Luke Miller

Title

Composition

Department

Dance

Phone

lmiller@mmm.edu

About

Luke Miller, originally from Pittsburgh, studied dance at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He received a “Bessie” (NY Dance and Performance Award) in ’09 for his performance in Dark Horse/Black Forest and is currently a collaborative member of ‘a canary torsi’ (Yanira Castro & Co.), Antonio Ramos & The Gangbangers, and Susan Marshall & Company. He has also performed in the work of Martha Clarke, David Dorfman, Molissa Fenley, Keely Garfield, Neil Greenberg, Taylor Mac, Fiona Marcotty, Julie Atlas Muz, Neta Pulvermacher, Stephen Petronio, Christopher Williams, Stanley Love, Sally Silvers, and Bill Young/Colleen Thomas. Luke has
curated and choreographed several performance events at Location One art gallery in SOHO and collaborates often with Quinndustry Collective infusing dance within the world of David Quinn’s fashion. He is currently working as the associate choreographer on Construction , a collaboration with SO Percussion and Susan Marshall & Company. Luke has restaged choreography on Netherlands Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Princeton University, NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts, University of Montana, University
of Wisconsin, University of Maryland and many other college dance programs. He codeveloped and teaches curriculum for WORK, a collaborative skills workshop offered by Susan Marshall & Company, focused on composition in dance and held annually at Barnard College. From 2013-2018 he taught Movement for Actors at Playwrights Horizons Theater School and continues to teach Master Classes in performance and improvisation throughout the country. Luke recently choreographed Rhymes With Opera’s production of Rumpelstiltskin. His
choreography has been shown in New York City at WAX, Dixon Place, The Slipper Room, Joyce SOHO and various festivals throughout the region.