Come see the free premiere of these two works by Kawasaki Artists in Residence, Vikas Arun and Undercurrent (Alethea Alexander and Hilary Grumman).
About the Artists
Vikas Arun
Vikas is a performer and choreographer from Seattle specializing in tap, contemporary, and various forms of Indian dance. He is the first South Asian to be sponsored by the dancewear giant Capezio, to receive a residency at the historic American Tap Dance Foundation, and to perform in the worldwide sensation STOMP. He has performed on TV with Good Morning America, NBC’s New Amsterdam, and So You Think You Can Dance, in commercials for J. Crew and Vogue, and on stage for 50,000 people at the Houston Texans stadium for the President of the United States. His company, Project Convergence, is known for uniting tap dance with Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian percussive dance form. They have performed at Lincoln Center and Alvin Ailey while being featured in The New York Times and The Hindu. Vikas is a guest instructor at Broadway Dance Center and Columbia University and is sought after around the world for his ability to challenge and inspire his students.
Undercurrent; Hilary Grumman and Alethea Alexander
Undercurrent is invested in researching the relevance and potential of rigorous and specific dance technique within the performance setting. Our work emerges from deep investigations into the joyride of floorwork technique–practiced with a seamless, fluid, and muscular continuity, and an eye for the thrill of kinesthesia. At our core, we hold the belief that communal care precedes the possibility of risk, and that attunement to collectivism is a vital and precious practice.
As a creative partnership within Undercurrent, Alethea Alexander and Hilary Grumman have been making work together since 2023. Their collaborative performance projects have been presented at Actualize SPACE (2024), Pike Street Plaza (2025), Cornish Playhouse (2024), Mutuus Studio (2023), and 12th Ave Arts (forthcoming 2026). Their partnership has been supported by Walk Don’t Run, 4Culture, Cornish College of the Arts, Mosswood Hollow Retreat Center, University of Washington, Velocity Dance Center, Glenn Kawasaki (via the University of Washington Department of Dance), Abbey Arts, and CO-.
Building on her sustained floorwork research since 2011, Hilary co-founded Undercurrent in 2017 and has since cultivated the company’s technique and choreographic direction. Alethea has been contributing to Undercurrent’s evolving pedagogical and choreographic scope since 2023. Together, they have been presented at workshops including the Festival International de Danza Contemporánea de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City, 2024), Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation (2025, 2026), NVA & Guests (New York City, 2026), Ground Grooves (Seattle, 2024), and Undercurrent × Ballet Rituals (Duvall, 2024). Prior to their partnership, Hilary led Undercurrent intensives and performances across the United States as well as internationally.