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Elise Knudson
ELISE KNUDSON is a New York City based dance artist. Elise teaches and facilitates CI at festivals and studios such as Touch Festival (China), Leviathan Studio (Canada) WCCI Jam (Berkeley, USA) and BKSD (Brooklyn). Elise has taught repertory and contact improvisation at Manhattanville College and Theory and Practice of Dance Improvisation at Yale University. She created NEXToNow, modeled after The Impermanent Society of Philadelphia to provided a platform for the practice of performing interdisciplinary free improvisation. She enjoys performing improvised dance with the likes of Nancy Stark Smith, Bradley Teal Ellis, Sarah Konner, David Appel, Chris Aiken&Angie Hauser, Yoshiko Chuma, Eun Jung Gonzales and Dai Jian. Elise has also enjoyed performing choreography with various Artists in New York and beyond including Jenni Hong Dance, Kiori Kawai/Purring Tiger, Risa Jaroslow, Noemie LaFrance, Luke Gutgsell, Jody Oberfelder and Koosil-ja/DANCE KUMIKO.
Faculty,
Improvisational Forms Faculty
Upcoming Classes & Events
Past Classes & Events
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Jan 9 – Jan 30, 2020 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, Nov 6 – Nov 27, 2019 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, Apr 3 – May 29, 2019 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Mar 7 – Mar 14, 2019 | class |
[CANCELLED] Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
March 07, 2019 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Feb 7 – Feb 28, 2019 | class |
[CANCELLED] Contact Improvisation |
December 12, 2018 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, Dec 5 – Jan 30, 2019 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
June 07, 2018 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
May 24, 2018 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, May 2 – May 30, 2018 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Apr 5 – Apr 26, 2018 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Dec 7 – Dec 21, 2017 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, Oct 4 – Oct 25, 2017 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
June 15, 2017 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, May 3 – May 31, 2017 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Apr 6 – Apr 27, 2017 | class |
Contact Improvisation |
Wed, Nov 2 – Nov 30, 2016 | class |
Contact Improvisation - The Basics |
Thu, Oct 6 – Oct 27, 2016 | class |