Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre

Founded in 2000, Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents immediate works that engage audiences from start to finish and beckon a response of thought, feeling, and soul. In 27 seasons, Selwyn has directed over 275 productions, developed a network of artists, and created a robust dance education program, Notes in Motion, that serves 3k-12th graders in over 200 schools across all 5 boroughs of NYC. She has received funding from: NYSCA, DCLA, NY City Council, Mid-Atlantic Arts, Harkness, Hyde and Watson, O’Donnell Greene, Vogler, and Bossak/Heilbron Foundations. Presenters: CUNY Dance Initiative at TPAC and BaruchI, Jacob’s Pillow, DUMBO Dance, COOL NY, Wassaic Dance Festival, WestFest, Movement Research, Dixon Place, and Pushing Progress. Residencies, Workshops, Conferences: Hofstra, Temple, and Bucknell Universities, Peridance, SUNY New Paltz, NYU, New Women NY, Women and Theater Conference, NY Gender Conference, Face to Face, Dance Teacher Summit, APAP, and Berkshire Institute for Music & Art. Selwyn is a certified yoga instructor, has a Masters from NYU Tisch in performance studies, and a B.S. from Northwestern in theatre & dance.

INSIDE NY: Selwyn is “a master at illustrating the symbiosis of sound and movement, the romance of motion and emotion…”

NYC DANCE STUFF: Amanda’s work is “masterly and emotionally expressive, she is truly gifted in the art of dance making.”