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NYC Contact Improvisation Festival 

May 29-31, 2026

A three-day Contact Improvisation Festival on Govenors Island, NYC!

SCHEDULE
Friday, 10am-10pm

Saturday, 10am-10pm

Sunday, 10am-2pm

Workshop Teachers

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Paul Singh (He) holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois, USA. He has performed with a diverse range of choreographers and companies, including Gerald Casel, Risa Jaroslow, Phantom Limb Company, Stephanie Batten Bland, Douglas Dunn, Christopher Williams, Kathy Westwater, and Faye Driscoll. Notably, he was part of the inaugural cast of Punchdrunk’s American debut of Sleep No More. Internationally, Paul has performed in Peter Sellars’ opera The Indian Queen (Madrid) and Peter Pleyer’s large-scale improvisation work Visible Undercurrent (Berlin). His choreographic works have been presented in venues across NYC and Berlin, with a highlight being the presentation of his solo piece Stutter at the Kennedy Center in 2004. Most recently, he premiered two new works for A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2024. An experienced educator in contact improvisation (CI), Paul teaches intensives and workshops globally, focusing on both teacher training and beginner studies. He is currently a faculty member at The Juilliard School, where he teaches various technique classes, including CI, floor work, contemporary, and partnering. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Program Manager at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

Bradley Teal Ellis (He) is a Brooklyn, New York based dance improviser. He has practiced Contact Improvisation for 25 years, and frequently collaborates in process and performance with other artists. Bradley teaches CI for Movement Research and has taught as adjunct faculty at NYU/Tisch - Experimental Theatre Wing & the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College since 2014. 

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