Cecilia Whalen Dance

The Erie Canal Project: 200 Years On The Erie Canal- Dance Performance

About The Artist:
Originally from North Carolina, Cecilia Whalen is a New York City–based dancer, choreographer, and writer. She trained at the Martha Graham School and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has performed with the Martha Graham Center, Merce Cunningham Trust, Jonah Bokaer Choreography, and Liz Gerring Dance Company.

Her choreography has been presented at venues including The Tank, Dixon Place, and the Martha Graham Studio Theater. In 2024, she was Movement Migration Dance Company’s first emerging choreographer in residence in Charlotte, presenting new work and leading master classes. That same year, she presented her scholarly choreography piece 5 by e.e. cummings at the Louisville Conference on Literature and the Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival.

Inspired by literature, visual art, and music, Cecilia’s writing appears in Dance Magazine, Commonweal, and Fjord Review.

108 Water Street
Hudson, NY 12534

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