2019 Dancer FELLOW
Joseph “MN Joe” Tran has been a professional breaker since 2005. He is a member of the world-renowned crew Knuckleheads Cali and a founding member of BRKFST Dance Company, an exploratory dance company rooted in breaking. He has worked as a dancer and choreographer for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves “First Avenue Breakers” from 2007-2019, choreographed original works, and has set repertoire with BRKFST at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He currently works as a breaking instructor for Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and Concordia University. He has accumulated multiple first-place victories in breaking competitions across the US, Europe, and South America.
2021 SOLO Commissioned Choreographer Rudi Goblen