Alice Klock and Florian Lochner met while serving as dancers and Choreographic Fellows at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2017, they created FLOCK, through which they perform their own work internationally and co-create new choreography for film and stage. Their most recent FLOCK productions include their touring shows “Familiar” and “Somewhere Between”. As a team, they have choreographed for multiple dance companies, universities, and cultural institutions, including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Whim W’Him, Neues Globe Schwäbisch Hall, GroundWorks DanceTheater, Backhausdance, Orsolina 28, Ballet Idaho, Seattle Dance Collective, the Goethe Institut, the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA, and the 92nd Street Y. In all of their work, they strive to bring artists and audiences together in environments that are open, dynamic, and based on joy.

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Originally from Southern California, Liane received her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts Degree in Dance Performance at the University of California, Irvine. At UCI, she had the honor to perform and learn legendary works from the late Donald McKayle’s Etude Ensemble. As a professional, five seasons were spent dancing with Backhausdance, performing original works and repertoire under the direction of Artistic Director, Jenny Backhaus. Later, Liane spent six seasons with Whim W’Him Contemporary Dance Company under the direction of Olivier Wevers in Seattle, WA. With Whim W’Him, Liane has had the opportunity to perform original creations with Joseph Hernandez, Ihsan Rustem, Maurya Kerr, Yin Yue, Alice Klock & Florian Lochner of Flockworks Dance, Miceala Taylor, Mark Caserta, Penny Saunders, Banning Bouldin, Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Danielle Agami and Sidra Bell amongst others. Currently a freelance artist, Liane’s has had the pleasure to create with Flockworks Dance, Yin Yue Dance Company YYDC, Alejandro Cerrudo, Seattle Dance Collective SDC, Schoen Movement Company, Erica Essner Performance Co-Op, KT Neihoff, Entity Contemporary Dance Company and PARA.MAR Dance Theatre.

Robert Rubama is a graduate of George Mason University with a BFA in Dance. They have worked with Haus of Bambi, Groundworks Dance Theater, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, LaneCo Arts, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, and Alejandro Cerrudo. They were an artist in Residence at The National Building Museum, The Floor on Atlantic, and Homeport Art House. Robert works with Orange Grove Dance, Yin Yue Dance Company, and Flockworks Dance. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Terre Dance Collective. Robert has choreographed for Company E Dance, Spark Movement Collective, Bucknell University, Dogwood Dance Project, Cleveland Dance Project, and Jane Franklin Dance. Robert is an animal lover, a daydreamer, and loves the color black.