Dance Visiting Artists, Workshops, and Residencies

Visiting Artist Series

The OFA Dance Program regularly engages professional dance artists and educators, both locally and beyond, to lead workshops, artist talks, and community conversations throughout the year. Artists sometimes also visit curricular courses and hold residencies through special initiatives in partnership with other departments, offices, and committees across the University.

Programming is inclusive of all abilities and levels of experience. All events are open to the public, unless indicated differently. All class participants must be at least 18 years of age or an undergraduate student.

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Questions? Contact us at dance@fas.harvard.edu.

Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Events

[see OFA Dance Open Studios for artists-in-residence events!)

• Thurs, Sept. 17, 6-7:30pm, Gaga with Shamel Pitts, co-presented with TDM (Farkas Stage)
• Fri, Sept. 18, 12-1pm: ArtsBites with Vladimir Angenov (OFA Main)
• Fri, Sept. 18, 4-5:30pm: Choreographic Workshop with Vladimir Angenov (HDC, Studio 1)
• Sat., Oct. 3, 3-5pm: Movement Meets training session with Betsi Graves (HDC, Studio 1)
• Thurs, Oct. 15, 6-8pm: The Floor Lords Crew at 45, co-presented with the Marcyliena H. Morgan Hiphop Archive & Research Institute (HDC, Studio 1)
• Tues, Oct. 26, 6-7:30pm: Flamenco Tableau Night with María Aliaga (Leverett Library Theater)
• Fri, Nov. 6, 12-1pm: ArtBites with Jean Appolon (OFA Main)

See Dance in Public and ON DISPLAY HARVARD for more workshops and events this Fall!

Accessibility

All spaces for programmed events are accessible for wheelchair and mobility devices. Additional accommodations may be provided. If you have questions about the accessibility provided or anticipate needing any accommodation to participate in any of the programs, please email dance@fas.harvard.edu. We welcome a conversation with you!

Previous Dance Visiting Artists

Spring 2026

Stiggity Stackz (freestyle/artist-in-residence with open studios and informal showing); RootsUprising (contemporary/artist-in-residence with open studio); Darryl Keith (Beat Ya Feet/workshop lead for Infinite Possibilities); Caleaf Sellers (House/panelist for Infinite Possibilities); Milly Flowers (Krump/panelist for Infinite Possibilities; Chief Manny (Chicago Footwork/panelist for Infinite Possibilities; Hershey Bliss (Afro-Beats); Shamel Pitts (contemporary/open rehearsal).

Fall 2025

Paloma McGregor (Liz Lerman's CRP); Intersections Conference artists (Indian Classical); Dr. Ilya Vidrin (Somatic Partnering); CONTRA-TIEMPO (Latinx, Afro-Caribbean, and freestyle); The Era Footwork Collective (Chicago Footwork); Victoria Awkward (contemporary/artist-in-residence with open studio).

Spring 2025

Caleaf Sellers (Supreme Foundation workshop, film watching, and Q&A); Dr. Ilya Vidrin (Somatic Partnering workshop & jam, part of Technologies of Relating)); Liz Lerman & Paloma McGregor (Critical Response Process workshop); Caroline Shaw & Vanessa Goodman (workshop with Q&A); Jon Boogz (artist talk, Popping workshop, OFA ArtsBites, co-presented with TDM); Matthew Cost (Lighting Design for Dance workshop); Laura Sánchez (Intro to Flamenco workshop with Q&A); Alexis Beffer (Contemporary workshop with Q&A); Reynaldo González Fernández (Afro-Cuban Folkloric workshop)

Fall 2024

Stiggity Stackz (Curator collaborator of Infinite Possibilities: In the World), Toyin Sogunro (House workshop & panelist for Infinite Possibilities: In the World); Brui5er (panelist for Infinite Possibilities: In the World); Born (panelist for Infinite Possibilities: In the World); Aaron Myers '97 (OFA ArtsBites); Florian Lochner & Alice Klock/FLOCK (workshop with Q&A, part of Technologies of Relating); Jillian Davis/Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Nique workshop with Q&A); Andrea Sala (Lighting Design for Dance workshop); Kyle Marshall (workshop & artist talk); 

Spring 2024

Kerry Thompson (Inclusive Movements in the Dance Studio workshop); Jack Ferver (Choreographic Syntax workshop); Latonya Style (Jamaica's Dancehall); Dr. Eva Macias (Sensual Movement); Dr. Shoniqua Roach (Sensual Movement)

Fall 2023

Stiggity Stackz (Curator collaborator of Infinite Possibilities: Back 2 Skool), HYA aka MonstaPop (Infinite Possibilities: Back 2 Skool workshop and panelist), The Wondertwins (Infinite Possibilities: Back 2 Skool panelist), Rashaad Hasani (Infinite Possibilities: Back 2 Skool panelist), Rascal Randi (Infinite Possibilities: Back 2 Skool panelist), Sekou McMiller (Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience workshop, talk, and panelist), Robin Gee (Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance film screening panelist), Jeffrey L. Page (Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance film screening facilitator), Anthony Burrell (Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance film screening panelist), Carina del Valle Schorske (In coversation with Sekou McMiller), Connie Chin '79 (OFA ArtsBites), BODYTRAFFIC (repertory workshop)

Spring 2023

Stiggity Stackz (Infinite Possibilities), Shay Wornum (Infinite Possibilities), Lady Beast (Infinite Possibilities), Megatron (Infinite Possibilities), Chad Shabazz (Infinite Possibilities), Christine Cox (Lunchtime Talk), María Aliaga (Intro to Flamenco Workshop), Marja Lankinen (Yoga4Dancers Workshop), Madelyn Ho (Lunchtime Talk)

