Burnside, Chris

Chris Burnside (Christopher Micken Burnside) is a choreographer, performer, and a former dance professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has a BFA in Communication Arts and Design from VCU and an MM in Dance from Florida State University. His dance and performance work ranges from complete choreography to movement monologues. He has performed in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., and several other locations along the East Coast. For a more detailed look at his decision to move from New York City to Richmond to teach at VCU and his successful and varied career as an openly gay performer and professor, see "A Brief Narrative" by Chris Burnside in this collection.

From the description of Chris Burnside papers, 1981-2009. (James Branch Cabell Library). WorldCat record id: 727167004