“Choreographer and performer Erin Kilmurray [is a] longtime force for multidisciplinary performance and community building in Chicago.” - Chicago Reader
“Moving energy…you don’t so much watch her choreography with your eyes as feel it pulsate through flesh, tendon and bone.”- Newcity Magazine
a “choreographic alchemist” - Chicago Tribune
News
Kilmurray named ‘Chicagoan of the Year in Dance 2025’ by Chicago Tribune.
Knockout listed as “Best Dance of 2025” by Chicago Tribune
Kilmurray listed on ‘50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago’ by Newcity Magazine
Kilmurray awarded with United States Artist Award in Dance 2024.
Next Up + Now
PERFORMANCE | SEPT 25-26 2025 —- excerpts of Untitled (fka Nightshade); University of Wisconsin - Madison WI
PERFORMANCE + WORKSHOP | JULY 31 2026 —— excerpts of new work at Postock Music Festival ;festival line up + tickets here
TEACHING + CREATING | JULY 13 - 18 2026 —- CONFLUX INTENSIVE: Contemporary Forms + Making Dances, Andy Arts Center, Detroit MI
PERFORMANCE | JULY 11 + 12 2026 —— Knockout, presented at Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis, MN ;tickets here.
TEACHING | MAY/JUN 2026 —— Contemporary Forms: Fridays (May 15 + May 22 + June 5) at Constellation, drop in at 11:15am.
CO-TEACHING | MAY 22 2026 —Knockout Workshop with Kara Brody at Hothouse, Minneapolis, MN ; REGISTER here.
CREATING | MAY 15-17 2026 — solo commission for dancer Aden Hurst within Visceral Dance Company’s SOLUS production.
CO-TEACHING | APR 26 - 27 2026 —Knockout Workshop with Kara Brody at University of Minnesota’s Dance Department .