Marlee Doniff

Bio

Marlee Doniff (she/they) has been dancing for the past two decades. Her relationship to the form manifests in many ways – education, performance, choreography, research, and administration. Marlee is curious about creating authentic, vulnerable, bold movement to explore the ways the body processes life’s bigger qualms and subtle joys through theatricality and virtuosity. Her work explores topics such as grief, identity, and purpose through the lens of humor and the bizarre. She has danced and choreographed with Space Station and Consuming Kinetics Dance Company. Marlee is a passionate educator who hopes to ignite creativity and aid in students’ discovery of their artistic voice. Additionally, She works as the Festival Company Manager for the American Dance Festival. Through this and their other administrative work, they are honored to elevate dance at all stages in the process. Marlee holds a BA in Dance from Webster University where her senior capstone, “That’s so Gay… Gender and Sexuality Representation in Concert Dance and Why it Matters,” was chosen for presentation at multiple conferences.