About

Kenia Rosete is a Mexican-American dancer, choreographer, teacher, and performance producer from the borderlands of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California, currently based in the borderlands of Jersey City/New York City. Her work, rooted in social and contemporary dance forms, highlights a meticulous investigation of proximity and touch in highly collaborative performance works.   

She has been presented throughout Southern California, New York and New Jersey venues including The Mayan, Cafe Sevilla, La Nacional, SMUSH Gallery, IMUR Gallery, and Art House Productions. Kenia has worked as a dancer in performance projects with Lacina Coulibaly, Beth Gill, Kyle Marshall, Richard Rivera, and Arthur Aviles; as an Associate Producer for Alethea Pace; and a Producer and Curator for a new dance program at Art House Productions. She is a two-time Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund grant recipient and a 2023 Monira Foundation residency artist. Kenia holds a BA in Foreign Languages from the University of California, Riverside and an MFA in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College.