RYAN PLISS (Dancer) (he/him) is a dance artist based in Nancy, France, originally from Ithaca, New York. He trained at De Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten and received a BFA in Dance Performance from the Conservatory of Dance (COD) at SUNY Purchase. Pliss has had the pleasure to tour across North America and throughout Europe performing the works of renowned choreographers such as Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Johannes Wieland, and Marie Chouinard. He is a Cunningham Technique® teacher recognized by The Merce Cunningham Trust and has taught on their behalf as well as at Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts and the COD at SUNY Purchase. He performed with Kimberly Bartosik/Daela from 2020-2022, and has been a member of the Stephen Petronio Company since 2017.
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