CORNELIA HODGES

Executive Director

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Cornelia is a community arts advocate based in Warm Springs, Virginia. She has cultivated a diverse artistic practice that bridges movement, performance, and community engagement. Her classical dance training enriched by modern dance studies brings a multifaceted approach to her work.  She contributed to dance on camera festivals in both New York City and San Francisco, where she helped showcase the intersection of movement and visual media. Since relocating to Bath County, Virginia, Cornelia has redirected her creative energy toward championing local arts initiatives in her rural community. In 2024, she co-produced and danced in PORTALS the film, in collaboration with Kathi Hendrick & Benjamin Henretig. Her work exemplifies how movement can serve as a catalyst for connection and cultural vitality.

KATHI HENDRICK

Creative Director

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Kathi is an experience designer, engineer, multi-media artist, and embodiment guide with a multidisciplinary practice rooted in living systems, sacred traditions, regenerative strategy, and somatic transformation. She has over a decade of experience in product, service, and experience design, collaborating with diverse organizations to bring visionary ideas to life. Her artistic work explores the mythic body through poetry and dance, most recently in her book PORTALS and its companion dance film. Originally trained in classical ballet and fine arts, Kathi returned to movement after years in science and engineering to reconnect with deeper layers of self and life. She now supports an international community through somatic healing and transformative practice.