Catherine Weis

BA, MA, Bennington College. Dancer, choreographer, and videographer based in New York City; producer/director of Weisacres, a meeting/performing space where anything can happen. Danced with the Louisville Ballet, tap-danced on the streets of San Francisco, and did a stint as a disco queen. Documented the downtown (New York City) performance scene over a 20-year period, creating a library of hundreds of hours of footage capturing the spirit on the City’s streets and stages. She has developed a signature blend of live performance and video, with which she has toured both nationally and internationally.  She has taught her class, When Technology and the Human Body Become Partners, Who Leads, at universities in the United States and abroad. In addition, she performs with Circus Amok. She received a Bessie (New York Dance & Performance Award) in 1996 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002. SLC, 2013-