luciana achugar

luciana achugar is a Brooklyn-based choreographer from Uruguay who grew as an artist in close dialogue with the NY and Uruguayan contemporary dance communities. Her work is concerned with the post-colonial world, searching for an undoing of current power structures from the inside out. In her work the theater is a space for Utopia; Utopia is a practice; Practice is Ritual; Ritual is Devotion; Devotion is Dance; Dance is Alchemy; and Alchemy is growing oneself a new body with a practice of being in Pleasure. She is a two-time “Bessie” Award recipient, a Guggenheim Fellow, Herb Alpert Award recipient, Creative Capital Grantee and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grantee, amongst other accolades; most recently she received a 2022 USA Doris Duke Fellowship. She is currently teaching and studying at Bennington College; writing a book and continuing her research for PURO TEATRO: Spell for Utopia; which premiered in its first iteration in November 2021 at The Chocolate Factory Theater as a co-presentation with NYU’s Skirball Center forthe Performing Arts.

luciana achugar looking into the camera. She looks into the camera wearing dark blue eyeshadow and red lipstick. Photo courtesy of the artist.
ID: luciana achugar looking into the camera. She looks into the camera wearing dark blue eyeshadow and red lipstick. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Upcoming classes and workshops

Category: Class

Morning Class: Growing a Body like a Plant

luciana achugar

Thu, Sep 19 - Dec 5, 2024

Two light skinned dancers' upper bodies one in front of the other with arms stretched upwards intertwined as if they were vines. Front dancer is wearing a gold sequined leotard opened on the sides and back dancer is wearing a lace navy blue bra. Their faces are not seen but we can tell from seeing part of their heads and hair that they are both tilting back. There is tension in their arms as if they had gotten their arms tied up with one another. Photo by Scott Shaw.

Past classes and workshops