About
Ray Sullivan Biography
Ray Sullivan has performed works by more than 50 choreographers in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. An internationally acclaimed, award winning artist, he has choreographed 52 world premieres in the USA and internationally, and has danced 5 years with el Ballet Contemporáneo del Teatro San Martín in Argentina.
He created the Sullivan Technique of Contemporary Movement™ and holds a BFA in Dance from State University of New York at Purchase. He taught for 4 years on faculty at Miami City Ballet School and was the artistic director of Miami Contemporary Dance Company for 15 years. He is the artistic director and co-creator for TANGO OUT.
Mr. Sullivan is continually developing his body of work, receiving invitations to stage his work, choreograph, teach master classes, and lecture nationally and internationally. He believes in the connection of cultures for social change and his goal is to connect artists and cultural leaders globally through his art. He works internationally with a special focus on connections throughout the Americas, while based in Miami, Santiago and Buenos Aires.
“Dancing with precision comes from decision, which comes from awareness. Understanding our energy, how it radiates, and how we are an important part of something larger in infinite lines in space, will make us truly free to be ourselves in every step we dance.”
Appearing on this site
Dancers
El Ballet Contemporáneo del Teatro San Martin, The National Ballet of Chile, Miami Contemporary Dance Company, Tango Out and Conexion Events and Milonga Callejera in Santiago de Chile
Filming, Editing, Lighting and Stage Design
Jorge Gallardo, Carla Iparraguirre, Benito Portes, Dina Levinson, JMJ Productions
Photos
Felipe Contreras Oteiza, Gustavo Gavotti, and Dipesh Pradhan