Elizabeth Buchheister

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Elizabeth Buchheister is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and producer based in NYC. Elizabeth is from Emmitsburg, Maryland and began performing in community musical theater at a young age. She later studied dance at various schools including The City Ballet School. Elizabeth graduated from The Ailey School’s certificate program as well as completing Ailey Extension’s Horton pedagogy certification. She is also currently a scholarship student at The Paul Taylor School. Elizabeth has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, Ronald K Brown, Robert Battle, Amy Hall Garner, and JA Collective.
Elizabeth teaches at 92NY Harkness School of Dance and demonstrates for Horton classes at 92NY and Steps on Broadway. She has choreographed original works for Ballet Hartford, Mercersburg Academy, The City Ballet School, and the new opera "Gracchus." Elizabeth’s independent choreography has also been seen at showcases in NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Elizabeth is also a freelance performer, works as an Assistant Stage Manager at Ailey Citigroup Theater, and is the Technical Director at Arts on Site.

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The Study Series - Elizabeth is the founder of The Study Series, a monthly showing of choreographic exploration held at Arts on Site. The mission of this initiative is to provide choreographers with an opportunity to showcase choreographic studies based on a selected theme in a low-pressure environment. Our goal is to inspire artists to continue developing and expanding their creative process, compositional skills, and choreographic craft without the need to present a finished work. We also aim to create an accessible space for dance artists to network, collaborate with new choreographers, and offer audiences a new perspective on the art of dancemaking.

Beauty is the Home of Hope - This three-day showcase at Arts on Site presented the work of sixteen choreographers from NYC, Connecticut, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The mission of this showcase was to unify a group of diverse artists to share artists' understanding of the power that beauty and creativity have to continue inspiring people towards hope in restoring ourselves and the world around us. This event was co-sponsored by Arthouse2B and Saint Luke Artist's Guild, to support additional pay for the artists.