Bronx Recognizes its Own (BRIO)

Performing Arts | Choreography

Alexander Diaz is an independent artist born and raised in The Bronx. Alexander works with dance, theater, and performance art in order to explore memory, re-imagine… more

Literary Arts | Non-Fiction

Danielle Stelluto is a womanist, writer and multidimensional artist. Single mother of two blessed children. Lesbian. Boricua and Italian. Earned her AAS Degree… more

Performing Arts | Choreography

Davalois Fearon, a 2017 Bessie awardee and a 2021-22 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist, is a critically acclaimed choreographer, dancer, and educator. Born in… more

Literary Arts | Fiction

David Wayne is a Bronx native currently living in the North Bronx. A student and labor activist and union member, he has worked as a taxi driver, truck… more

Literary Arts | Poetry

Emily Raboteau is the author of two books: The Professor's Daughter and Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora, winner of an American Book… more

Literary Arts | Illustrated Text

Erinn Anova is a California native currently residing in the Bronx. She received a BFA in Theatre from Howard University and a Masters in Educational Studies from… more

Media Arts | Documentary Film / Video

I am a Dominican filmmaker, media artist, and educator from the South Bronx and currently the Education Producer of BronxNet TV. My work focuses on representing… more

Literary Arts | Screenwriting

Juan Ramirez, Jr. is an internationally produced, award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker and producer. His crime drama TV pilot Sins Of Our Fathers won Best Screenplay… more

Media Arts | Documentary Film / Video

Judi Polanco was born in New York City and raised in the countryside of the Dominican Republic for most of her young life. The only girl in a herd of brothers, she… more

Literary Arts | Playwriting

Kevin Kane is a writer, musician, and playwright. His Negro League version of Casey at the Bat, called “Breaking the Line with the Mudville Nine” was written for… more

Media Arts | Documentary Film / Video

Writer and director, Macdara Vallely (professional name - born Mac Uibh Aille), was born in Craigavon, County Armagh in Northern Ireland.  His narrative… more

Media Arts | Narrative Film / Video

Natasha Rivera is a NYC native Director/ Producer. She got her start in the industry as an Assistant director; most notably working on shows such as the Emmy Award-Winning:… more

Media Arts | Documentary Film / Video

Pam Sporn is a Bronx documentary filmmaker, educator, and activist. A pioneer in bringing social issue documentary-making into NYC high schools in the 1980s and… more

Performing Arts | Storytelling

PHYLLIS MARIE BOWDWIN is a Bronx-born artist, activist, jeweler, writer, troublemaker, story slam winner and storyteller for The Moth’s Main-Stage. A former… more

Literary Arts | Poetry

Rabih Ahmed is a Ghanaian-American Muslim poet and educator from The Bronx. Her poetry is grounded within the rhythms and histories of the African diaspora.  She… more

Literary Arts | Poetry

Rich Villar is a poet, educator, curator, and cultural worker. He is the author of Comprending Forever (Willow Books, 2014) and his poems are anthologized most… more

Performing Arts | Instrumental Music Performance

ROBERT DICK   A flutist whose technical resources and imagination seem limitless.  – New York Times   Robert Dick has dispensed with preconceptions about what… more

Literary Arts | Poetry

Sasha Reiter was born in New York City in 1996. They grew up in the Bronx, whereas the child of a Peruvian mother and Argentinian father, they experienced firsthand… more

Literary Arts | Fiction

Shawn Hudson is born and raised in the Bronx. He is a self-published author of 7 books since the age of 19. He is also a graduate of Monroe College with a bachelor’s… more

Performing Arts | Vocal Music Performance

Yurby is a Dominican American singer-songwriter born and raised in the South Bronx. She is known for her mezzo-Soprano range and sultry voice. Her music fuses Blues,… more