Annie-B Parson

Annie-B Parson is a choreographer and the artistic director of the Obie award-winning Big Dance Theater, with whom she has created over 20 large-scale works for such venues as BAM, The Japan Society, The Old Vic (London), Sadler’s Wells (London), The Walker Art Center, The National Theater in Paris, and The Kitchen. Parson has also made choreography for rock shows, marching bands, movies, museums, objects, television, augmented reality, opera, ballet, theater, symphony orchestras, string quartets, and a chorus of 1,000 amateur singers.

Some of the artists she has worked with include David Byrne, David Bowie, St. Vincent, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Wendy Whelan, Anne Carson, Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee; she has also two works in the repertory of the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Her work with David Byrne has spanned over 10 years including “American Utopia,” on Broadway and Spike Lee’s documentary movie (forthcoming).