Past selection panelists for the McKnight Choreography Fellowships

  • 2025 Panel

  • 2024 Panel

    • Debby Kajiyama, Co-director, NAKA Dance Theater (Alameda, CA) 

    • jess pretty, Assistant Professor of Dance, UMN Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)

    • Josette Wiggan, Artistic Director, Josette Wiggan Present (Los Angeles, CA)

    • Patrick Makuakane, Director, Nā Lei Hulu i ka Wēkiu (San Francisco, CA) 

  • 2023 Panel

  • 2022 Panel

    • Stefanie Batten Bland, Choreographer & Movement Director (New York, NY)

    • Andrew Chiang, Executive Director, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (New York, NY)

    • Adam W. McKinney, Co-Artistic Director, DNAWORKS (Fort Worth, TX)

    • Taja Will, Choreographer, Performer & Healing Justice Practitioner (Minneapolis, MN)

  • 2021 Panel

  • 2020 Panel

  • 2019 Panel

  • 2018 Panel

    • Gabri Christa, Filmmaker, Choreographer and Assistant Professor, Barnard College of Columbia University, Department of Dance (New York, NY)

    • Miriam Must,Cofounder, Red Eye Theater (Minneapolis, MN)

    • Lionel Popkin, Choreographer and Professor, UCLA (Los Angeles,CA)

    • Sixto Wagan, Director, Center for Art & Social Engagement, University of Houston (Houston, TX)

  • 2017 Panel

  • 2016 Panel

    • Victoria Marks, Choreographer (Los Angeles, CA)

    • Donna Uchizono, Artistic Director, Donna Uchizono Company (New York, NY)

    • Onye Ozuzu, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL)

    • Martin Wechsler, Director of Programming, The Joyce Theater (New York, NY)

  • 2015 Panel

    • John Malashock (New York, NY)

    • Julia Rhoads (Chicago, IL)

    • Keith Thompson (Chicago, IL)

    • Laurie Uprichard (New York, NY)

  • 2014 Panel

    • Janet Lilly (Greensboro, NC)

    • David Shimotakahara (Akron, OH)

    • Sarah Slipper (Portland, OR)

    • Eva Yaa Asantewaa (New York, NY)

  • 2013 Panel

    • Sara Coffey (Burlington, VT)

    • Mark Dendy (New York, NY)

    • George Lugg (Valencia, CA)

    • Elizabeth Streb (New York, NY)

  • 2012 Panel

    • Dayna Hansen ( Seattle, WA)

    • Jodee Nimerichter (Durham, NC)

    • Roell Schmidt (Chicago, IL)

    • Sydney Skybetter (New York, NY)

From 2002 - 2011 the panel consisted of 3-4 members from Minnesota, and 1-2 National members which will be specified.

  • 2011 Panel

    • Cynthia Oliver ( Urbana-Champaign, IL)

    • Lisa First

    • Judith Howard

    • Daniel Stark

    • Michael Engel

  • 2010 Panel

    • Chris Yon (Ames, IA )

    • Claire Porter (Newark, NJ )

    • Colleen Callahan

    • Tamara Kangas Erickson

    • Michèle Steinwald

  • 2009 Panel

    • Deborah Jowitt (New York, NY )

    • Mary Easter

    • David Moore

    • Sally Rousse

    • Chris Schlichting

  • 2008 Panel

    • Zvi Gotheiner (New York, NY )

    • Rebecca Katz Harwood (Duluth, MN )

    • Steve Busa

    • Linda Andrews

    • Georgia Stevens

  • 2007 Panel

    • Dean Moss (New York, NY )

    • Wynn Fricke

    • John Munger

    • Barry Leon

    • Krista Langberg

  • 2006 Panel

    • Tere O'Connor (New York, NY )

    • Leigh Dillard (St. Cloud, MN )

    • Uri Sands (St. Paul, MN )

    • Diane Aldis

    • Marcela Lorca

  • 2005 Panel

    • Claire Bataille (Chicago, IL )

    • Gretchen Cohenour (Winona, MN )

    • Carl Flink

    • Ben Heywood

    • Laurie Van Wieren

  • 2004 Panel

    • Douglas Nielsen (Los Angeles, CA)

    • Paula Mann

    • Shawn McConneloug

    • Linda Shapiro

    • David White

  • 2003 Panel

    • Geol Leonard Weirs (San Francisco, CA )

    • Mary Claire

    • Lowy O'Brien

    • Lisa First

    • Ronald Tice

    • Tom Kanthak

  • 2002 Panel

    • Jan Erkert (Chicago, IL )

    • Judith Brin Ingber

    • Danial Shapiro

    • Robin Stiehm

    • Roxane Wallace

Past Selection Panelists by year: