jimboself

Jim Self, an Alabama native, is an artist/dancer/performer living in Tompkins County, New York.
He is a long time member of the New York State Dance Force, a NYSCA Partner, whose mission is to present edgy, experimental dance and performance in a variety of venues, bringing together national, international and local performers to the Fingerlakes area. Now a retired Senior Lecturer, Emeritus, he taught and created work at Cornell University (1989 - 2014).
During the 1970's /80's he choreographed for dance companies (including his own) throughout the USA and Europe, winning multiple grants, commissions and awards including the NY Dance and Performance Award, "Bessie."