Erick Montes is a dancer and a choreographer who believes in the technology of movement as the threshold for the manifestation of ancestral wisdom. He holds an MFA in Dance from The University of the Arts and a BFA from The National School of Contemporary Dance in Mexico City. He is a former Bill.T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company member and holds a fellowship from The New York Foundation for the Arts. His past work received support from the Fund for New Work at Harlem Stage, The National Endowment for the Arts in México, and a Dance Fellowship & Life Experience Award for the University of the Arts. Montes has presented his work globally. He feels fortunate to have collaborated with marvelous artists over the past 20 + years. Erick teaches as an Associate Adjunct Professor at Uarts and is a certified Vinyasa and Meditation practitioner with his practice in upstate New York.

A photo of Erick Montes in a brightly lit studio with exposed brick walls. He is in a head stand supporting his weight with his hands pressed into the floor. His legs are spread, knees bent for balance. He wears a yellow shirt and dark pants. Photo courtesy of the artist.
ID: A photo of Erick Montes in a brightly lit studio with exposed brick walls. He is in a head stand supporting his weight with his hands pressed into the floor. His legs are spread, knees bent for balance. He wears a yellow shirt and dark pants. Photo courtesy of the artist.