About

ERIN LANDERS is a choreographer, dancer, mime, and teacher, newly based in the Twin Cities after ten years in New York City. In New York, Erin was a cofounder of repertory dance company A-Y/dancers where she performed in works by José Limón, Merce Cunningham, Doug Varone, and others. She continues to be a creative partner with performance technology incubator Brooklyn Motion Capture Dance Ensemble, multifaceted community liberation organization dNaga Dance Company, and movement and sound collective ECHOensemble, among many other projects.

Her choreographic work pursues poetic logic in movement-based performance, often integrating a range of performance elements (set pieces, commissioned scores, etc.) to create a multilayered experience. Her work has been presented by Arts On Site, PRELUDE Festival, MOtiVE Brooklyn, and The Trust Performing Arts Center.

Raised in a musical household in Northern California, Erin grew up immersing herself in ballet, modern dance, and traditional forms including Irish, Zimbabwean, and Balkan dance, before earning her BFA at SUNY Purchase. Erin has supported her development as a teacher by studying dance pedagogy including the Corvino ballet approach and Limón Technique.

She currently teaches at Zenon Dance and Curio Dance.