Choreographer: Xavier Nunez
2026 Cre8Dance Choreographic Competition
Music: Alim Qasimov
Lighting Design: @storykdesigns
Originally created for Para/Mar Dance.
Lighting Design: @storykdesigns
Originally created for Para/Mar Dance.
First Prize & PBTS Choreographic Commission. Xavier Nuñez — Trace of Grace
Cre8Dance is thrilled to announce Xavier Nuñez as the recipient of the 2026 Cre8Dance First Prize as well as the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Choreographic Commission for his work Trace of Grace. Danced by Joffrey Ballet artists Dylan Gutierrez and Jeraldine Mendoza, with lighting design by @storykdesigns and originally created for
