“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
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
CHOREOGRAPHY | Best Actress , new project from Alex Grelle / Grelley Duvall at the Chopin Theater, March-April 2026
TEACHING | Contemporary Forms : dancing class on Saturdays (Feb 28 + Mar 07 + Mar 14) at The Rooted Space, drop in at 11:15am.
CHOREOGRAPHY | As You Like It by Shaina Taub + Laurey Woolery at Writers Theater, Nov - Dec 2025
DIRECTION + CHOREOGRAPHY + PERFORMANCE | The Fly Honey Show at Thalia Hall, 6 nights, 3 weeks, July 2025
CREATING + SHARING | new work in development with Chicago Cultural Center Dance Studio Residency, collaboration with DJ Ariel Zetina.
Open Studio: April 4 2025, Works In Process Showing: June 6, 2025.
DIRECTION + CHOREOGRAPHY + PERFORMANCE | World Premiere of Knockout, created with Kara Brody at Steppenwolf 1700 Theater, January-February 2025. Presented by Lucky Plush Productions.