Ekko is a dancer and dancemaker currently based in Brooklyn, NY
She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance from the Boston Conservatory, graduating first-generation, Summa Cum Laude, and as the Julie Ince Thompson Award Scholar. She has received supplemental education from the following institutions: b12 Festival at DOCK 11, Henny Jurriëns Studio, Springboard Danse Montreal, Limon Dance Company, & The Philadelphia Ballet.
As a dance artist, Ekko has performed and collaborated with esteemed dancemakers including Aszure Barton, James Finnemore, Ken Ossola, Norbert De La Cruz III, Jennifer Archibald and the likes of. Most recently, she worked with choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall and director Mona Fastvold to create a short film in collaboration with Miu Miu (Prada Group). Additionally, Ekko is a current company member with Lam Dance Works under Artistic Director, John Lam.
She has presented her own work at 92NY’s Future Dance Festival, New Century Dance Project Festival, & Boston Conservatory. Creating dances since she was adolescent, Ekko views her work as an exploration of the spirit; unfiltered internal/external happenings are the drivers of her movement language and creative process. Human connection, to self and others, is always emphasized. Her work has been compared to Lucinda Childs, “but with a fine, emotional resolution” ( 92NY Future Dance Festival: young choreographers to watch ). Ekko’s newest creation, commissioned by Lam Dance Works, will premiere in May of 2026 at the Paramount Center in Boston, MA.
In 2026, Ekko co-founded eni artist collective with her lifelong creative partner, Nicholas LaMaina. A New York State non-profit organization, eni looks forward to reestablishing movement as an accessible art. Through dance experiences functioning as social spaces, eni extends an invitation to thought-provoking work without pretension and aims to create environments that reactivate our increasingly dulled senses, our lost curiosity. eni artist collective’s first show will be at Triskelion Arts (Brooklyn, NY) in April 2026.
The images below are from ekko’s first art show, held in her childhood dance studio.
ROLES
freelance movement artist
(2021 - present)
dancer with Lam Dance Works
(2025 - present)
WORK
Samuel Schler
Nicholas Lamaina
Ekko
*inaugural season of Lam Dance Works
ROLE
freelance choreographer
(so long ago - present)
WORK
tamia blackwell
ali cederholm
molly jane dunne
dawvyn winters
styling, concept direction
lisa cancelli
lighting design
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music
alexander balanescu
polmo polpo
commissioned by
Lam Dance Works
*Future Dance Festival @92NY 2025 Selected Work
Molly Jane Dunne
Derek Lee
Dawvyn Winters
costuming
Ekko
lighting design
Paul Marr
music
Alessandro Alessandroni
Brian Eno & Harold Budd
Ali Cederholm
Nigel Clifford
Molly Jane Dunne
Derek Lee
garment tailoring/ sourcing
Iris Cotrupi
lighting design
Paul Marr
choreographic consultant
Molly Jane Dunne
music
Mica Levi performed by the Manchester Collective
James Heather & Sarah Davachi
Bendik Giske
Sufjan Stevens
Nigel Clifford
Molly Jane Dunne
Aja Simms
Lucia Taylor
costuming
Ekko
music composition & performance
Samuel Sjostedt (oud, piano)
Molly Jane Dunne
Derek Lee
Dawvyn Winters
costuming
Ekko
lighting design
Paul Marr
music
Alessandro Alessandroni
Brian Eno & Harold Budd
Ekko
Cara Breeding
costuming
Ekko
lighting design
Paul Marr
music
Stereolab
Giovanni Venosta
*New Century Dance Project Festival Grand Prize
Rachel Abelenda
Brenan Gonzalez
Ekko
costuming
Ekko
music
Thom Yorke
Brenan Gonzalez
Ekko
Nicholas LaMaina
costuming
Ekko
music
Thom Yorke
ROLES
choreographic assistant
movement director
cinedancer
painter
WORK
Mona Fastvold
chroreographer
Celia Rowlson-Hall
lisa cancelli
movement & direction
molly jane dunne
ekko
Jessie Lee Thorne in collaboration with Laja Field
choreographic assistance
Ali Cederholm
Ana Delgado
Ekko
Violet Lay
dancer
ekko
*GlobeDocs 2024 Emerging Filmmaker Contest Festival for the Boston Globe
Abby Falzone
choreographer, movement director Ekko
videographer
Cali Cardenas
assistant
Chloe Cowan
movement artists
Molly Jane Dunne
Jacob Schmitt
Nick Zuluaga
Violet Lay
assistant
Eddie Culmer
movement artist
ekko
acrylic on canvas
ekko
acrylic on canvas
ekko
acrylic on canvas
ekko
acrylic on canvas
ekko
Taryn Noonan
movement & direction
ekko
Ekko
music
Adrianne Lenker
using samples of Bill Traylor’s visual art
*CineYouth Film Festival Chicago 2023
Ugly Boy Productions
Julia Barlow
Grace Conrad
animator
Caledonia Abbey
cast
Eli Mihaly-Baker
Ekko
director of photography
Tess Restaino
Lundahl & Seitl
MIT
Brenan Gonzalez
Ekko
musician
Kenneth Greenbaum