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Justin Morrison is a dancer, teacher, and performance maker. He is based between San Diego and New York City and remains connected to the Amsterdam and European dance communities.

Photo Credit: Scott Shaw www.scottshawphotography.net

Notable collaborations in dance include the work of Pavel Zustiak, Sara Shelton Mann, Hope Mohr, AVYK, Leslie Seiters, Christine Bonansea, Katie Duck, the Amsterdam-based MAGPIE Music Dance Company, Wally Cardona, Diego Piñon, and others.

While living in Amsterdam Justin was a frequent guest teacher at the Amsterdam School for the Arts, SNDO: The School for New Dance Development, Rotterdam Dance Academy, and ArtEZ in Arnhem.

In 2014 Justin served as a guest Professor of Dance in the Choreography Department of K-Arts, The Korea National University of Arts (KNUA), in Seoul, South Korea.

From 2016 for 6 years Justin served as Lecturer in Dance at San Diego State University


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If you must call it something, call it Class

Beginning April 6th, and continuing until further notice, I begin a weekly session for those with a movement practice interested in being IN PROCESS. It’s not…

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Zero-Trust Contact Improvisation 5-Week Contact Improv Series

The provocative subtitle for this exploration comes from an idea that often emerges in discussions of what constitutes Contact Improvisation: the notion that trust is…

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(re)Introducing Contact Improvisation 5 Week Class Series #2

Thursday, December 8th at 6:30pm we will begin the second and last  5-week series offered in 2022 exploring the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Commitment Participants will be requested…

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(re)Introducing Contact Improvisation 5 Week Class Series

Following the challenges that the last few years have presented, many of us find we’re starting again in many areas of our lives. With the re-introduction of…

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Your support is needed

Anticipating a new work being produced for The Riverside Art Museum, please consider a small donation to offset the costs of this production. Collaborator Nicole…

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New work in development with Anya Cloud

Thank you, bitch, get out of my body is a new work in collaboration with Anya Cloud set to premiere at OUTsider Fest 2022 in…

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Livestream Performance with Nick Lesley, Amy Cimini, Anya Cloud

This 4 camera livestream shoot was performed in a parking lot in San Diego, as part of a live 48 hour festival in Brooklyn: SMHOAKSTOCK…

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Open Studios Performance with Anya Cloud and Nick Lesley

Saturday Dec 14th, 6-9pm Performances throughout the evening and at 7 and 8pm. Space4Art340 16th St, San Diego CA 921016-9pmFREE Dance by Justin Morrison and…

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LA Performance Practice Nov 19 with Anya and Justin

CASUAL Tuesday November 19, 2019 // 7:30p Los Angeles Performance Practice Hosted by Marike Splint Featuring work from DaEun Jung, Serena Caffrey, Anya Cloud and…

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RaRa Noche Tijuana Nov 14 with Anya Cloud

7pm showtime at La Caja Fuerte FREE GRATIS

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MALA FORMA May 17 – Rosarito MX

MALA FORMA will perform at CAERT Rosarito following a workshop by Katie Duck in her Freakatoni Witchy Weekends program. During the week long workshop (link:…

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MALA FORMA: Danza Repentina @ La Caja Fuerte Sat Sept 22nd

Dance by Mellissa Cisneros, Anya Cloud, Nic Casado, Viktor De La Fuente, Justin Morrison, Veronica Santiago As a part of HAPPENING 2018, Tijuana: a day…

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After Nauman, Sunday April 29th 7pm

SPACETIME PRESENTS After Nauman A performance installation in 3 acts Directed by Justin Morrison with films by BRUCE NAUMAN SUN APRIL 29th 7:00pm-9:30pm @SANDBOX 325…

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WEAPON excerpt, OUTsider Fest 2017

dance: Justin Morrison (inspired by Trisha Brown) music: Midori Takada Performed Feb 2017, OUTsider Fest, Austin

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WEAPON at OUTsider Fest 2017, Austin

photography by Yvonne M. Portra OUTsider Fest 2017 presents: WEAPON Friday, 2/17, 8:30pm The Vortex Theater 2307 Manor Road Austin, Texas 78722 Individual tickets are…

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Dance Performance Festivals

From ContemporaryPerforamnce: Venues Alkantara Festival (Portugal) Baltic Circle Festival (Helsinki, Finland) Belluard Bollwerk International (Fribourg, Switzerland) Bergen International Festival (Bergen, Norway) Costa Contemporánea (Parque Natural…

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Custodians of Beauty, PS122 COIL Festival, NYC

Video Trailer Jan 5 – 8pm Jan 6 – 5pm Jan 7 – 5:30pm Jan 8 – 2pm 85 minutes at La MaMa, The Downstairs…

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Custodians of Beauty at The Walker Art Center

October 20 – 22 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN 8pm McGuire Theater Tickets & Info

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moreUNICORN with Leslie Seiters, Saturday June 25th

Created and performed by: Anya Cloud, Eric Geiger, Jess Humphrey, Justin Morrison, Leslie Seiters Directed by Leslie Seiters June 25th 4pm, 7pm Triskelion Arts Muriel…

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Custodians of Beauty, with Palissimo Co.

World premiere: American Dance Institute, November 20-21, 2015
NYC Premiere: New York Live Arts, December 2-5, 2015

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Instant Music Day @ MLK Church, Amsterdam

with dancers Miri Lee & Justin Morrison Music: Alfredo Genovesi (guitar), Marcos Baggiani (drums), Joost Buis (trombone) Location: Dintelstraat 134, Amsterdam Cost: 5-10 euro by…

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Orgelpark Performance, August 28

Update: Video Trio with Miri Lee and Manuela Tessi Quintet finale The Orgelpark performance workshop project has been held in the Orgelpark church organ concert hall…

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Artist talk, Festival B:om, Seoul

Friday, July 11th 2014 18:00 (6pm) Seoul ArtSpace Seogyo (near Hong-University) Discussion about the intersection of daily life, politics and art practice, with Taerim Hong,…

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FLOATERS #3, Dock 11 Berlin, July 25-27

July 25 – 27 20:30 (8pm) Dock 11, Berlin Direction: Christine Bonasea Dance: Justin Morrison with Sherwood Chen and Raoul Germano

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Between The Cracks with Dana Reason

Between the Cracks Forum: a new and improvised music and performance series produced and curated by Dana Reason at The Arts Center in Corvallis, Oregon.…

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