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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...
- Artist Statement
COCo'S MISSION. To create dance theatre works that capture...
- In The Professional Arena
Written and performed by Cynthia Oliver and Jake-ann Jones.....
- 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...
- Works On Video
Here are samples of my work over the years. There are short...
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Long live James Baldwin.” Cynthia Oliver is a Bronx born,...
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Cynthia Oliver is a St. Croix, Virgin Island-reared dance maker, performer, and scholar. Her work incorporates textures of Caribbean performance with African and American aesthetic sensibilities.
Dec 2, 2020 · Artist, Scholar, Teacher: Cynthia Oliver Has Created a New Model for the College Dance Educator. by Rachel Rizzuto. December 2, 2020. When it comes to Cynthia Oliver’s classes, you always bring your A game.
Cynthia Oliver is a choreographer, dancer, performer, scholar, and professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She imagines, builds, and orchestrates beautifully intricate dance performances that take the audience through the breadth of the human experience.
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 ...
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.
Oct 24, 2014 · Behind the pageantry were untreated injuries and emotional abuse. Two dancers energetically celebrate and explore the abilities of their bodies in Cynthia Oliver’s “Boom!”.
