McKnight International choreographer Residency
with Thessaloniki-based Choreographer Meryl Zaytoun Murman
Choreography residency took place in Winona and the Twin Cities, June 1-23, 2024
The 2024 McKnight International Choreographer Residency hosted Thessaloniki-based choreographer Meryl Zaytoun Murman in partnership with Winona-based dance/interdisciplinary artist Sharon Mansur and her creative platform, The Cedar Tree Project.
For more information about Meryl Zaytoun Murman, visit her webpage.
For more about Sharon Mansur and The Cedar Tree Project, visit mansurdance.com.
About the McKnight International Choreographer Residency
The McKnight International Choreographer Residency, a program of the McKnight Choreographer Fellowships, invites one international choreographer each year to spend time in residence in Minnesota, collaborating with Minnesota dance artists and showcasing new work. Support for individual artists has been a focus of the McKnight Foundation’s Arts program since its inception. McKnight Artist Fellowships increase the exploratory opportunity, economic stability, and productive capacity of artists by providing $25,000 in unrestricted support for mid-career artists and discipline-specific artistic and professional development opportunities.
Past McKnight International Choreographers include:
2023: Sandy Silva (Montreal)
2022: Mário Nascimento (Brazil)
2019: Galia Eibenschutz (Mexico City)
2018 - Impilo Mapantsula (Vusi Mdoye, Sello Modiga, Sicelo Xaba) (South Africa)
2017 - Salia Sanou (Burkina Faso)
2016 - Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar (Israel)
2015 - Gioconda Barbuto (Canada)
2014 - Osnel Delgado (Cuba)
2013 - George Stamos (Canada) and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro (Cambodia)
2012- Johan Amselem (France)
While applications are not accepted from choreographers for the McKnight International Choreographer residency, we welcome hearing from members of the Minnesota dance and arts community who might be interested in partnering with us.