As the founder and artistic director of Paracosm Dance, she’s built a kaleidoscopic world where movement is the first and final word, and where story, sound, and spectacle collide in gloriously messy, emotionally raw, and defiantly queer expressions of the human condition.

A dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker, Johnson doesn’t just choreograph bodies—she orchestrates experiences in collaboration with a powerhouse team of composers, designers, and visual artists.