Leighann Kowalsky (she/her) is a Hudson-Valley based dance artist, educator & choreographer, travelling globally. An active performer with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company under the direction of Katherine Duke, and AuraCuriatlas Physical Theater Company under the direction of Joan Gavaler, Kowalsky also performs as a dancer & acrobat for a number of other independent and seasonal companies. With a BA in Communications and Psychology and an MFA in Choreography, Kowalsky serves as Research Advisor and Adjunct Professor for Reinhardt University’s MFA in Choreography program. Kowalsky additionally serves as Global Coordinator at the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication, and on the Development Committee at the National Dance Educators Organization. Having just returned from a 3-month residency in Sydney, Australia with Nita Little, Critical Path, and the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, she looks forward to returning to Berkshire Pulse this spring and summer.
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