REBEKAH J KENNEDY (Artistic Director / Choreographer) was born and raised in New York City.  She holds an MFA in Dance (Choreography) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BS in Dance and Theatre from Skidmore College. Rebekah began Urban Wash in North Carolina and started the company in New York City in 2003.    As a choreography, dancer, and director, she has choreographed for and performed in various projects throughout the eastern United States.  Her choreography has been invited to appear with Sidelong Dance Company, InformAll Theatre Company, Artistika’s Featured Artist Series, Open Your Eyes Foundation, and the UNC Greensboro Department of Dance.  She has performed with BJ Sullivan, Sidelong Dance, John Gamble Dance Theatre, Visions Contemporary Ballet Company, Informall Theatre Company, Esse Aficionado, Mereminne Dancers, Millicent Johnnie and Dancers, and others.   Kennedy has been both a guest and a featured artist throughout New York and North Carolina, including at the North Carolina School of the Arts.  Her most recent focus has been collaborating with Forward Motion Theater and MadFlat Productions marrying the mediums of dance, live video, and live original scores of music.  She has appeared in commercials, music videos, and short films.  Rebekah is also a wine consultant in Manhattan for Martin Scott Wines.  

RANARDO-DOMEICO GRAYS  (Dancer) is from Detroit, Michigan.  He is the Artistic Director/Choreographer for VISIONS Contemporary Ballet. Ranardo’s dance performance credits include the Hartford City Ballet, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, LaToya Jackson Tour, Garth Fagan, Zack Morris, Celebrity Cruises and has toured throughout the United States, Canada, Caribbean and Europe. He is an alumni of The Juilliard School and California Institute of the Arts (BFA).  Ranardo is SAG, AEA and has appeared in several feature and independent films, and TV shows.   Ranardo currently teaches dance at New York Sports Club.  Ranardo joined UWDC in 2005.

MAX SEMENOV / DJ ACTIVEPHAZE (Musician) is from Kalinigrad, Russia.  He is one of the founding members of MadFlat Productions, which presents electronic music with video installations.  ActivePhaze’s styles range from hard to minimal, noise to beats, FXs and accapellas, techno, house, ambient, modern classical, and Jazz.  He created original and remixed scores through using turntables and computers.  Al modern works produced under DJ ActivePhaze are released on several Indi European lables such as Gargan Records, Altai Records, and A/V label Club Chroma.  Max joined UWDC in 2003.

SERGEY “SIMA” EMELYANOV (Video Artist) is from Kaliningrad Russia.  He is one of the founding members of MadFlat Productions, which presents music with video installations.  He currently performs throughout NYC night clubs, including the Sullivan Room, Bar Reis, Remote Lounge, Pasha, and in Florida at the WInter Music Conference.  Sima joined UWDC in 2005.

MAIKO MATSUI (Dancer) is a native of Osaka, Japan and has trained at Laban Center London (‘01~’02). She came to NYC in 2004 and has been studying at Peridance,.  She specializes choreography, modern, contemporary, contact improvisation, yoga and somatic movement.. She is also a certified Gyrokinesis teacher.  She is a member of VISIONS Contemporary Dance Company and Blue Muse Dance. Meiko joined UWDC in 2009.

MICAH (Costume Designer) is  a native New Yorker.  A mysterious artist, who enjoys a fine sense of fashion, playing with dye, and taking long cat naps, he has designed costumes for Urban Wash Dance Company since its New York inception.