Kurt Douglas

Kurt Douglas joined the faculty of Boston Conservatory at Berklee in 2015 and is an instructor of technique, repertory, and pedagogy for modern dance. Originally from Guyana, he is a graduate of New York’s LaGuardia High School and earned a B.F.A. in dance from Boston Conservatory and an M.F.A. in dance from Hollins University.

After graduating from the Conservatory in 2001, Douglas joined the Limón Dance Company, where he performed in many of José Limón’s most influential works. He received a 2002 Princess Grace Award and was honored by an invitation to perform for the royal family of Monaco. In 2007, he became the first African American to portray Iago in The Moor's Pavane, Limón's most famous work. Douglas was named one of Dance Magazine’s "Top 25 to Watch” in the January 2006 issue. He danced from 2002 to 2007 in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and joined Ballet Hispanico from 2005 to 2006 under the direction of Tina Ramirez. In 2009, he joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company during their 40th anniversary season, touring throughout the U.S. and Asia. In 2011, he began touring with the Tony Award–winning musical A Chorus Line throughout the U.S., Japan, Singapore, and Australia. Guest artist credits include the Thang Dao Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Dzul Dance, and the Sean Curran Dance Company.

Douglas serves as a guest teaching artist, conducting Limón Dance workshops in such locations as Massachusetts, South Dakota, New York, Oregon, and Texas in the U.S., and Haiti, France, England, and Australia worldwide. He has taught at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, Sothern Methodist University, the Juilliard School, Skidmore College, and Boston Conservatory, among others. Additionally, he has served on the faculty at Physique 57, a set of top fitness and body-sculpting studios in New York City. Dougas continues to serve as faculty with the Limón for Kids Program and the Limón Institute in New York City, the official school of the Limón Dance Foundation.