Benny Olk

Benny Olk (he/him) is a performing artist and teacher based in Minneapolis with an interest in contemporizing and contextualizing American modern and post-modern dance. As a member of Lucinda Childs Dance Company, he performed reconstructions of pieces such as Dance and Available Light. He performed in reconstructions of Crises and Suite for Five among others by Merce Cunningham, and has premiered works by Moriah Evans, Anthea Hamilton, Tristan Koepke, and Christopher Williams. He holds a BFA in Dance from NYU and an MA in New Performative Practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and is certified to teach Cunningham technique by the Merce Cunningham Trust.