Posy is a powerhouse artist and organizer. She identifies as an anti-disciplinarian, or a person who works in the undefined spaces between defined disciplines like dance or theatre (read more here). She is a fierce collaborator and advocate for artist rights and currently works for Milwaukee Public Schools as an art educator and is the Outreach Coordinator for the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Dance Department. She is the art teacher for K4-5th grades at Goodrich Elementary and works with their autism and alternate curriculum classes.

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She works alongside her partner, actor Kirk R. Thomsen, on the Board of Directors of 53212 Presents, a non profit with a mission to provide affordable rehearsal space and technical support to artists primarily from the Harambee and Riverwest neighborhoods of the 53212 zip code in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More information at www.53212presents.org.

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Posy is a trained modern dancer and danced professionally in New York City and abroad after earning her BFA in dance from The Juilliard School in 2002. She continues to teach, choreograph and perform, appearing most recently in a collaboration with tenor Tim Rebers called "Winter Journey." She teaches contemporary and ballet to all ages and abilities, and is a teaching artist in Danceworks' Generations program, which brings together adults and students in art-making.

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Posy began transitioning into the plastic arts after an apprenticeship with Art Director Matias Sasaki in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received her MFA in Scenic Design from the University of Connecticut Storrs in 2014 and has designed productions with Optimist Theatre (Julius Caesar and Comedy of Errors) Quasimondo Physical Theatre (Kamikaze Cutesauce Cosplay Club) The World Stages (Bent), Aura Theatre (Measure for Measure) to name a few. She recently wrapped on her first television pilot (Bleed Millions) with Film Freed. 

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Posy is an artsECO fellow and will receive her licensure from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2021. She is bilingual (Spanish/English) and is an active member of the Milwaukee Dance Theatre Network. 

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