Faculty
Core Faculty
Thomas DeFrantz
Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies
Professor in the Program in Dance (Joint)
Professor of Women's Studies (Secondary)
Core Graduate Faculty in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures
Office: 1316 Campus Dr, Rm 243C, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: African and African-American S, Box 90252, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: (919) 668-1929
Keval Kaur Khalsa
Professor of the Practice of Dance
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209K, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0685
Campus Box: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 660-3373
My spiritual path is that of a Sikh, which translates as “student”. As a life-long learner, my research focus is embodied, experiential education, particularly that which promotes social change. I am... full profile »
Michael Klien
Associate Professor Of The Practice of Dance
Director, MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209L, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27701
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0685
"My teaching offers students the chance to experience and define dance and choreography against the backdrop of wider ecological, social and political structures. I approach both disciplines as... full profile »
Purnima Shah
Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
Director of the Program of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3377
Andrea Woods Valdés
Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Dr., Suite 209C, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3358
In my work I use dance as contemporary folklore. Everyone has a story to tell. The presence of Black women in America offers a rich and valuable landscape to explore. As a former dancer with Bill T.... full profile »
Ava LaVonne Vinesett
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Program in Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209D, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
The transmission of danced legacies and the identification of their evolutionary presence in contemporary venues are the primary underpinnings of my artistic work. The physical articulation of... full profile »
Tyler Walters
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Program in Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3355
As a leading dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in New York, Tyler Walters was featured in over a thousand performances at major venues across the United States and around the world. During his twelve... full profile »
Sarah Marie Wilbur
Assistant Professor Of The Practice of Dance
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209F, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0685
Office Hours: Spring 2019 11am-1pm and by appointment.Rubenstein Arts Center2020 Campus Drive#209Fsarah.wilbur@duke.edu
Sarah Wilbur (Assistant Professor of the Practice/Dance) is a cross-sector choreographer and dance/performance researcher who studies artistic labor, identity and institutionalization, currently in a... full profile »
Affiliated Faculty
Kristin Clotfelter
Instructor of Dance
Phone: +1 919 660 3354
Kristin Clotfelter is interested in exploring the complexities of the temporal human condition through the metaphysics of dance and performance. She Co-Directs Studio C Projects, a Durham based... full profile »
Barbara Dickinson
Professor of the Practice Emerita of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
Barbara Dickinson is Professor of the Practice of Dance for the Duke University Dance Program where she teaches Modern Technique, Repertory, Performance, Choreography, and Dance... full profile »
M Dorrance
Associate Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Dance
Office: 106 Bivins Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
Natalie A Marrone
Lecturing Fellow of Dance
Office: 102 Ironwood Place, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Campus Box: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Box 90686, Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (614) 563-3625
Clay Taliaferro
Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Dance
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
Julie Janus Walters
Assistant Professor of the Practice Emerita of Dance
Office: 205 Bivins Building, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
My experience as a former principal dancer with more than 30 years of professional performing experience has greatly informed my development as a teacher, researcher, choreographer, and somatic... full profile »
Katya Wesolowski
Lecturing Fellow of Cultural Anthroplogy
Office: Cultural Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90019, Durham, NC 27708-0025
Phone: (919) 660-7087
As an anthropologist and dancer, I am interested in the interrelationship between bodies, cultural practices and politics. My research focuses on Brazil and the African Diaspora; expressive culture... full profile »
Nina Wheeler
Lecturing Fellow of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 277080686
Phone: +1 919 660 3354
