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Cynthia Oliver is a Bronx-born, Virgin Island-reared, award-winning choreographer and performance artist. What I DO.
- About
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...
- Press
In “Rigidigidim De Bamba De: Ruptured Calypso,” which ended...
- Blog
Like everyone else I have been negotiating the immediate,...
- About
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 · Over her career, Oliver has performed in numerous companies and accrued myriad public accolades, including being named a United States Artist Fellow, a Doris Duke Artist, and a Guggenheim Fellow. After decades of weaving dance into the fabric of her life, Oliver’s connection to movement remains deeply personal. “Dance is my prayer.
Jun 6, 2016 · In 1995/96 Cynthia won a New York Dance and Performance Award (a Bessie) for her evening length work "Death's Door." In 2000 she was called, "Outstanding Young Choreographer" by reviewer Frank Werner in the German magazine Ballet Tanz. She was featured in Dance Magazine's April 2002 article on Artists who balance academe and the professional arena.
Nov 18, 2014 · Nov 18, 2014 by Stormy Budwig in Dance. Last week Cynthia Oliver and I spoke about her latest duet dance work, BOOM!, which premiered at New York Live Arts in October. I was compelled by the way one aesthetic or singular movement exploration blended into the next, the boldness of Oliver’s decisions in pairing movement with speech, the way two ...
