.

Abe Rounds (Drums, Vocals and Percussion, Mercy) Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Abe started playing drums at the tender age of one. A fan and player of an eclectic array of music, Abe moved to the US to study at Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2014. There he had a serendipitous meeting with Meshell Ndegeocello, a lifelong musical influence, and has been a member of her band and musical family ever since. Now living in Los Angeles, Abe has been writing, recording, and performing as a multi instrumentalist and a singer and has toured worldwide with artists such as Seal, Andrew Bird, Sara Barellies & Blake Mills. He has written and performed on numerous Grammy nominated recordings and, as a motion picture composer, has contributed to score for multiple films and series, including Queen Sugar, Madame CJ Walker, and the upcoming Black Mafia Family.

2021 saw the release of his debut record “The Confidence to Make Mistakes”, a snapshot of a performance based in improvisation. "With a goal to find unselfconscious freedom, Abe’s first solo EP represents a moment of unapologetic self-expression through percussion, drums and vocals. Asked what compels his courage in creativity, Abe credits his family. He was raised by strong, supportive women and his father is renowned Sydney musician/producer Victor Rounds. It is also impossible not to look back at his ancestry, with elders from many corners of the globe, including Fiji, Tonga, Hungary, and Iraq. The courage to go where his own heart led is what prompted Abe to hit record and capture 22 minutes of musical truth."

Chris Bruce (Guitar, Mercy) began playing guitar at age 13, and has worked professionally since 1989 with artists such was Seal, Lizz Wright, and My Brightest Diamond. He has been guitarist and auxiliary player with Meshell Ndegeocello since 2007. Recently appeared on Lizz Wright’s Grace and My Brightest Diamond’s A Million And One.

Jake Sherman (Keys and Organ, Mercy) Honing his sound by playing gospel organ at Baptist churches in Brooklyn, as well as performing and recording as a sideman with such artists as Bilal, Meshell Ndegeoello, Chance the Rapper, Nick Hakim, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, and Benny Sings, Jake Sherman has emerged into an artist with a truly unique vision.

He has released four solo albums under his own name, on which he sings and plays all the instruments. He is one half of the duo “Jake & Abe” which will soon be world famous.

Scott Bozack (Band Tour Manager / Audio Engineer, Mercy) is an experienced studio engineer and producer, concert audio specialist, and touring artist manager. His unique expertise in sound production and management have led to a diverse array of successful projects for his company, Big Gig Productions.

Christopher Salango (Dancer) from Stockton, CA received his Bachelor of Arts in dance from California State University, Sacramento where he discovered his love for Dunham Technique, under the tutelage of Dr. Linda Goodrich, Dr. Halifu Osumare, and Bernard Brown. Christopher continued his training with Urban Bush Women’s Summer Arts program, Elisa Monte Dance Summer Series, and is a two-time recipient of the Beth Young Scholarship for Ronald K. Brown/ EVIDENCE: A Dance Company’s Summer Workshop Series. He is a second-year candidate for the Institute of Dunham Certification and is excited to continue his journey while performing with his EVIDENCE family.