Kevin Pajarillaga

New York city based artist, Kevin Pajarillaga builds a versatile artistic career spanning across contemporary dance, lm, commercial gigs/campaigns, fashion and movement direction. Pajarillaga is currently an artistic associate with Gibney Company in NYC. Pajarillaga also made his TV debut performing for MTV VMA’s 2021 with Doja Cat at the Atlantic Barclays Center BK. Kevin is a Filipino American, born and raised in Silver Spring, MD. Pajarillaga trained at Citydance Conservatory, Point Park University and Springboard Danse Montréal.

Professionally he has worked with companies including NW Dance Project, Yin Yue’s YY Dance Company, Sonya Tayeh Dance, Bruce Wood Dance, PRIOREDANCE, and I.C movement project. He has guest performed with Parsons Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and originated roles with choreographers Alan Lucien Oyen, Sonya Tayeh, Felix Landerer, Ihsan Rustem, Yin Yue, Patrick Delcroix, Andrea Pena, Sarah Slipper, Maleek Washington, and more.

Pajarillagais the associate director of Moving Forward Dallas, a non-profit dedicated to nurturing the thriving young artists in Dallas. He has appeared in GAP’s 2018 spring campaign Experiment in Color and in Apolla Performance Shocks’ campaign in 2017. He is the movement coach and choreographer for artist BIG WILD, Jackson. He has choreographed for NW Dance Project’s In Good Company, The Juilliard School’s senior showcase, the DREAMscape Gala, Booker T. Washington Ensemble, and Wanderlust dance project. Pajarillaga is the recipient of the “All County Performing Arts Awards” by the MCPS Arts Superintendent and the “All States Dance Award” at the Goucher College Dance Festival in 2011 and 2012.