About Laura

Laura Chiaramonte is a choreographer, videographer, performer, and educator who has worked professionally in the dance field throughout the United States and abroad for the past twenty-five years. Her movement research lies within the intersections of dance somatics and interdisciplinary art forms synthesizing sound, moving images, design, and technology into performance. Laura is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance, Dance Media Coordinator, and Archivist at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign Department of Dance, along with serving as the Director and Curator of the Flatlands Dance Film Festival, dedicated to supporting and presenting the art of dance cinema.