what flickers will yet remain

Anna Hillengas Troester was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in the Philadelphia area where she began her dance training with Gwendolyn Bye. She moved to New York City to attend Barnard College, where she earned a B.A. in Urban Studies. She later earned an M.F.A. in Dance at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, where she worked with choreographers Deborah Jowitt, Sean Curran and Cherylyn Lavagnino, as well as creating her own work. As a dancer, Anna has also performed with Errol Grimes Dance Group, Nicholas Andre Dance, Redshift Dance, Lori Belilove & Co., and Mary Seidman and Dancers. As a choreographer, Anna’s work has been presented at DanceNow’s RAW Festival, Amalgamate Artists’ Series, WAXworks Series at Triskelion Arts, and Green Space Blooms, among other venues. Anna is also a Certified Pilates Teacher and Instructor-Trainer (Pilates Academy International), as well as a Certified Yoga Teacher (Mind Body Dancer, Hatha Vinyasa Style). Anna teaches on faculty in the Dance Department of Hofstra University. She explores multi-media collaborations of dance, music and film through her choreographic projects, and she continually strives to bring movement, wellness and the arts to a wider population.