Founded in 2023, AFFEKT is a NYC-based company with a vision to ignite creativity and inspiration through contemporary dance platforms and to empower humans to celebrate their own voices. Under the direction of Janina Young, the company creates relevant work, making use of the company's artists' various movement backgrounds. Through captivating performances, AFFEKT crafts a space where audiences seamlessly connect with stories conveyed through a recognizable vocabulary. Dance, as our universal language, resonates with the human experience, evoking emotions that remind us of our shared humanity.