Zoë Brielle Payne is a dancer, multidisciplinary artist and educator. She is also the Founding Director of ZBRI, a dance ensemble based in Baltimore Maryland that performs locally and tours regionally. She received her BFA in Dance from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and is earning her MFA in Community Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art. As an Appalachian artist, her work is inspired by rural landscapes and the rich depth of social connections that stem from… more