SPACE RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY
GERMINATE invests in the San Diego creative economy by offering space grants to local choreographers. GERMINATE provides rehearsal space and a supportive environment for artists to deeply engage with their work and creative process. The development of this space grant program is in direct response to the need for uninterrupted time and space to experiment and innovate that has been articulated by our peers in multiple Town Hall gatherings Malashock Dance has held over the past few years.
GERMINATE is part of our mission to foster a hub where artists come together to create new work.
Meet Our Germinate Artists
Patrick Li (he/him) and Lauren Lee (she/her)
Lauren Lee is a movement artist currently based in San Diego. She recently graduated with a B.S. in Public Health and a minor in Dance from UC San Diego, where she was awarded the Colleen Kendall Scholarship Endowment. Growing up in Singapore, Lauren discovered her love for movement through modern and contemporary forms. She has since supplemented her training through programs with A.I.M, San Diego Dance Theater, CONTRA-TIEMPO, and the American Dance Festival. In San Diego, she has been fortunate to work with San Diego Dance Theater, LITVAKdance, and the La Jolla Playhouse. Her choreography has been presented at UC San Diego and at the Emerging Choreographer’s Showcase & Awards. Lauren strives to create work that explores authentic narratives and celebrates our common humanity.
Lauren is participating in GERMINATE as a part of DANSE PLUS, an interdisciplinary movement-based collective established in partnership with her artistic collaborator, Patrick Li.
Patrick (he/him) is an emerging dance artist who integrates movement with other disciplines. A graduate of UC San Diego with dual degrees in Dance and Biology, he was honored with the Theatre & Dance Undergraduate Scholarship Award and the Global Service Award. Growing up abroad, he trained in ballet, Peking opera, and traditional Chinese dance. Immersed in the San Diego dance community, Patrick has the privilege to work with La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Dance Theater, LITVAKdance, MAVERiC Studio, and DISCO RIOT. His choreographic works and dance films have been showcased at the American Dance Festival Movies By Movers, California Center for the Arts in Escondido, and DISCO RIOT Choreographic Residency. Patrick envisions uniting people across diverse backgrounds through the universal language of dance.
Patrick is participating in GERMINATE as a part of DANSE PLUS, an interdisciplinary movement-based collective established in partnership with his artistic collaborator, Lauren Lee.
Eric Geiger (he/him)
I dance and make dances in an attempt to make sense of the world around me. Early on, I received a full merit scholarship to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. I was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company where I also taught and served as choreographic assistant to Bill. As a member of The Lyon Opera Ballet, I performed in works by William Forsythe, Stephen Petronio, Susan Marshall, Maguy Marin, and Angelin Preljocaj. I recently left my faculty position of 14 years at UCSD. Contact Improvisation, Trisha Brown-like qualities, and performing Deborah Hay’s choreography has transformed and expanded my movement capacities. I am also a certified Feldenkrais Method practitioner. As a dancemaker I am a collaborator. I’ve made dances with Anya Cloud, Karen Schaffman, Liam Clancy, Leslie Seiters, and Jess Humphrey. I live in San Diego.
Tina Carreras (she/her)
Tina Carreras is a Dancer, Choreographer, Teaching Artist, and Certified Personal Fitness Instructor living in the Fairmount Park area of San Diego. Her passion is movement as a form of creative expression, exercise, therapy, self-care, and community-building. She has performed, choreographed, and volunteered in the San Diego dance community for the past 5 years, working with organizations such as San Diego Dance Theater, Disco Riot, Malashock, H2O Dance, Accipiter Dance, and Ballet Counterpointe. Tina recently graduated from San Diego City College with her AA in Visual and Performing Arts in Dance. She currently teaches an Aging Creatively Modern class with San Diego Dance Theater. She also teaches Movement Therapy Dance classes to seniors living in Memory Care, Assisted Living, and Retirement facilities with Grey Matters. Tina loves to experiment in dance film and editing and is looking to further her creativity and experience in this area as well.