Matthew Vincent Taylor, “an unorthodox fellow whose brilliance is neither accidental nor passing,” is an interdisciplinary arts professional, a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success (ΣΑΠ), and Chief Artistic Director of The F.art Company, a non-profit fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas. Since 2003—when, at the age of seven, his first choral music session was published—he has cultivated more than two decades of professional and academic arts experience between Nashville and New York City, spanning session singing, dance, theater, comedy, and digital media.

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Matthew earned his BFA in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts on a full merit-based scholarship in 2018, choreographing the most works in his graduating class and serving as a teaching assistant in a contemporary partnering pedagogy study from 2016–2017. While at NYU, he also served as a Welcome Week Captain through NYU’s Center for Student Life, overseeing teams, organizing events for groups ranging from 10 to 15,000 people, and creating a welcoming environment for new students. He later pursued graduate coursework through NYU Steinhardt’s ABT Ballet Pedagogy program, deepening his training in the American Ballet Theatre curriculum and expanding his work as a dance educator. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree through Middle Tennessee State University’s Liberal Arts program and serves as a Ballet Instructor at Dance Mania.

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As Chief Artistic Director of The F.art Company (est. 2018), an arts organization dedicated to recalibrating societal norms through movement, comedy, and media, Matthew has coordinated performances and community events with artists from HBO, CBS, the New York Comedy Festival, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre New York, where he interned from 2019–2020. His comedy training also includes participation in UCB’s Advanced Sketch Writing Program. His performance credits include collaborations with Crystal Pite (Kidd Pivot), Second Avenue Dance Company, Josh Prince (Dance Lab New York), Mandy Moore (So You Think You Can Dance), MADBOOTS dance, Warren Carlyle (Astaire Awards), Whitney Browne, and The Caravaglia Photo Studio. He has appeared on stages including Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, Radio City Music Hall, The Joyce Theater, Jack Crystal Theater, NYU Skirball Center, and Paper Mill Playhouse.

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Since studying and interning at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre New York, Matthew has fused theatricality, choreography, and comedy into socially conscious work through projects including Hypocrites Welcome, the scentient, and F.ART.S LIVE! He is also the author of the upcoming book trilogy CY-OP. By chance, Mr. Tersebashian’s artistic process deepened when comedy and dance completed each other—each holding what the other lacked, creating a whole greater than its parts. That is how paradox captivated him; he has been a captive audience ever since. For Matthew, “Paradox is Holy Shit”: a union of opposites to be embraced, where order needs chaos, tradition sharpens innovation, and humor deepens gravity. This philosophy runs through his work as a dancer, vocalist, actor, photographer, content editor, choreographer, comedian, and writer. Each discipline informs the others, underscoring his commitment to the Marcelian patience required for paradox and constitution to flourish into Ciceronian craft.

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Soli Deo Gloria