Bard Alumnus Arthur Aviles ’87 Awarded a Dance/USA Fellowship to Artists
Arthur Aviles ’87 performing at the Fisher Center at Bard, 2016. Photo by China Jorrin ’86
Dancer and choreographer Arthur Aviles ’87 has been awarded a fellowship from national dance organization Dance/USA, a support organization that advocates for an inclusive and equitable dance world. The Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists program supports movement-based artists with sustained practices in art for social change. One goal of the award is recognizing forms of social transformation that do not fit typical models of art funding, including community building and activism. “Through their movement work, these artists reimagine how we connect, care and build community,” said Ashley Ferro-Murray, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Foundation, which funds the award.
Aviles’s previous honors include a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, the Mayor’s Award for Art and Culture, and an honorary doctorate from Bard. He established the The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) in 1998. In 2021, he was named a NYU artist in residence.
Bard’s Dance Program is a varied, technique-based program that studies the dancing body in relation to the broader, interdisciplinary contexts in which the art form exists. The curriculum includes practical and theoretical classes including studio courses in ballet, modern dance, and West African dance as well as courses in composition, dance history, dance science, performance and production, and dance repertory.
Post Date: 12-16-2025
Aviles’s previous honors include a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, the Mayor’s Award for Art and Culture, and an honorary doctorate from Bard. He established the The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) in 1998. In 2021, he was named a NYU artist in residence.
Bard’s Dance Program is a varied, technique-based program that studies the dancing body in relation to the broader, interdisciplinary contexts in which the art form exists. The curriculum includes practical and theoretical classes including studio courses in ballet, modern dance, and West African dance as well as courses in composition, dance history, dance science, performance and production, and dance repertory.
Post Date: 12-16-2025