Aurora Vaughan

(Redwood City, CA) (she/her/they/them) graduated in May 2021 with a BFA in Dance from the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and a Performance Science Minor from the USC Marshall School of Business, which includes studies in biology, psychology, and business, with the intent of optimizing mindsets, maximizing performance and creating a culture of high performance within organizations. She has performed works by Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Dwight Rhoden, Sonya Tayeh, and Barak Marshall. Aurora transfuses her own work with technological and musical collaborations, all informed by her experiences as a queer person. This is Aurora’s first season with Nimbus2 and she is also teaching through Nimbus’ offsite outreach programs in local Jersey City schools.