2015 Contemporary Program Guest Choreographer
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2013 MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham began his dance training at the Civic Light Opera Academy and the Creative and Performing Arts High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He continued his dance studies in New York, receiving a B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase and an M.F.A. from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. In November 2012, Abraham was named the newly appointed New York Live Arts Resident Commissioned Artist for 2012-2014. Just one month later, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater premiered Abraham’s newest work, Another Night, at New York’s City Center to rave reviews. That same year, Abraham was named the 2012 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient and a 2012 USA Ford Fellow. Abraham received a prestigious “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Performance in Dance for his work in The Radio Show and a Princess Grace Award for Choreography in 2010. The previous year, he was selected as one of Dance Magazine‘s 25 To Watch for 2009. In 2011 OUT Magazine labeled Abraham as the “best and brightest creative talent to emerge in New York City in the age of Obama.” His choreography is presented throughout the United States and abroad.