Cynthia Strauss
Is a performance artist based in Santa Cruz, California since 1992. She began dance studies at SFSU with Wilford Mark; Caribbean folklorique dance and Blanch Browne; Haitian and African. A deep long dive into improvisational movement practice soon followed. Collaborations with painters, poets, musicians, in a multitude of environments; are not limited to forests, streams, post offices, subway cars, and boulder tops. Cynthia has been dancing with Cid Pearlman Performance since 2012.