TALIHA ABDIEL, 23, was born in Rochester, New York. She studied dance and graduated from California Institute of the Arts in 2021. She has danced and choreographed internationally, presenting and teaching her own work at theatres, festivals, galleries, workshops and conferences both locally and globally. Including the Centre National de la Danse in Paris France, DOCK 11 theatre in Berlin Germany, and La Biennale Di Venezia Dance Festival in Venice Italy, where she worked for four months premiering an original work. She has worked with choreographers such as Wayne McGregor, Garth Fagan, Rosie Herrera, Sam Corren, Gregory Dawson and more. Taliha is also a musician, visual artist, writer, creative director and model with VISION Los Angeles. She plans to continue merging her artistic abilities and creating projects across all genres and mediums.