Ligia Lewis works as a dancer, performer, and choreographer. Her work has been presented in multiple contexts including the theater, museums, and galleries. Engaging with affect, empathy, and the sensate, her choreography considers
the social inscriptions of the body while provoking its nuances and potentiality.
As a dancer, Lewis has performed and toured extensively for artists including Ariel Efraim Ashbel, Mette Ingvartsen, and Eszter Salamon. She has collaborated with visual artist Wu Tsang, musical artist Twin Shadow, and with the DJ collective NON Worldwide. She recently received a Bessie Award for Outstanding Production for “minor matter” (2017).