Dance Alumna Dianne McIntyre Wins Doris Duke Award

Ohio State dance alumna Dianne McIntyre is one of 20 recipients of a Doris Duke Impact Award, announced in June. Each recipient receives unrestricted/flexible funds plus restricted project funds up to $80,000. The award is part of the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards, launched in 2011 as a 10-year initiative to empower, invest in and celebrate artists.

An Arts and Sciences Distinguished Achievement Alumni Award winner, McIntyre’s trailblazing career has touched the genre of dance for more than 40 years. Her work combines elements of both dance and theatre, exploring cultural themes while challenging the viewer’s ability to think and feel. As an improviser and experimentalist, she interweaves dance with live jazz music, creating what she coined “visual conversations” between the dance and music makers. She created a Dance Downtown piece with Ohio State dance students in 2013.

See the Department of Dance website for a video featuring McIntyre.

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