Presenter Profile

Aaron Wood

Guest Artist, University of Wyoming

Aaron M. Wood (he/him) is a choreographer, educator, dancer, and mixed-media designer. He danced with Utah’s Repertory Dance Theatre for seven seasons where he performed works by Merce Cunningham, Zvi Gotheiner, Doris Humphrey, Michio Ito, José Limón, Murray Louis, Daniel Nagrin, Yvonne Rainer, Anna Sokolow, Tandy Beal, William (Bill) Evans, Shapiro & Smith, and Susan Hadley. As a freelance dancer, he’s performed the works of Alwin Nikolais with Ririe Woodbury Dance Company. 

Aaron is the Resident Choreographer and Artistic Director of Wyoming Dance Arts, a repertory dance company based in Casper, WY. His choreography is wide-ranging from modern dance and contemporary to musical theatre and immersive dance-theatre. His works, including over 30 original pieces and 5 evening length concerts, have been performed nationally and internationally, from Salt Lake City to Beijing, China. Recently recognized by the Wyoming Arts Council, Aaron received a 2022 Wyoming Arts Council Performing Arts Fellowship award.

Aaron is an Assistant Professor of Dance in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wyoming. 

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