about

benedict nguyen (she/they) is a #freelanceflailing dancer, writer, and creative producer based on unceded Lenape and Wappinger lands (South Bronx, NY).

She’s danced in projects by Monstah Black, Sally Silvers, among many other choreographers, and has also modeled for numerous brands and fashion shows.

A 2023 Periplus Fellow, Benedict has written criticism for or BOMB Magazine, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Review of Books, Into, and AAWW’s The Margins, among other outlets.

Recent projects include her curatorial platform "soft bodies in hard places," #bennyboosbookclub, the newsletter “first quarter moon slush,” and the zine nasty notes, which she published in 2022.