The Pioneer Winter Collective

PIONEER WINTER is a Miami-based choreographer and artistic director of Pioneer Winter Collective, an intergenerational and physically integrated dance-theater company, rooted in social practice and community, queer visibility, and beauty beyond the mainstream. Recognized in Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” Pioneer Winter’s work democratizes performance in public spaces, museums and galleries, stage, and film.

A major objective continues to be expanding the definition of all that dance is and can be so that all bodies survive, thrive, and are witnessed in spite of constant erasure based upon race, body type, age, and ability.

An extension of his creative practice, Winter has curated and directed ScreenDance Miami Festival since 2017, presented by Miami Light Project; Pioneer’s own films screen internationally.

Winter serves as Assistant Teaching Professor in the Honors College and College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts at Florida International University. Winter is affiliated faculty at the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment (CHUE) and an inaugural Fellow in the Miami Studies Program.

LISA NALVEN is a former professional dancer turned professional photographer.  She has danced and photographed worldwide.

She grew up in a bar/restaurant/nightclub in Manhattan, owned and operated by her family. This gave her the skills to talk and connect with all sorts of people from all walks of life.

After moving to South Florida, Nalven became one of the main photographers of the Bold Beauty Project – creating transformative portraits of women with disabilities.

The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.

EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES:   2:01 min.

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:   2:45 min.

SERENDIPITY:   1:03 min.

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:    2:06 min.

EMPATHY:    1:21 min.

CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY:   2:18 min.

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:   4:29 min.