LARRY KEIGWIN
The man behind the vision.
Larry Keigwin is a native New Yorker, choreographer, and curator who has danced his way from the Metropolitan Opera to Broadway and back. As Artistic Director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY, Keigwin has created 30 works, in addition to the large-scale community project, Bolero, which has been commissioned in 16 communities nationwide.
“Mr. Keigwin’s work is witty, kinetic and musically responsive, mixing the stretched lines of ballet with the more weighted, blunt quality of contemporary dance…”
Keigwin’s work in musical theater includes off-Broadway’s Rent, for which he received the 2011 Joe A. Callaway Award. In 2013, Keigwin choreographed Broadway’s If/Then. His commissions include the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Martha Graham Dance Company, among others. Keigwin has designed and choreographed special events including Fashion’s Night Out: The Show in New York, which was produced by Vogue magazine and featured more than 150 of the industry’s top models.
As the pandemic shifted dance online in 20/21, Keigwin created acclaimed virtual works for The Juilliard School, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and Works & Process at the Guggenheim. In fall 2022, he developed Rhapsody, a new community work featuring community members, professional dancers, and live music that enlivens local parks in a celebration of art-making, humanity, and shared space.
A dedicated educator, Keigwin’s approach is rooted in fostering students’ individual creative voices. Keigwin developed K+C’s educational initiatives, most notably the company’s seasonal intensives at The Juilliard School, geared to prepare students for a professional career in contemporary dance, focusing on artistry, composition, and career building. Keigwin is a highly-sought after teacher and has worked with students at universities and educational institutions nationwide, including The Juilliard School, New York University, North Carolina University for the Arts, California Institute for the Arts, among many others. In 2017, Keigwin traveled to Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Tunisia as a part of DanceMotion USA and developed educational programs and activities that engaged a wide range of young dancers and students in cultural exchange.
Keigwin is the Director of Dance and a co-founder of the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, CO and is also the Dance Editor of ArtDesk magazine. Keigwin and his husband, Chris Keesee, live on the Upper East Side with their three dogs.
“I see Larry Keigwin as a mixologist: In his works, sweet seriousness, camp, and flash assert and mingle their flavors…. his concoction goes down very smoothly indeed.”