Wilfredo Rivera

Born in Honduras, based in Chicago, Wilfredo Rivera trained with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, is a founding member of River North Dance Chicago and, in 2007, became a founding member of Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT), where he now serves as Artistic Director & CEO. Rivera was honored with the 2009 Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation Choreography Award, a 2001 After Dark Award, and nominated for a 3ARTS Award in 2017 & 2018. Rivera's concert work has been featured at The Auditorium Theatre, The Chicago Symphony Center with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Harris Theater, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, DuSable Museum, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Links Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, and Mayne Stage. Theater choreography includes productions for Goodman Theatre, Forward Theater, Bailiwick Theatre, Metropolis Arts Center, Columbia College, American Theater Co., American Players Theater, Porchlight Theater, The Artistic Home and Pegasus Players.