ARTIST BIOS

Caitlin Wonsowski (they/she) is a Chicago-based emerging dance maker and performer. Since achieving their Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Columbia College Chicago in 2024, they have been working as a freelance artist, doing improvisational performances, and working under choreographers such as Phillip Wood, Sara Wagenmaker, and kt williams. They were selected to perform in pieces by Hanna DiLorenzo and Shota Miyoshi in New Dances 2025, and in The Seldoms performance of Superbloom POP! at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. Their choreography focuses on research, based in the intersection of psychology and movement. A collaborative artist, they have choreographed works such as “Upraise of Uncertainty” with Wyatt Sutter and “Echoes of Conditioning”. Since 2024, they have been developing an evening length work-in-process,“Sixty-Five 14” made in partnership with Najah Iman, which has been featured at several Midwest dance festivals, and will premiere July 2026.

Dani Oblitas is a dance artist and choreographer based in Chicago, IL. Dani has had the pleasure of performing with Helen Lee, 773 Dance Project, Erin Kilmurray, and Albany Park Theater Project/Third Rail Projects among others. Currently, they are a collaborator and performer with kt williams + artists, Sildance/Acrodanza, and Ishti Collective. Dani has presented work at Links Hall as a CO-MISSION Resident, FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival, Going Dutch, and Outlaw of the Arts. In 2026, Dani was selected as the Durational Artist at RADFest. Dani is an Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® certified teacher, a movement framework founded by Molly Shanahan/MadShak.