about

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

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.

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

Her criticism has appeared in Into, Los Angeles Review of Books, BOMB Magazine, Vanity Fair, and AAWW’s The Margins, among other outlets. They publish the newsletter “first quarter moon slush” and are working on a few novels.