The New York Baroque Dance Co.

Patricia Beaman is on the faculties of Wesleyan University and NYU’s Tisch Dance. A long-time member of Catherine Turocy’s New York Baroque Dance Company, she has appeared in over fifteen opera-ballets, in addition to numerous dance programs. As a Baroque, Neo-Baroque, and contemporary dancer, she has performed and choreographed in the US, Europe, and beyond. Her past research includes exploring the juxtaposition of 18^th century French theatrical dance and analytic Postmodern dances of the 1960s. As a Resident Fellow at the NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts, she is researching the politics underlying aristocratic Baroque opéra-ballets. Her recent book, World Dance Cultures: From Ritual to Spectacle, was published by Routledge Press in 2017.