Molissa Fenley
choreographer

Molissa Fenley and Company was founded in 1977, and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 

Choreographic Commissions: the American Dance Festival, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Dia Art Foundation, Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, The Kitchen, Lincoln Center, New National Theater of Tokyo, National Institute of Performing Arts, Seoul, and New York Live Arts (Dance Theater Workshop).

Choreographic Commissions for other Dance Companies: Australian Dance Theatre, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane, Richard Move, Oakland Ballet, Ohio Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Peggy Baker Projects, Robert Moses’ Kin.

Bessie Awards: Choreography: Cenotaph (1985), State of Darkness (1988). Outstanding Revival: State of Darkness (2021). 

Faculty: Mills College (1999-2020), now Professor Emerita.

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: Molissa created three solos for Peggy - Inner Enchantments, Savanna, and Dreaming Awake.

For more information about Molissa Fenley, please look to her website:  molissafenley.com. Also refer to Rhythm Field: The Dance of Molissa Fenley, Seagull Press/University of Chicago (2015) and molissafenley.com