Fall 2022

Dr. Shriya Srinivasan (Biomechanics of Movement), Kerry Thompson Ed.M. ‘08 (Inclusive Movements), Tatiana Desardouin | Passion Fruit Dance Company (workshop and talk, co-presented with TDM); Amy O'Neal, (workshop and artist talk, co-presented with TDM), and Shamel Pitts (Gaga workshop, co-presented with TDM)

Spring 2022

Dr. Shriya Srinivasan (Biomechanics of Movement), Kerry Thompson Ed.M. ‘08 (Art of Inclusion workshop), Gerard & Kelly (film screening & artist talk, co-presented with TDM), Wideman Davis Dance (workshops, film screening, & artist talk, co-presented with TDM)

Fall 2021

Semester-long residency with Nailah Randall-Bellinger for creation of a new work commissioned by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).

Spring 2021

A series of four virtual artist-led conversations around artistry, identity, and advoacy that included: Nailah Randall-Bellinger,  Joh Camara, Sunanda Narayanan, Laura Rodriguez, Tarikh Campbell, Jean Robens Georges, Jeffrey L. Page, Amirah Sackett, Lonnie Stanton,  Yury Yanowksy, Peter Chu, Chanel DaSilva, and Shamel Pitts. 

Fall 2020

Kerry Thompson Ed.M. ‘08 (Disability Inclusion), Kinetic Light (Interdisciplinary Arts and Disability), AXIS Dance Company (Physically-Integrated Contemporary)

Spring 2020

Kerry Thompson Ed.M. ‘08 (Salsa-ASL) 

Fall 2019

MADBOOTS DANCE (Contemporary), Bennyroyce Royon (Contemporary), Amirah Sackett (Hip Hop), The Wondertwins (Hip Hop) 

Spring 2019

Nejla Yatkin (Contemporary), Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Christina Robson) (Contemporary), Belinda McGuire (Contemporary)

Fall 2018

Chanel DaSilva and Zack Winokur (musical theater/creative process), Ayodele Casel (Tap), Heidi Latsky Dance (Physically-Integrated Contemporary), Carlos Lopez (Ballet)

Spring 2018

Ronald K. Brown (Contemporary), Peter Chu (Contemporary), Chanel DaSilva (Contemporary), Shamel Pitts (Contemporary/Gaga)

Fall 2017

Ayodele Casel (Tap), Seane Corn (Yoga), Francesca Harper (Improvisation), Antoine Hunter (Afro Cuban Modern with ASL).

Spring 2017

Peter Chu (Contemporary), Andrea Miller (Contemporary), Tina Fehlandt (Modern/Contemporary), Okwui Okpokwasili (Embodied Practice), Joe Turner Lin (Movement and Film), Jill Johnson & Christopher Roman (Movement Lab)

Fall 2016

Sidra Bell (Contemporary), Carmen Beuchat (Modern), Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar (Theater & Dance), Álvaro Restrepo (Contemporary dance/philosophy), Shantala Shivalingappa (Kuchipudi Classical Indian/Contemporary)

Spring 2016

Karole Armitage (Performance Workshop Intensive), Carlos López (Master Class), and Peter DiMuro (Master Class).  

Fall 2015

Joh Camara (West African), Mikko Nissinen (Ballet), Dwana Smallwood (Contemporary), Risa Steinberg (Limón/Modern), Ebony Williams (Hip Hop)

Spring 2015

Brian Brooks (Contemporary), Ronald K. Brown (Contemporary), Reggie Wilson (Contemporary)

Fall  2014

Michelle Dorrance, Francesca Harper (Contemporary), Jill Johnson (Forsythe), Mikko Nissinen (Ballet), Pilobolus (Contemporary), Sydney Skybetter (Digitial Storytelling)

Spring 2014

Shaun Amyot (Ballet), Mikko Nissinen (Ballet),  Dwight Rhoden (Contemporary)

Fall 2013

Kyle Abraham (Contemporary), Aszure Barton (Contemporary), Peter Chu (Contemporary), Ariel Freedman (Gaga), Francesca Harper (Contemporary)

Spring 2013

Ronald K.  Brown (Contemporary), Patrick Corbin (Contemporary), Francesca Harper (Contemporary), Pontus Lidberg (Contemporary), Andrea Miller (Contemporary), Jon Morris, Rika Okamoto, Josh Rhodes (Contemporary)

Fall 2012

Reid Bartelme (Contemporary), Ariel Freedman (Gaga), John Jasperse (Contemporary), Andrea Miller (Contemporary), Mikko Nissinen, Desmond Richardson (Contemporary), Chet Walker (Fosse)

Spring 2012

Patrick Corbin (Contemporary), Jorma Elo (Ballet), David Hallberg (Ballet), Jill Johnson & Christopher Roman (Contact Improv), Ohad Naharin (Gaga), Pauline Oliveros (Contemporary), Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson (Contemporary), Christopher Roman (Contemporary)

Fall 2011

Danielle Agami (Gaga), Ronald K. Brown (Contemporary), William Forsythe (Forsythe), Margie Gillis (Contemporary), Jill Johnson (Improv), Jill Johnson & Michael Palmer (Poetry & Dance),  Andrea Miller (Contemporary), Mikko Nissinen (Ballet),  Josh Rhodes (Contemporary), Sheron Wray (Contemporary)