Even in the face of adversity, we must value ourselves as we tenderly drift through this realm of a dying sun. Born in the State of Morelos, Mexico, Edu Tair Hernandez is a multifaceted artist and choreographer who imbues his work with the concepts of Minimalism, Absurdism, or Iconoclasm. Often inspired by the diverse artistic mediums that stem from various movements and events in both our history and current global context, Edu believes in the importance of an abstract interdisciplinary narrative that weaves a broader message; from this, he hopes the audience can draw specific personal interpretations. Within this line of inquiry, he holds a deep interest in the embodied manifestations of violence and trauma in performance spaces to emphasize relevance across diverse groups. Although he does not condone violence or trauma, he is interested in how these images or issues impact or reflect the audience for the need to change or process for the betterment of our communities. Through his artistic movement project Dead Can Dance, he implements improvisational, experimental and choreographic devices that welcome an individual to harness their own artistic fingerprint. While synthesizing, destroying and fostering playgrounds of creativity, he hopes the moving body will take ownership of their own limits, choices and mistakes. Edu is a 2021 graduate in BFA Dance from Cal State Long Beach. As a performer he has performed the works of Kathryn Alter, Rebecca Lemme, José Limón, Ohad Naharin, Omar Román De Jesús, Anouk Van Dijk, Anna Sokolow, Charles Weidman and to name a few. As an artist, his work has been selected for the APAP New York City Center, 92Y Harkness Center, the Palm Springs Dance Festival, Triskelion Arts, and the BAAD! By Arthur Aviles. Edu is a 2025-2026 Movement Research Artist in Resident.
