Artist-In-Residence

Artist-in-Residence

The Artist-in-Residence Program is part of CityDance's ongoing commitment to producing and presenting professional dance in the DC metropolitan area. Former CityDance Rehearsal Director and Resident Choreographer Christopher K. Morgan will be CityDance's inaugural Artist-in-Residence in the newly built Black Box Theater at Strathmore, where he will produce two of his own shows.

CityDance Artist in Residence Upcoming Projects

The primary focus of Morgan’s Residency at CityDance will be on the development of his first evening length work, Limited Visibility, which will have its World Premiere in the Spring of 2012.

Continuing to investigate work that brings intimacy to the stage, Limited Visibility will expose what one usually hides from public view. Inviting the dancers to reveal things they might only do in private, the piece will be a suite of dances connected in theme and design. The work will incorporate a sinuous, athletic movement style with unconventional lighting sources that define small, personal areas in which the dancers perform.

More information about several other exciting projects throughout the 2011-2012 season will be forthcoming, including a partnership with the CityDance Conservatory, Washington DC metro area performances and events, and residency work at several dance institutions in the area and beyond.

Meet our 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence

Christopher K. Morgan is CityDance’s inaugural Artist in Residence. After having served as the professional company’s Resident Choreographer and Rehearsal Director from 2007-2011, he is thrilled that this new role will allow him to create high quality professional art in a supported environment that allows him to deeply investigate the creative process.

Morgan is a choreographer, performer, teacher and arts facilitator, whose work all stems from a belief in the urgency of live performance art in an increasingly isolating, commercial, and digital world. Said to be "charming and poignant" by The New York Times, Morgan’s choreography has been presented in 18 countries on 5 continents, in venues including The Kennedy Center (Washington DC), La Mama (New York City), Theater Artaud (San Francisco), The Maly Theatre (Moscow, Russia) the Hong Kong Cultural Center (China) and the South Lawn of the White House.