Justin Cabrillos is a choreographer, artist, and writer based in Brooklyn. His work has been commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater, Danspace Project, and the IN>TIME Series in Chicago. Cabrillos has presented work at the Cultural Center of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Roulette, Movement Research at Judson Church, and Links Hall in Chicago. He has had residencies at Movement Research, Ucross, Yaddo, Zero Point Berlin in Germany, The Center for Performance Research, and The Momentary in Arkansas. He was a 2016 danceWEB scholar at ImPulsTanz in Vienna under the mentorship of Tino Seghal and a recipient of a Greenhouse grant from the Chicago Dancemaker’s Forum. As a performer, he is currently working with Ursula Eagley, and he has worked with Jen Rosenblit, Julie Mayo, Every House Has a Door, and Jeremy Shaw. He holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in English literature from the University of Washington, Seattle. He teaches Literature, Composition, and Creative Writing at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
ID: Justin stands in a bright, airy room wearing a black graphic T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers with red accents. His arms extend in front of his body with fingers reaching forward. He is grinning ear-to-ear. Photo courtesy of the artist.