Dramaturg

Ariel
Osterweis

(she/they)

Ariel Osterweis is a scholar-practitioner of dance and performance. Osterweis has a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and is on faculty at CalArts, teaching courses in Performance Studies and Critical Dance Studies. Their book, Body Impossible: Desmond Richardson and the Politics of Virtuosity, is published with Oxford University Press (Oxford Studies in Dance Theory Series, 2024), and current book projects include Prophylactic Aesthetics: Latex, Spandex, and Sexual Anxieties Performed (University of Michigan Press, Theater: Theory/Text/Performance Series), Disavowing Virtuosity, Performing Aspiration: Dance and Performance Interviews (Routledge), and Prince Moves (Oxford). Osterweis has danced and performed professionally with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Mia Michaels R.A.W., Heidi Latsky, and Julie Tolentino. They were also a dramaturg for John Jasperse and Narcissister, and directed evening-length performances, Jérôme Bel and Talent Show at REDCAT. Upcoming projects comprising a performance concept called BODY SHOP include Bad Korean (LA Phil/GYOPO), curation with BOFFO, and a collaboration with Julie Mehretu.