Join us as Presenting Series Marketing Manager, Alyssa Gregory chats with Chicago based choreographer Erin Kilmurray ('08) about on the joys and challenges of teaching and taking dance class online.
This chat will occur on The Presenting Series Instagram @dancecenterpresents
Got questions for Erin? Email agregory@colum.edu
About Erin Kilmurray: Erin Kilmurray is a powerhouse artist making genre-straddling pop-fringe works from dance, theater, space-making and nightlife culture, challenging traditional relationships between performer and spectator through electric, often political performance that enlivens body and environment. Her work has been presented by the MCA, The Dance Center of Columbia College, Links Hall, Thalia Hall, Pivot Arts Festival, DanceBox in Kobe Japan, and has held residency through High Concept Labs, University of Chicago Performance Lab, Ragdale Foundation, among others. Kilmurray is a 2020 Lab Artist (Chicago Dancemakers Forum), a Greenhouse Awardee (2018), and has received support through 3arts. She is the founder + director of Chicago institution, The Fly Honey Show.
About Alyssa Gregory: Alyssa (Uhh-lee’sa) Gregory, originally from Northern Virginia is a Chicago-based performer, choreographer, teaching artist, and arts administrator. She holds a BFA in Dance & Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Masters of Arts in Performing Arts Administration from Roosevelt University. During her time in Chicago, she has worked with companies and artists such as The Moving Architects, Joanna Furnans, Kristina Isabelle, The Leopold Group, Jenn Freeman, and Erin Kilmurray. Her work has been presented at the Chicago Fringe Festival, Salonathon, The Fly Honey Show and the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Alyssa teaches dance all around the Chicagoland area and has worked as associate choreographer for The Fly Honey show for the past four years. She is currently the Marketing Manager for the Dance Presenting Series at Columbia College Chicago. House Targaryen. Proud Slytherin.