Tere O'Connor

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Tere O'Connor
Born1958 (age 67–68)
Rochester, New York
OccupationsDancer, choreographer
Years active1979 - present

Tere O'Connor (born 1958) is an American dancer, choreographer and educator. He serves as the Artistic Director of Tere O'Connor Dance and the Center for Advanced Studies Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [1] [2]

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Life and career

Tere O'Connor was born in Rochester, New York, and graduated in 1979 with a B.A. from State University of New York at Purchase. He performed in the companies of Rosalind Newman and Matthew Diamond, [3] and began working as a choreographer in 1982. He regularly collaborates with composer James Baker in works for the Tere O'Connor Dance company. O'Connor's works have been performed internationally and his works have been commissioned for dance companies such as the Lyon Opera Ballet, White Oak Dance Project, and de Rotterdamse Dansgroep. [4] Notable dancers and choreographers including Lucy Guerin have danced with his company. [5]

From 1990-99, O'Connor was an instructor in Dance at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and he became a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [6] He also teaches at Movement Research in New York City. Since 1989 he has been a member of the Artists Advisory Board of Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church in New York City.

Honors and awards


Works

Selected works include:

References

  1. ↑ "About | Tere O'Connor Dance" . Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Tere O'Connor". Department of Dance. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  3. ↑ White, David R.; Friedman, Lise (1993). Poor dancer's almanac: managing life and work in the performing arts. p. 350.
  4. 1 2 "Tere R. O'Connor | American Academy of Arts and Sciences". www.amacad.org. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  5. ↑ "Lucy Guerin (1961-)". Archived from the original on 26 November 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  6. ↑ La Rocco, Claudia (6 November 2009). "Not a Patriarch, but a Leader All the Same" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Tere O'Connor". dorisduke.org. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  8. ↑ "Tere O'Connor | FCA Grant Recipient". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  9. 1 2 "Tere O'Connor" . Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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