Victoria Byers is a Charlotte-based interdisciplinary artist with a focus in Alternative Process Photography, Fibers and Installation work. Byers is a member of the adjunct faculty of the College of Arts and Architecture at UNCC, a previous Light Factory grant recipient and an international art educator and first aid arts administrator, instilling art-making methods in others to be used as a means to self-regulate and to process trauma. In addition to her fine art career, Byers currently works as an Art Director in Charlotte, providing access to the diverse skills of interdisciplinary artists to performing artists through “The House”, an in-house art and creative direction collaborative effort.  

Byers’s work often explores and challenges the traditional framework of the photographic image, printing on unconventional materials with the goal of creating a more immersive experience for the viewer by pursuing a deep connection to the meaning of an image, allowing it to spread across disciplines. 

Byers’s work on INFAELITH began when, after listening to the released works of Mariah Van Kleef, Byers was inspired to create. 

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Janise Lenet Rodriguez is a Dominican artist, choreographer, dancer, and instructor whose work reflects a deep embodiment of her culture and life experiences. She is dedicated to creating welcoming spaces where movement becomes a pathway to ancestry, community, and self-discovery. Her relationship with Infaelith spans two previous iterations, beginning when she heard an unreleased track performed live. She felt an immediate, intuitive pull to set movement to it. Janise has since served as the choreographer for “Siren’s Raid”. Returning to the production for this current iteration, she has expanded her choreographic role from that single track to multiple tracks, embedding comprehensive dance elements across three additional songs to deepen the kinetic language.

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Natalia Karinne is a Professional Performing Artist who has been dancing all over the East Coast for nearly 19 years. She is currently entering her third year of training in the UNC Charlotte College of Arts & Architecture. Her Dance Major is concentrated in Performance, Choreography, & Theory, and she is under the Advanced Dance Studies Certificate. This will be her first time performing in Infaelith.

Natalia considers herself an Artivist, using her artistry to better the world we live in. Her credits include Dancer, Aerialist, Model, Drummer, Actor, Videographer, and Teacher.

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Jessicah Mills is a freelance performer who first joined Infaelith as an understudy last year. This production at GoodYear Arts marks her second performance. Jessicah reveres Infaelith for its incorporation of several art forms, storytelling, and community-building.  

After taking a three year hiatus from dance, Jessicah strongly believes no matter your age, race, ethnicity, and gender it is never too late to reclaim what you love.

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Jaia is a cybersecurity analyst who does sound engineering on the side. They are a certified sound engineer through CPCC and have been doing sound for Watershed church on Sundays for over a year. Jaia first watched Infaelith last year at The Long Room and is very excited to now be helping with the production of this show.

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Carter Maner has joined Infaelith as a crew member, supporting the project in several different areas. He is a Coffee House Leader at Starbucks that loves to support the arts community. Carter is the husband of Jessicah Mills, a dancer in Infaelith.