Julia Rhoads

Chicago dancer and choreographer Julia Rhoads is a former company member of San Francisco Ballet and ensemble member of XSIGHT! Performance Group. She received a BA in History from Northwestern University, an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she has taught in the dance and theater programs of several Chicago-area colleges and universities. Rhoads is the founding and continuing Artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions. She has created over 25 collaborative works with the company, several of which have toured throughout the US. Her additional choreography credits include projects with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lookingglass Theatre, River North Chicago Dance Company, Walkabout Theater, and Redmoon. She is currently Director of Dance and Assistant Senior Instructional Professor in Theater and Performance Studies at the University of Chicago. Rhoads has earned multiple awards and honors from performing arts institutions both locally and nationally.