Beyond the Visible: The Legacies of Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch

Emily Coates supervises the dance studies curriculum and serves as the artistic director of the World Performance Project at Yale University. She has danced with New York City Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project, Twyla Tharp Dance, and Yvonne Rainer, among others. She presented her own work in the 2009 Performa Biennial to critical acclaim, and developed new work most recently as an artist-in-residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Coates is a co-editor, with Joseph Roach, of the Theater February 2010 issue on “postglobal dance.”