Guest Artists
Professional guest artists
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Department of Dance is committed to connecting Â鶹´«Ã½s with dance professionals who:
- Create new works for Â鶹´«Ã½s to perform
- Instruct technique and creative classes
- Re-stage masterworks of choreography for the Great Works Dance Project
- Prepare individual dancers for auditions in their professional career
- Share their experiences and insight through presentations and discussions with Â鶹´«Ã½s
Interested in seeing documentary features with our Guest Artists? Check out the .
Prior Guest Artists Include:
, staging by Viki Psihoyos
Artistic Director: Igal Perry
- , New York based choreographer
- , Artistic Director: Shaina and Bryan Baira
- Dr. Dong Won Lee, Artistic Director of One Dance Project Group
- , Artistic Director: Nan Giordano
- , Artistic Director: Nicole Clarke-Springer
- Artistic Director of NOW Dance Project
- Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Frank Chaves, Founder and Artistic Director of River North Dance Chicago
- Peter Chu, Founder and Artistic Director of Chuthis
- Lou Conte, Founder of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- DanceWorks Chicago
- Ron De Jesus, Founder and Artistic Director of Ron De Jesus Dance
- George Faison, Founder of the George Faison Universal Dance Experience
- Arturo Fernandez, Ballet Master for Alonzo King LINES Ballet
- John Gardner, Soloist with American Ballet Theater
- Gina Gibney, Founder and Artistic Director of Gibney Dance
- Erick Hawkins, Founder and Artistic Director of Erick Hawkins Dance Company
- Murray Louis, Founder and Artistic Director of Murray Louis Dance Company
- Donald McKayle, Founder and Artistic Director of Donald McKayle and Dancers
- Amanda McKerrow, Soloist with American Ballet Theater
- Sulamith Messerer, Ballet Mistress for Bolshoi Ballet
- Daniel Nagrin, Founder of Dance-Percussion Trio and Tamiris-Nagrin Company
- Alwin Nikolais, Founder and Artistic Director of Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater
- Billy Siegenfeld, Founder and Artistic Director of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project
- Jurgen Schneider, Ballet Master for American Ballet Theatre
- Willy Shives, Artistic Director of San Antonio Ballet
- Leslie Young, Soloist with San Francisco Ballet