About Iris
Iris Sewell is a New York based choreographer and director. Her creation style focuses on world building and thematic symbolism. Iris's choreography engages with storytelling while still holding the goal of creating a cohesive movement vocabulary and practice for each individual piece. Her visuals and movement gestures range from humorous and campy to simple yet impactful.
Iris studied dance and dramaturg practices at The New School before graduating from the NYU Tisch Dance Program in 2023. Apart from creating her own pieces, Iris has worked with Trisha Brown Dance Company, Project Tag, Rafael Cañalas, Hussein Smko, Nami Yamamoto, Neil Greenberg, Mizuho Kappa, and Sean Curran.
Iris's most recent performance was an original choreographic work for Friedrichs Pontone as a part of the "Off The Wall" series curated by Abdul Latif
New York University
Tisch Dance Major Stern Bussiness of Entertainment, Media, and Technology Minor
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