Ligia Lewis
Ligia Lewis (b. 1983, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) works as a choreographer and dancer. Her work was presented in multiple venues across Europe and the United States such as Tanzquartier, Vienna (2022); HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin (2018, 2021); MCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2020); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2021); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2020); Kaaitheater, Brussels (2019); Arsenic, Lausanne (2019); High Line Art, New York (2019); Performance Space, New York (2019); OGR Torino (2018); Stedelijk, Amsterdam (2017); Tate Modern, London; (2017). Her work has also been presented at festivals and biennials such as the Ruhrtriennale, Bochum, Germany (2022); Tanzplattform, Germany (2022); Politik im Freien Theater Festival, Frankfurt (2022); Liverpool Biennial (2021); Side Step Festival, Helsinki (2018); Biennale of Moving Images/Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva (2018); Diver Festival, Tel Aviv (2018); American Realness, New York (2017); The Donaufestival, Krems, Austria (2017) and Julidans, Amsterdam (2017). She is the recipient of the Tabori Award in the category of Distinction, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants Award, and a Bessie Award for Outstanding Production.
