About Shura

Shura Baryshnikov is a Rhode Island-based multimodal artist who works broadly across dance, theatre and opera. Performance, choreography and directorial credits include projects with Hartford Stage Company, Emmanuel Music, Trinity Repertory Company, Boston Lyric Opera, Khambatta Dance Company, Urbanity Dance, Odyssey Opera, The Gamm Theatre and Betsy Miller Dance Projects, among others. Shura has co-founded a number of dance projects, including the Contact Improvisation research and performance ensemble Set Go and the contemporary dance project Doppelgänger Dance Collective. She is Head of Physical Theatre for the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs in Acting and Directing in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University and maintains an active international teaching practice at dance festivals and training institutions. Shura is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the American Guild of Musical Artists, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

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photo: Nikki Lee