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Cynthia Oliver is a Bronx-born, Virgin Island-reared, award-winning choreographer and performance artist.
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Cynthia Oliver is a St. Croix, Virgin Island-reared dance...
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Choreographed, Written, and Performed by Cynthia Oliver...
- In The Academy
As a member of the Academy since 2000, I have had the great...
- In The Works Of Others
I have had the great fortune of working with many gifted and...
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Oct 31, 2012 · She teaches dance technique, composition, performance, post-colonial and feminist theory, and courses emphasizing the African-American and African-Caribbean influence on American performance. Here Oliver addresses why she choreographs.
Apr 15, 2024 · Dr. M. Cynthia Oliver, professor in the Department of Dance, aims to take the vision of arts expanding understanding and amplify a collaborative effort as she becomes the Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Arts Integration at Illinois.
Cynthia Oliver has toured the globe as a dancer with contemporary dance companies including David Gordon Pick Up Co., Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and Bebe Miller Company. She is an award winning chorographer who has won a New York Dance and Performance Award (a Bessie), the title, “Outstanding Young Choreographer” from German Ballet Tanz ...
Jun 6, 2016 · Cynthia Oliver creates performance collages that move from dance to word to sound and back again toward an eclectic and provocative dance theatre. A Bronx born, Virgin Island reared performer, she incorporates the textures of Caribbean performance with African, and American, aesthetic sensibilities. She has been awarded and/or commissioned by ...
Cynthia Oliver joined the Dance at Illinois faculty in August 2000. She is a former dancer with numerous companies, including the David Gordon Pick Up Co., the Bebe Miller Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, and Tere O’Connor Dance.
