Visiting Artists & Arts Researchers

  • Christal Brown
    Brown combines her athleticism, creativity, love for people, and passion for teaching to create works that redefine the art of dance and the structure of the field
  • Marina Magalhaes
    As a choreographer, performer, and teacher, I strive to engage people in a way that moves them in every sense of the word
  • Courtney Liu
    I have spent most of my life trying to balance my two loves: dance and education
  • Mestre Cabello
    will be bring 35 years of experience in Afro-Brazilian culture to North Carolina with workshops in capoeira angola, percussion, and maculelê
  • Arturo Fernandez
    ...diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential.
  • Shayla-Vie Jenkins
    Bill T. Jones dancer Shayla-Vie Jenkins is a collection of opposites: majestic yet modest, poised yet relaxed, explosive yet contained
  • Leonor Leal
    Pushing the boundaries of what flamenco can be and say in the contemporary world.
  • Ailey II
    ...off-the-charts energy
  • Kyle Abraham
    brings buried rhythms to the surface in swaths of luscious yet intricate movement
  • Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana:
    the universal spirit of flamenco, a multicultural art form, has the power to build bridges between cultures
  • Belén Maya
    Transparent and in balance with tradition, Belén has perfected her technique and expression to become the best female flamenco dancer in Spain
  • Juel D. Lane Masterclasses
    "He is a storyteller and that’s interesting for us." - Melanie Person, co-director of The Ailey School
  • Danika Manso Brown
    Her works are rooted in the idea that art is the tool necessary to forward the dialogue surrounding social injustice and change
  • Clare Croft
    dance theorist, dance historian, and dramaturg
  • Rennie Harris Puremovement
    the most respected — and the most brilliant — hip-hop choreographer in America