Mitra Matin is a young Iranian/Native American-American multimedia artist, choreographer, and dancer originally from Arizona. She is now located in New York and has been for a few years. This past May she graduated and completed her time training at Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, where she trained in styles such as, contemporary, ballet, modern, improvisation, Forsythe technique, hip hop, jazz, theater, Latin jazz, and composition/choreography. She is a member of The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, and is a proud daughter of a first-generation immigrant. As she grows, she hopes to continue to choreograph, write, make art and book dance jobs , as well as continue to be an eager learner while she pushes to travel, act, model, dance, and perform on stages and in films.
Photo by: Layla Shoo
Artist Statement
I have a deep love for making intangible things into something tangible. To feel something indescribable and be in a state of paralysis is where I truly believe art begins. I often experience a yearning to move and create when I need words. Through my movement and choreography I like to explore traits of the inner soul, human connection, pause, the internal mindset, and the weight of all that surrounds us. My goal is to reach people on a deep level and expose what lays inside.
Process photographed by: Zacha Del Rosario and Eddie Martinez
