Choreographers & Dancers

Wilfredo Rivera
Cofounder, Artistic Director & CEO
Wilfredo is a co-founder of Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Artistic Director since 2007.

Katlin Bourgeois
Choreographer
Katlin graduated from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program in 2014.

Brennen Renteria
Rehearsal Director, Library Manager, Dance Ensemble
He has danced with Elements Ballet and in various Chicago productions.

Delphine Chang
Dance Ensemble
Delphine began her training in traditional Chinese and Indian dance in Taiwan

Sophie Allen
Performing Apprentice
Sophie is a Chicago-based dance artist passionate about engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration

Jack Russell
Performing Apprentice
Jack has been training in modern and classical dance styles for 10 years.

Ethan Kirschbaum
Artistic Collaborator
Director of Chicago Movement Collective and the Claire Bataille Legacy Program

Rigoberto Saura
Choreographer
Former soloist Danza Contemporánea of Cuba & National Ballet of Ecuador

Michael Artrip
Dance Ensemble
Michael graduated from Western Michigan University studying ballet, modern, and jazz techniques.

Kelsey Burns
Dance Ensemble
Kelsey has held residencies at NYU, Mare Nostrum Elements (NY),Taipei American School, & Esthètes à Klak

Anouk Otsea
Dance Ensemble
Anouk is a dance artist and GYROTONICR Instructor hailing from Juneau, Alaska

Michelle Skiba
Dance Ensemble
Michelle is a native Chicagoan and graduate of Northwestern University.

Esther Farley
Performing Apprentice
Esther is a recent graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Jessica Miller Tomlinson
Ballet Mistress
Jessica has been the Ballet Mistress for Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre since 2017.