Tallahassee, FL-based performing artist and owner of Multifarious Moves LLC, Maria White uses dance improvisation, audience participation, and striptease to create performances and inspire collaborators. She received her MA in Dance and Studio Related Studies from FSU and performed repertory work by Dan Wagoner, Gwen Welliver, and Tim Glenn. Internationally, White has performed in a project commissioned by the Latvian National Opera and choreographed by Aigars Larionvs. She has also participated in workshops for two summers at b12 festival and performed a work by Fleur Darkin at Dock 11 Theater. White has also trained at Tic Tac Art Centre in David Zambrano’s Flying Low and Passing Through workshop and performed in their weekly Crude Saturday performance. She has been in process with Tiffany Rhynard, Chris Cameron, and Farai Malianga collaborating on an interdisciplinary multimedia project exploring the liveness of inter-relational practices within our mediums. White is currently researching the history of striptease in the United States and its connections to performing femininity and gender in contemporary dance. As an artist, Maria has been described as authentic, theatric, and unexpected with her love for improvisation, play, and compassion guiding her way.