Ayman Harper

Born in Houston, Texas, Harper received his training at the High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and the Houston Ballet Academy. Over his 25-year career, he has performed in more than 20 countries and taught at dance ensembles and universities on five continents. As a dancer with the Hubbard Street Dance Company Chicago, Nederlands Dans Theater II, Ballett Frankfurt, and The Forsythe Company, he collaborated with some of the most influential artists in his field and performed their works. In 2009, Harper received a personal invitation from Mikhail Baryshnikov to perform alongside him at the Baryshnikov Arts Center Gala.

Beyond the dance stage, his tap dancing can be heard in the music piece «You» from the album The Marriage of True Minds by electronic musician Matmos. Harper worked with New York musician Arto Lindsay and Thai visual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija to stage a parade for the Parisian «Nuit Blanche» Festival. Additionally, he was commissioned to create an installation on the Saturn V rocket for the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Alongside his career as a performer and choreographer, Ayman Harper is dedicated to pursuing his passion for education. He has developed a teaching approach that encourages nonviolent communication and promotes the exploration of artistic sensibility, both in theory and physical practice. Emphasizing the universality and accessibility of movement for all those who wish to experience it, Harper studies works by William Forsythe worldwide, works as a choreographer, dance educator, and actively engages in the performing and visual arts.