S P A C E Rising 2026

We are excited to share the third year of our S P A C E Rising Residency!

S P A C E Rising an iteration of our S P A C E residency program, designed specifically to support our (R)evolution Artist Interns. We are pleased to be able to facilitate this residency program geared towards supporting rising dance-makers in their pursuit to deepen their practice, and explore/develop new ideas and projects in collaboration with their (R)evolution cohort. S P A C E Rising offers organized and mindful cohort-driven experience for creative inquiry, artistic development, networking, creative and cultural exchange, as well as a platform to share work.

Liz & Skyla’s Project

There will be a world in which Liz and Skyla are in a deep and embodied relationship that is our own and also ours together. There will be moments of clear togetherness but those moments are fleeting in a way that go in and out of wild, unpredictable and “clear” throughout the piece. They will be working off of score material that will be questions and offerings, moving the work into a “clearer” place over time. This sense of clarity may also become fleeting, this is the work. There will be touch/contact as well as the use of voice that may accumulate into a sort of collage/dream.

The Artists

Skyla Miles is an experimental dance artist particularly interested in improvisation as a base for all that she does in her work and life. Skyla is interested in the many ways the work begins before entering a dance space, the work being life itself, and the ways to unearth how the many happenings in a lifetime can become vehicles for creative expression. She enjoys creating the conditions for a state to emerge in her work that is in direct conversation and agitation with her own lived experiences and the experiences of those in her orbit. She attempts to gather and unearth these moments, using the dancing body to create something else. She is curious about how her emerging practice can be a vessel for something beyond us all to be unearthed and what happens after this transience.

Liz Fields is a dancer, choreographer, and collaborator originally from Brooklyn, NY. She has trained at institutions such as LaGuardia High School and The Martha Graham School. She then went on to earn her BFA in Dance from George Mason University in 2022. Liz believes that dance, when facilitated with health and compassion in mind, can serve as a portal to embodiment for all. She feels that the beauty of dance emerges when connection is made. She aspires to create a space that will challenge ways of thinking/moving, foster joy, and inspire exploration. In her career thus far, Liz has worked with choreographers such as Larry Keigwin, Bill T Jones, Tadej Brdnik, Gio Francisco, etc. and has performed for multiple festivals throughout New York City. She is incredibly excited to further integrate into the San Diego dance community and hopes to use her voice to further amplify the importance of dance!

Tiffany and Ethne’s Project

We are researching what it means to be held and supported at different moments in time over one’s life especially during moments of uncertainty, chaos, and change. We can be supported by others, but curious about how we can support ourselves too. There’s different ways we can be held by people, experiences, and through self expression. We have asked ourselves a couple of different questions to understand this special type of feeling. What kind of feelings happen when you feel supported? What are different ways of being held and supported? What happens when that gets ruined and you need to feel centered all over again? We can self-destruct and feel stuck in the chaos and need to find ways to get out of it. We are curious about using different creative mediums such as live performance, film, and projections to show different ways of supporting each other and ourselves.

The Artists

Tiffany Martinez-Delgado (she/her) is a Mexican American dance artist from San Diego, California. She first began dancing at SDSCPA and continued into Grossmont College where she received her Associate’s Degree in Dance. In 2022, Tiffany graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts for Dance.The past couple of years, Tiffany had the privilege to perform and choreograph within the San Diego Dance community. She also had the opportunity to premiere her first dance films in Long Beach which sparked her curiosity in blending dance with filmmaking that she always wanted to explore. She is currently the Studio Manager at Inspire School of Ballet where she oversees the programs for dancers 18 months to 18 years old.

Ethne Acosta is a 21-year-old San Diego native who has been dancing since she was 8 years old. Her favorite styles are ballet and modern, and she loves the emotional expression and athleticism that dance offers. She also has experience in jazz, hip hop, lyrical, improvisation, and ballet folklorico, and she hopes to continue expanding her movement vocabulary and learning new styles.

Eon and Hope’s Project

How can we reshape an audience’s perception of reality through the use of costuming and light? How can we transform a stage into a world where color has a palpable presence? Our research delves into this concept, investigating exactly how costuming, lighting, and dance can have a symbiotic relationship in live performance. Through costuming, we research how the transformation of the human anatomy can alter perspectives. All the other aspects of the work will sprout out of this initial exploration. We find curiosity in the idea of repeating geometrical patterns occurring in nature contrasted with the infinitely mirroring structures of a kaleidoscope. Is geometry something that lies somewhere between nature and an other thing? Through the use of costuming, lighting, and dance, we seek to create a surreal, abstract experience that will alter the perceptions of your reality.

The Artists

Eon Allum (they/them) is a queer, Asian American dance artist and filmmaker born and raised in San Diego, California. They received their BFA in dance at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University in 2025. They incorporate various dance forms into their movement language including hip hop, contact improv, and modern, recognized for their fluid and intricate style. They have a love for creating dance films and they use visual effects, makeup, and poetry to craft their worlds. They have performed in works by Sorah Yang, Mike Esperanza, Kelly Hirina, Dolly Sfier, and David Dorfman, and their films have been presented at the 2026 Liminal Dance Film Festival, DISCO RIOT’s 2026 Queer Mvmnt Fest, and at the 2026 Asian American Dance Film Festival. Their art is drawn from the whimsy and disquiet of modern life, and they ultimately strive to fight the dilution of the soul.

Hope Worth (she/her) is a San Diego based artist, dancer, and choreographer. Hope attended Central Washington University where she received a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Dance. Hope has presented her choreography at multiple collegiate showcases as well as the American College Dance Association conference. During her senior year of college, Hope was selected as the soloist for the piece, “End of a Year” set by Pacific Northwest Ballet instructor Eva Stone. One of Hope’s biggest passions is sharing her love for dance through teaching where she encourages students to use their voice and listen to their body.