Maya June Dwyer

Maya June Dwyer is an interdisciplinary performing artist, theatre creator, and director/choreographer specialized in site-specific immersive dance theatre. She has trained professionally with companies including PUSH Physical Theatre, The Hofesh Shechter Company, Meredith Monk, Meryl Tankard, Punchdrunk, and Pilobolus. She graduated from SUNY Empire State College, with two self-designed B.A. programs in Theatre Performance and Community Engagement Through the Arts, and is also a graduate of Big Bang, a contemporary dance training program in Montréal.

Maya has won several grants for original work, including an Opportunity to Create grant from A.R.T – NY (Pansy Craze), NYSCA Community Arts Grant (Pansy Craze), and a NYSCA Individual Artist Commission (Mad Scene). Most recently, she was one of twelve choreographers in New York State to be awarded The New York State Dance Force Choreographer’s Initiative, and a 2024 NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Teaching Artist Mentorship. She has received several choreographic commissions from Society for New Music’s Vision of Sound Festival. Recent performance credits include Harper Pitt, Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches (Redhouse Arts Center), and The Chosen, Dracula National Tour (PUSH Physical Theatre).

Maya is a consistent collaborator at Le Moyne College since 2020, frequently guest directing and choreographing, as well as teaching courses in acting, devising, and applied theatre. Recent director/choreographer credits at Le Moyne include Cabaret (2022) and Sarah Ruhl’s Orlando (2024).

Education:

• B.A., Empire State College