Ilya Vidrin

Guest Choreographer

Ilya Vidrin is a performer, educator, and researcher working at the intersection of performing arts, philosophy, and interactive media. Born into a refugee family, Vidrin’s research and artistic practice interrogate the complex ethics of human interaction, including the embodiment of empathy, cultural competence, and social responsibility. Vidrin was featured as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch" (2022), and has been an artist-in-residence at Jacob’s Pillow, Ballet Des Moines, AREA Gallery, the National Parks Service, Harvard ArtLab, The Walnut Hill School, Interlochen Arts Academy, MIT Media Lab, Boston Center for the Arts, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He has also worked with the L.A. Contemporary Dance Company, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Berlin Staatsballett, The Cambrians, Erick Hawkins Dance Company, and dance artists including Sidra Bell, Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Brian Brooks, and Wendy Whelan.