Tyreis Hunte

Tyreis Hunte is a Creole Amazônido artist born in Guyana, South America raised as a global artistic nomad. Tyreis is keen on the historic as well as contemporary contributions of street culture in global societies and the integrity of consuming/producing the contemporary black. They are a Davis World Scholar and alum of the United World College, Changshu China, receiving their Bachelor of Arts with distinction in Dance and Asian Studies with a focus on Movement Therapy from St. Olaf College. This quest for knowledge influenced their participation and work in joining the inaugural cohort of Rennie Harris University Hip Hop Certification Program and receiving certification in Men's and Women's Design from Istituto di Moda Burgo in Milan, Italy.

Some of Hunte’s collaborators include Rennie Harris PureMovement, Lloyd N D'Arts Production Company, Animation Dance Crew, Giada Negroni(DueDa), Arneshia Williams, Cudjoe Emmanuel, Heather Klopchin, CompanyDance, Melissa Teodoro (Palenque Dance Company), BRKFST Dance Crew, Afoutayi Dmaco Dance Company, , Marciano Dos Santos (Contempo Dance Company), Mathew Janczewski (Arena Dance Company), Samba Colorado, and Raw Groove Presents. Tyreis is grateful to have exchanged with communities and audiences throughout the globe including the National Cultural Center and the National Theatre Guild Georgetown, Broadway, The Royal Family of Norway, Suzhou Industrial District, San Vittore Milano Italia, Broadway, The Cowles Center of Performing Arts Minneapolis, Alliance Française, Macky Auditorium, Atlas B2 Space, American College Dance Association, and The Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach. They are currently a 2024 Center for African and African American Studies(CAAAS/THE CAUSE) research fellow and graduate instructor whilst completing their Master of Fine Arts in Dance at the University of Colorado Boulder. Tyreis is also raining Samba King Colorado.