COMPANY MANAGER

MiKayla Young (Baltimore, MD), took her first dance class at the YMCA. She soon began training under the tutelage of Stephanie Powell. MiKayla obtained her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University with a minor in Social Welfare, studying under artists like; Trebien Pollard, and Sinclair Emoghene. Throughout her time at VCU she performed work with artists such as Dr. E. Gaynell Sherrod, MK Abadoo and Christine Wyatt. Including site-specific work at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Virginia). In 2023 she was collaborated with contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey on his work Elegy premiering at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Currently, a Brooklyn-based artist, she has apprenticed with Urban Bush Women, is a former company member with Keeping People Connected and has been in residency with MODArts Dance Collective. Currently, MiKayla serves as the Company Manager for UBW and is a performing collaborator with the DynamitExperience.