RESIDENT ARTISTS

Hope Boykin

Hope Boykin

Two time "Bessie Award" winner, Hope Boykin was an original member of Complexions, danced with Philadanco, and most recently completed her 20th and final year with the Ailey American Dance Theater. Hope serves as Artistic Advisor for Dance Education for the Kennedy Center, Artist-in-Residence at USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, and continues as a writer, blending her words and cadence as the foundation of her developing movement-language. In fall of 2021, Hope premiered her choreography in "An Evening of Hope at 92nd Street Y," to much acclaim. She firmly believes there are no limits.