Tristian Griffin, Guest Choreographer & Artistic Leader Candidate 
A native of Kansas City, Tristian Griffin graduated from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Ballet and a minor in English. Following graduation, danced for Garth Fagan Dance Company for three years. More recently, he performed with the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Springboard Danse Montreal, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company. (view full bio)

Christopher K. Morgan, Guest Choreographer & Artistic Leader Candidate 

CHRISTOPHER KAUI MORGAN (he/him) is honored to return to Malashock Dance & Company, where he began his dance career as a company member from 1995-1998.  As a choreographer, Christopher creates multi-disciplinary performances that synthesize dance, storytelling, original music, and multimedia design to explore identity as well as social and cultural issues. (view full bio) 

John Malashock brings 48 years of experience in dance, theater, opera, television and film to his role as Artistic Director of Malashock Dance. As a choreographer and director, he has created more than 100 choreographic works for stage and screen. John founded Malashock Dance in 1988, after a distinguished performing career with Twyla Tharp’s company in New York. (view full bio)