Dawn Stoppiello is a conceptual artist, choreographer, and co-founder of the performance group, Troika Ranch. Stoppiello helped innovate the practice of combining body movements with technology. Specifically, she created choreography that enabled bodies to sync with computers through sensory systems, allowing projected images to mirror body movement. Currently, she is the Assistant Professor of Practice of Dance and New Media and Technology at USC. She performed at The Kitchen as part of Troika Ranch in 1998 during Techno Passion Month.