
TINA FINKELMAN BERKETT
Artistic Director and CO-Founder
Tina is a visionary leader in contemporary dance, known for curating original, compelling repertory and redefining the art form across the U.S. and internationally. Her career began with Aszure Barton & Artists, where she quickly became a featured dancer and assistant to Barton. A career highlight was being a founding member of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance, touring internationally with the legendary performer and developing a passion for arts administration as the company’s dancer liaison.
In 2007, Tina founder BODYTRAFFIC in Los Angeles, driven by a commitment to elevate contemporary dance. Under her leadership, BODYTRAFFIC has become a beacon in the global dance community, known for its innovative choreography, world-class dancers, and powerful performances. Through her curation and vision, Tina continues to foster a vibrant artistic community that captivates and inspires audiences around the world.

TREY MCINTYRE
CREATIVE PARTNER
Trey McIntyre has worked for more than 30 years as a freelance choreographer, producing more than 100 pieces during the span of his career so far and working with companies including The Stuttgart Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Queensland Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, New York City Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, BalletX, The Washington Ballet, Ballet Memphis, and San Francisco Ballet.
He has won numerous awards and honors, such as the Choo San Goh Award for Choreography, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Society of Arts and Letters, two personal grants for choreography from The National Endowment for the Arts, and is a United States Artists Fellow. In 2019, he won the Isadora Duncan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for his work Your Flesh Shall be a Great Poem, which he created for San Francisco Ballet for their Unbound Festival. He was named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" in 2001, one of People Magazine's "25 Hottest Bachelors" in 2003, and one of Out Magazine's 2008 "Tastemakers." In 2005, he founded his dance company, Trey McIntyre Project, achieving great audience and critical success.
McIntyre created over 23 original works for the company, as well as numerous film projects, interactive site-specific works, and photography collections.