Clarissa Rivera Dyas (they/she/he)Clarissa Rivera Dyas is a Black, Filipinx, Bay Area, Ohlone land, based dancer, choreographer, and arts producer. Her artistic practice flows from the truthfulness of improvisation, is rooted in her communities, and centered around movement as a spiritual practice and a conduit of change. Clarissa graduated from SFSU in 2017 with a B.A in Dance and a B.S. in Health Education. They have been a company member of Zaccho Dance Theatre, Robert Moses’ Kin, and Flyaway Productions and have performed with Lenora Lee Dance, Megan Lowe Dances, OYSTERKNIFE, Sarah Crowell, Keith Hennessy and many others. She is currently in collaboration with Sara Shelton Mann (2020) and Embodiment Project (2023). They have performed throughout the U.S. such as in New York, Jacob’s Pillow, Seattle, WA  and internationally in Berlin, GER. They have presented work in CounterPulse’s SEED Residency, REYES Dance, Dance Thrill Fest (2021), Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency (2022), Queering Dance Festival’s FROLIC! (2023), KH FRESH Festival (2024), Dance Up Close East Bay (2025), and in the Black Choreographers’ Festival in 2020 and 2025. They were awarded Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2024. Clarissa is a member of Queering Dance Festival’s Steering Committee and is a Co-Director of ROT (KH FRESH) Festival.