MONICA BILL BARNES is a choreographer and performer and the Artistic Director of Monica Bill Barnes & Company, a New York City-based contemporary dance company. MBB & CO has performed in more than 50 cities throughout the United States; been commissioned and presented by The American Dance Festival, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; and performed all over New York City in venues ranging from Upright Citizens Brigade to BAM Opera House. Monica began working with Ira Glass in 2012 when she created a solo for David Rakoff as a part of This American Life Live! She continued to collaborate with Ira to create, choreograph and direct a show that combines radio stories and dances, Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host. Currently, Monica is creating a new show, Up, up and away with her dancing partner, Anna Bass, and collaborating with Maira Kalman to create a guided museum workout. Monica is thrilled to be back at Atlantic Theater working with this wonderful group.
