Chinmayi Joshi is a Massachusetts-based Kathak artist, teacher, and emerging soloist. She has trained in Kathak for over 15 years and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree under the guidance of her guru, Smt. Archana Joglekar. As a senior disciple of Archana Nrityalaya, Chinmayi has performed widely across North America and India at prestigious events, including the International Festival of Indian Dance (Delhi), Feet Keep the Beat Dance Festival (Boston), and the New York Kathak Festival. She also led the Plainsboro (NJ) branch of Archana Nrityalaya from 2023-2026, where she taught and mentored students of Kathak. Her practice is enhanced by her extensive training in Hindustani classical vocal music and tabla, deepening her engagement with rhythm, musicality, and improvisation.

Ken Shiozawa (he/they) is a company artist with Newport Contemporary Ballet based in Newport, Rhode Island. They were born in Japan and raised in Irvine, California and began dancing at age seven at the Maple Conservatory of Dance, under Charles Maple and then went onto Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Full-Time Program. In 2020, they graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance from Butler University and in 2024, graduated with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health from the University of Wisconsin Superior. Ken has previously worked with First State Ballet Theatre, Minnesota Ballet and Minnesota Dance Theater. Ken has also guested with Ballet Pensacola, Ballet Co. Laboratory, New England Ballet Theatre and Greensboro Ballet. Among their many performances, Ken’s featured roles include Puck in Bruce Wells's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Caliban in Joshua L. Peugh's The Tempest, soloist in Durante Verzola's Spirited Syncopations, and the Nutcracker in Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy. Ken also choreographs and teaches, with their most recent work being set on the company of Minnesota Ballet in 2023. They are super excited to be a part of AABP for the 2026 season. Ken is performing courtesy of Newport Contemporary Ballet.

Peter Veth is a multidisciplinary performer, artist, and psychic medium based in Lowell, Massachusetts, whose work spans dance, theater, experimental film, and intuitive practice. A professional hip-hop dancer, Peter toured with Cirque du Soleil’s Cirque Dreams: Pop Goes the Rock and appeared on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, with additional performance and creative work featured on Hulu and PBS.

Peter serves as the Creative Director of Khmer Urban Ballet, Co-Director of Flying Orb Productions, and a principal dancer with Angkor Dance Troupe. Their artistic practice bridges contemporary performance with cultural lineage, blending physical storytelling, ritual, and collaboration while creating space for innovation and cross-disciplinary dialogue.

In parallel with their performance career, Peter is also an internationally practicing psychic medium, offering readings to clients across the world. At the intersection of creativity and spirit, their work weaves the seen and unseen, using movement, intuition, and storytelling to explore connection, memory, and transformation.