Quilan “Cue” Arnold (MFA 2016) wins Best Short Experimental Film (US) at Dance Camera West Fest
"My ambition is not simply to become the most enlightened version of myself," says Cue. "That alone would be too small. My joy—and calling—is to rise while building a pathway for others to rise sooner and more freely. That’s what the onCUE Company offers: a road where empathy, entertainment, and education merge to liberate the body, mind, and soul."
Bio: Quilan “Cue” Arnold (MFA) is a movement artist based out of Union City, NJ, who uses his God-given gifts to create systems that advocate for the liberation of all people.
As a performer Quilan has been a member of companies such as onCUE Chronicles (NJ), Camille A. Brown and Dancers (NY), Rennie Harris Puremovement (PA), Netta Yerushalmy Dance Company (NY), Abby Z and the New Utility (NY), and Enzo Celli Vivo Ballet (NY).
Quilan’s most recent choreographic work, The Third Rail, was presented at New Jersey City University in 2023. He was a 2022 New Directions Choreography Lab Artist-in-Residence at Alvin Ailey, and featured in the ALL ARTS documentary, Alvin Ailey New Directions. Other recent choreographic residencies include Green Space Theater (NY) and University of Texas- Austin.
Quilan is the founder and CEO of the kinetic storytelling business, onCUE Chronicles LLC. He is the co-founder of the Street/Club Dance podcast, The Good Foot Podcast, executive director of the Street/Club Dance documentary, Build’N Shop, and co-founder of the online battle event, Dominate from a Distance.
As an educator Quilan has served numerous dance institutions by foregrounding the value of Street/Club Dance philosophy towards dance technique, U.S. history, antiracism, and more. A few of Quilan’s educational collaborations include Peridance (NY), Hoboken Charter School (NJ), Alvin Ailey (NY), University of Texas- Austin, Queensborough College (NY), and Hunter College (NY). Additionally, Quilan hosts an online Hip-Hop course, Get Groovy. View Quilan’s work at www.cue4christ.com and onCUE Chronicles’ work at www.oncuechronicles.com .