ABOUT / TAYLOR MITCHELL

Taylor Mitchell is a Chicago-based choreographer, performance artist, and dance educator. He earned his BFA from The University of Arizona where he received the Creative Achievement Award for numerous works of choreography presented on the UA Dance Ensemble and School of Theater.

Taylor has performed with Thodos Dance Chicago, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Cocodaco Dance Project, C5 Create with No Limits, and various national and international projects. His professional choreography credits include DanceWorks Chicago, The Big Muddy Dance Company, Thodos Dance Chicago, Houston METdance, Aerial Dance Chicago, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Cocodaco Dance Project, Dance in the Parks, Level Dance, Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, and Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. 

The Chicago Tribune has described Taylor’s choreography as “...the hands-down audience favorite" and “..hilarious thanks to the element of stealthy surprise”. His works have been presented at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, The Athenaeum Theatre, The Harris Theatre at Millennium Park, Regional Dance America Festivals, and Kieler Woche - the largest summer festival in Northern Europe. Taylor has also served as an Artist in Residence with Washington and Lee University, Southeast Missouri State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Keshet Center for the Arts.

Taylor enjoys an active role as Jazz Faculty and a rehearsal director at Extensions Dance Company (Artistic Director, Lizzie MacKenzie) and has also worked with dance schools and high schools in the Chicago metropolitan area and throughout North America. He currently serves as Artistic Director/Choreographer of the MitchellMovement Collective, fusing his unique voice of contemporary dance with aspects of physical theater and clowning techniques.