John T. Cartwright

John T. Cartwright, M.F.A.

John T. Cartwright is multi-disciplinary intermedia dance artist and educator whose research is focused on creating work that investigates memory, explores queer temporality and space, and reimagines new ways of connecting humanity to science. John holds an M.F.A. in Dance with a Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Fine Arts from The Ohio State University and a B.S. in Dance – Arts Administration from Butler University. He is an independent artist and scholar who enjoys working collaboratively with performers and artists across disciplines. Currently, John is the Dance Composition Faculty and Chair of the Dance Program at the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, a summer residency program for high school juniors and seniors hosted at Northern Kentucky University, and during the academic year he is a Lecturer in Dance at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. In his previous professional career, John performed and choreographed for the Louisville Ballet, Thodos Dance Chicago, and Chicago Repertory Ballet, as well as performing as a guest artist with several Chicagoland companies. His work has been presented in Chicago, IL, Louisville, KY, Columbus, OH, Lexington, KY, College Station, TX, and across the nation in touring productions and educational shows. As an educator, John centers his work on expanding students’ understanding of dance’s technical, performative, historical, and theoretical elements. Previously, he was a Graduate Teaching Associate at OSU, the Faculty Head of the Secondary Program for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Youth Dance Program, Co-Artistic Director of Thodos Dance Chicago’s Youth Ensemble, and a dance instructor at several Chicagoland studios. Over the years John has worked with students of all ages ranging from youth programs to open classes for seniors. He has learned that while all bodies move differently, the lessons learned from dance are continuously emergent and unfolding.