CHOREOGRAPHER
Brandon Coleman is an independent choreographer who create stage, screen and site specific works. He has created over 20 new works over the last decade for companies and universities across the country.
Brandon’s work is playful and combine rigorous physicality with text, cinematic scores, projections, and every now and then, a shadow puppet.
He's been presenting work in NYC since 2017 and received residencies from Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, fireWALL Dance Theater and has been presented by Arts On Site twice. He collaborated with Kayla Farrish, on a commission for The Little Island in NYC in and was featured in the Future Dance Festival presented by 92NY Harkness Mainstage Series.
He's created works for Houston Contemporary Dance Company, The Steps Conservatory, Ormao Dance Company, fireWALL Dance Theater, and a variety of universities across the country.
Outside of his commissioned projects, Brandon creates his own work with NYC based dancers.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER…
Brandon is available for university and company commissions. Use the email below and we can start a conversation about rates and availability.
INFO@BRANDONCOLEMANDANCE.COM
Artist Statement
In the early 2000’s, my Dad used to drop my brothers and I off at Wake Forest University as he’d head off for an 8-hour work day. My brothers, both basketball players, would play on a nearby court and I would be left to my own devices.
I’d sit with myself, watch pedestrians go about their day and build make-believe worlds in my mind. I started noticing patterns and small accidents like people falling off their bike or suddenly changing direction. This time helped me discover what was interesting in the mundane and the natural interruptions that caught my eye or made me pay attention.
Influenced by those early days, I create both narrative and non-linear work, often circling themes of escapism, isolation, and a desire for connection. Lately, my focus has been on creating what I like to call virtuosic narratives. These "narratives" combine rigorous physicality with text, cinematic scores, projections, and every now and then, a shadow puppet. This combination often creates themes of nostalgia and relatability in my work.
I’m drawn to continuous, unfolding phrases that emphasize momentum, weight shift, and changes in direction. I’m inspired by contemporary choreographers including Larry Keigwin (Keigwin + Co), Maxine Doyle (Sleep No More) and Fernando Melo (Visceral Dance Chicago) as well as the work of modern dance pioneers like José Limón. Connected to these artists, I’m interested in continuing my research into how bodies navigate gravity, misdirections and falling through space to tell clearer stories through my own movement language.
“I always go into a work thinking it will be one thing and it completely evolves and changes by the end. I get inspired by the people in and it allows my work to become ours when we share it.”
RESUME
Solo Commissions/Shows
2026: “Episodes: a collection of work by Brandon Coleman”, Arts on Site, New York, NY
2025: “Rocket Man”, Arts on Site, New York, NY
Commissioned Works
2025: Boundless Contemporary Dance Company, Springfield, MO
2025: Steps Conservatory, Steps on Broadway, New York, NY
2024: Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Houston TX
2024: DeSales University, Center Valley, PA
2024: Ormao Dance Company, Colorado Springs, CO
2023: The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX
2023: Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Houston TX
2023: Alma Collective, New York, NY
2022: Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2020: Houston Contemporary Dance Company, HC2, Houston, TX
2018: Houston Met Dance Company, MET too’s, Houston, TX
Select Choreography for Festivals, Showings, and Special Events
2026: Steps Professional Performance Workshop, Steps on Broadway, New York, NY
2026: 12 x12, Showing excerpt of “Rocket Man,” Greenpoint, New York
2026: “Episodes” A collection of work by Brandon Coleman, Arts On Site, New York, NY
2026: Peridance Performance Workshop, Peridance Center, New York, NY
2025: Steps Beyond Foundation Choreography Lab (fall), Steps on Broadway, New York, NY
2025: Dance St. Louis, St. “One Thousand Pieces” for Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Louis, MO
2025: Aztec Arts Dance Company, Palm Desert High School, Palm Desert CA
2024: Steps Beyond Foundation Choreography Lab (fall), Steps on Broadway, New York, NY
2023: “In the Here & Now”, The Museum of Broadway, The Paige Fraser Foundation, New York, NY
2023: Bandit Running | Winter 2023 Ad Campaign, Brooklyn, NY
2023: Future of Dance Festival, Harkness 92Y Dance Center, New York, NY
2021: PMT 20th Anniversary Showcase, PMT the House, New York, NY
2019: Live Source Theater Group Gala, New York, NY
2019: Dances of Vice, Prospero's Abbey, New York, NY
2019: SharedSpace, Mark Morris Dance Group, New York, NY
2018: Mobile Dance Festival, 92Y Harkness Dance Center, New York, NY
2018: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, First Friday Series, Jamaica, NY
2017: Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
2017: DanceChance, Lou Conte Dance Center, Chicago, IL
2016: Visceral Dance Chicago, Visceral Dance Center, Chicago, IL
2015: Visceral Dance Chicago Studio Company, Visceral Dance Center, Chicago, IL
Choreographic Collaborations
2026: fireWALL Dance Theater, “Coven” The Greer Cabaret Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
2025: fireWALL Dance Theater, “On The Run” The Greer Cabaret Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
2023: Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More (Cunningman/Taxidermist Alternative Tussle Duet), New York, NY
2022: Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More (Banquo Ballroom Solo), New York, NY
2021: Choreographer/Lead Actor, “Bound” (visual album) directed by Elise Orlowski, New York, NY
2021: Collaborator/Dancer, “Broken Record” in collaboration with Kayla Farrish, Little Island Festival, New York, NY
2021: Collaborator/Dancer, “Drift” (dance film) in collaboration with Florian Lochner, Houston, TX and New York, NY
2020: Choreographic Assistant, “Bolero Juilliard” by Larry Keigwin, The Juilliard School, New York, NY
2019: Choreographic Assistant, “Dance at the Gym: Hunter College” by Larry Keigwin, New York, NY
2018: Choreographic Assistant, “Dance at the Gym: GMF” by Larry Keigwin, Green Mountain Falls, CO
2016: “Free Fall” in collaboration with Brendan Fernandes, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, IL
Residencies
September 2027-February 2028: Peridance Artist in Residence, New York, NY
July 2025: fireWALL Dance Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
2018: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, First Friday Series, Jamaica, NY