ABOUT
Charlotte Boye-Christensen has a complete commitment to the invention of unique forms that inspire and push the perception of what dance can be.
"By continually pushing boundaries I strive to both invite and invigorate reflection on contemporary dance. I pursue collaborations with artists and professionals from different disciplines and am developing a collective of designers, architects, visual artists, writers and composers to contribute to the evolution of our work."
Charlotte Boye-Christensen is a Danish/American choreographer/educator/performer and the co-founder and Artistic Director of the interdisciplinary contemporary dance company NOW-ID.
Charlotte has created works for the Danish Dance Theatre, Singapore Dance Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet West, Nashville Ballet, Ballet de Camagüey in Cuba, Princeton University, and Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, among many others.
She directed the Dance Department and served as an Artist-in-Residence at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle from 2022 to 2024, and as Associate Director of the School of Theatre and Dance at Texas Tech University from 2017 to 2021. While there, Charlotte created a new BFA degree in dance with a focus on interdisciplinary performance and choreography. Additionally, she served as the Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company from 2002 - 2013, creating 22 new works for the company and commissioning works from notable artists, including Wayne McGregor, Karole Armitage, Bill T. Jones, Alicia Sanchez, Susan Marshall, John Jasperse and Johannes Wieland, among others. She toured with the company to 40 cities across the United States and facilitated residencies at Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts in Arizona and more.
In 2013, she founded NOW-ID, an interdisciplinary, site-specific contemporary dance company, alongside architect Nathan Webster. NOW-ID produces design-driven work for the stage and beyond. The company has created numerous evening length productions/events/workshops/symposiums/films, forged partnerships with local, national, international organizations (amongst others: Arts Access Victoria in Australia, The Australian Arts Council, Copenhagen Opera Festival, The Universities of British Columbia, Richmond, Wichita State, Utah, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Left of Main in Vancouver and more) and toured nationally and internationally to critical acclaim.
Charlotte has led masterclasses and collaborated with renowned institutions, including the European Dance Development Center in the Netherlands, the School for Performing Arts in Copenhagen, the Bauhaus Institute in Germany, the University of Texas, Texas Christian University, London Contemporary Dance School, The Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Tokyo, The Alliance Francaise in Singapore, Lasalle-Sia, College of the Arts in Singapore (where she was based for a year helping to shape the dance program), The Opera House in Copenhagen, Seoul International Dance Festival, The Royal Danish Ballet School, the Bellas Artes International Choreography Competition in Mexico City, and Robert Wilson at the Watermill Center, among others.
Charlotte is the recipient of several awards and grants for her choreography, including grants from The National Foundation for the Arts in Denmark, Canada Council for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright, the Choo-San Goh Award for Choreographic Excellence, and more.