Atlanta-based contemporary dancer Leo Briggs centers work around trans and queer liberation

City Lights first “Speaking of Dance” segment features Leo Briggs, a nonbinary dancemaker based in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Tomas Ponce)

In 2021, “City Lights” began our series “Speaking of Art” to highlight the many diverse visual artists in our city. We have since expanded our series to include “Speaking of Music” and “Speaking of Comedy,” and today, we add “Speaking of Dance” to our collection.

Atlanta’s dance scene is vibrant and eclectic, and we are honored to highlight some of the many local dancers that move us with their movements.

For the first edition of “Speaking of Dance,” we feature Leo Briggs, a dancemaker based in Atlanta. Their dance, though presented for audiences in many contexts, often exists simply for themselves. “I tend to gravitate towards the horizontal plane,” said Briggs.