Cora Cliburn

Cora Cliburn (she/her) is a dance artist currently working in Chicago and San Francisco. Originally from New Mexico, Cora trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program. In 2016, she was recognized as one of DANCE Magazine's "25 to Watch.” Cora has worked with ODC/Dance, Robert Moses’ Kin, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Post:ballet, Lil Buck and Jon Boogz (Blindspotting/Starz Network), EIGHT/MOVES, GERALDCASELDANCE, Sharp & Fine and ARCOS Dance, among others. Cora’s repertoire includes works by Robert Moses, Alex Ketley, Kate Weare, KT Nelson, Hélène Simoneau, Stephanie Martinez and Amy Seiwert. In 2019, she earned a BA with honors in Environmental Anthropology from Stanford University. An advocate for environmental sustainability, Cora is also the Outreach Director for Artists' Climate Collective, a dancer-led initiative dedicated to building community, producing creative works, and celebrating climate action in the arts.