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Charles O. Anderson

Charles O. Anderson

Charles O. Anderson

Professor, Chair

anderson.4357@osu.edu

614-292-7977

315 Sullivant Hall
1813 N High St
Columbus OH 43210

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Education

  • MFA in Dance, Temple University
  • BA in Choreography and Performance, Cornell University

Charles O. Anderson is artistic director of Charles O. Anderson/dance theatre X, an afro-contemporary dance theatre company, which he founded in Philadelphia in 2003. Born and raised in Richmond, VA, Charles earned his BA in Choreography and Performance from Cornell University and his MFA in Dance from Temple University. He has performed in the companies of Ronald K. Brown, Sean Curran, Mark Dendy and Miguel Gutierrez among others. His work has been presented nationally and internationally and has earned recognition by numerous grants and organizations such as the Pew Fellowship in the Arts, one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine, and one of ‘12 Rising Stars in the Academy” by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine. Before joining the Ohio State Dance faculty as department chair, he was head of the dance program and an associate professor of African Diaspora Dance Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Anderson also serves on faculty of the American Dance Festival six week school in Durham, NC.

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