Faculty

Allan Friedman

Dr. Allan Friedman is proud to direct both the Duke Chorale and SONAM (Singers of New and Ancient Music). He also teaches a variety of courses in the Music Department. ...

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Michael Klien

Michael Klien:  As a leading voice in contemporary choreography, Michael Kliën has pioneered a 21st-century ecological approach to reimagining how humans move and exist within society ethically and sustainably. His ...

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Torry Bend

Torry Bend is a puppet artist and scenic designer, her Scenic design has been seen in New York at La Mama, Incubator Arts Project and Dixon Place. Additional design work ...

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Raquel Salvatella de Prada

Raquel Salvatella de Prada is an artist and associate professor of the practice of visual arts at Duke University. She integrates experimental video and animation with different traditional art forms, ...

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JP Gritton

JP Gritton’s novel Wyoming, a Kirkus best debut of 2019, is out with Tin House. His awards include a Cynthia Woods Mitchell fellowship, the Meringoff prize in fiction, and the ...

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Andrea E. Woods Valdés

Andrea E. Woods Valdés is the Chair of the Duke University Dance Program and artistic director of Souloworks/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers. A native of Philadelphia, Woods is a former ...

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John V. Brown, Jr., J.D.

Bassist, composer, educator and actor John Brown is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and currently resides in Durham, NC. He is a graduate of the School of Music at ...

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