Joyce Lao

New York based Indigenous Filipino-American performer, writer, choreographer, arts educator, creator and theater/film producer. She has a degree in Psychology (pre-med), Special Education, MA in Music, MA in Arts Administration from Baruch College and attended The Juilliard school, Stella Adler School of Acting and HB Studios. She grew up dancing, singing and creating performance art. She has produced, acted and written several films that have been screened in the film festival circuit. Her Directorial debut, “Hecuba” won Runner – up as Best Ensemble and for Best Director at the Ancient Drama Festival and has produced and created theatre experiences for The NYC Fringe festival, Midtown Theatre festival, Edinburgh International Fringe Festival- all well received. She has co-written, produced and played the lead role for a short film, Eva's Gabriel which received nominations and awards in different categories. She has appeared in and booked several shows on TV and in online streaming platforms. As an artist and performer, she also has the passion to help and promote other talents - most especially multi-talented people of color especially talents of Asian, POC, and Indigenous descent. This passion turned into a vision. She has been establishing herself as a creative professional and founded The Ally Artists Group (https://lnk.bio/allyartists). She is passionate about social justice, arts education, human rights and interested in exploring the social emotional aspect of the human psyche. She is also an avid traveler, foodie, diver and passionate about social justice.