About Essence
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Christopher Huggins, a former Ailey company member, is now a choreographer greatly admired for his distinctively theatrical works. Essence is a tour-de-force for a female soloist, who explores a spectrum of emotions in this deeply moving portrait of self-discovery.
Choreographer
As a dancer, teacher, and choreographer Christopher Huggins works in Europe, Japan, and throughout the United States. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Huggins trained under Andrea Herbert Major, Danny Sloan, and Martha Gray. He attended the State University of New York at Purchase, The Juilliard School, and was a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Huggins appeared as a guest artist for several dance companies in the United States and abroad. He was a featured performer for the Essence Awards, Broadway's A Few Good Men, and Debbie Allen's production Soul Possessed. Huggins is a 2002 recipient of the Ira Aldridge Award for Best Choreography from the Black Theatre Alliance in Chicago for Enemy Behind the Gates, and worked on several projects for Disney in Orlando, Florida.
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