PAULE TURNER (he/she/they) is a highly visible and active member of the Philadelphia dance community and was named “Top 25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine in 2000. Hailed as Philly’s most madcap movement artist, he creates extravagant dance theatre works that are at once entertaining, meaningful, compelling, and brilliantly humorous. Best known for confronting politics full force with dizzying agility and plenty of tour-de-force all out dancing, Turner received his BFA in dance and choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) and his MFA in dance from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA). He has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships supported by Pennsylvania Council on The Arts and Dance Advance/The Pew Charitable Trusts. He toured internationally with his performance ensemble c o u r t. With over 25 years of service to the institution, Paule Turner is a tenured Associate Professor within the Department of Theatre and Dance at Rowan University and for six years served as Chair of the department. His current research,TOUCH ME, includes new choreographic works and auto-ethnographic writing that aims to reveal the multi-consciousness utilized to create some of the most boundary-blurring productions.
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