Mikah Simone Bd (they/she) is a Jewish-Egyptian-American dance artist that is engaged in the physical understanding of the diasporas the body holds. Their work centers the exploration and confusion of knowing and not knowing: what is inherited in the present body from past lineages? What is forgotten and how is it remembered again? Mikah’s practice intrigues moving in and through the in-between feelings of joy and affliction of these moments of knowing and not knowing. They have performed their work with Cannonball Festival at Philly FringeArts, Leah Stein: The Art Room, and with EmergeNYC at Abrons Art Center.

Mikah studied at Freie Universität  and Bennington College where they received their BA in Dance and Choreography. They have had the opportunity to study with artists such as David Thompson, Judith Sanchez Ruiz, Hilary Clark, Miguel Gutierrez, Eleanor Bauer, David Brick, Ishmael Houston Jones, Terry Creach,  Jen Kidwell, Michelle Boule, Russell Stuart Lilie, and Stuart Shugg. Mikah has performed in works by Elena Demyanenko, Dana Reitz, Roxanne Steinberg and Oguri. They have collaborated and performed in work by The Moving Architects, Brenna Mosser, Jesse Keller Jason, Abby Bender, The Yard, and The Naked Stark.

Mikah has been in residence at Double Edge Theatre (2020), Headlong Performance Institute (2022),  Brooklyn Arts Exchange EMERGENYC (2023), and DanceBarn Collective (2023).