About Lila

Lila Hurwitz has been exploring dance improvisation in performance since 1983. She co-produced the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation for 18 years, and has danced with Nina Martin, Bebe Miller, Lucia Neare, Karen Nelson, Lisa Nelson, Stephanie Skura and many others. She taught Authentic Movement for a decade, designed Contact Quarterly magazine for 11 years, and was Associate Director of Artist Trust. She received a BA in Dance Choreography & Criticism from Hampshire College in 1987, and is a Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner. Lila received Seattle’s inaugural Dance Champion Award in 2011 for her advocacy work. She runs Doolittle+Bird, specializing in management, communications and grant-writing for the arts, and is a Motion State Arts co-producer.