Biography

Bill Shannon is a conceptual, interdisciplinary dance and media artist who creates both solo and group projects. He considers his work rooted in street culture and informed by the fine arts. He is widely recognized in the dance/performance world, the underground hip-hop and club dance scene, the urban arts movement, as well as the disabled artist community.

His performance and video work have been presented nationally and internationally over the past ten years at various venues, festivals and events including Kaaitheater, Brussels; Performance Space 122, NYC; The Kitchen, NYC; Sydney Opera House Studio Theater, Australia; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, OR; Central Park Summer Stage, NYC; Dance City, Newcastle, UK; Contact Theater, Manchester, UK; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Arizona State University, Tempe; The Exit Festival, Cretiel, France; Amman International Festival of Independent Theater, Amman, Jordan; The Holland Festival, Amsterdam; Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland; URB Festival, Helsinki, FI; Melbourne Fringe Festival and Teatro de la Ciudad in Monterrey, Mexico, among many others.

In 2002, he completed a project with Cirque du Soleil where he choreographed specific elements for their production Varekai (currently on tour).

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