"A true original. One of the most individualistic of modern dance voices today.”  - The New York Times

Misnomer Dance Theater is an innovative, award-winning company and a fast-paced mover-and-shaker in the arts world. Whether moving people through its art, or building transformative platforms for audience engagement, Misnomer creates experimental, unexpected, and powerful ways for artists and audiences to create and find meaning together.

Founded by choreographer Chris Elam, the company’s work has been recognized as “one of the top ten dance performances” of the year by The New York Times and has performed in over 300 theaters in fourteen countries. The company creates and tours original dance and pursues distinctive artistic, innovative and engaging initiatives, with recent projects including working with Bjork, Apple and the Sundance Channel. 

Misnomer extends its vision for the arts through its frequent presentations at the country’s foremost arts, business and thought leadership conferences, ranging from the FORTUNE Technology conference to TEDx. An innovator in connecting people with the arts, Misnomer is the founder of an audience engagement platform for the arts named GoSeeDoArts (GoSeeDo.org), a web service and community to give people new ways to shape their experiences with artists and their art. Misnomer has both a Board of Directors and Advisory Board of inspiring and dynamic leaders and a committed team driving the company. 

Learn More: www.Misnomer.org, www.GoSeeDo.org, www.BookAFlashMob.com

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Chris Elam

Bill Seitz

Peter Clare

David Berkowitz

Bear Stearns

Martha Myers

Danielle Prill

Clement Wong

Alison Lindland

Marc Mathieu

Leadership Team

Teams at Misnomer.org

Leadership Team