Katelyn Perez

Originally from Victoria Texas, Katelyn Perez is an MFA in Dance Candidate on the performance track at the University of Iowa and holds a BFA from Sam Houston State University. As a performer, researcher, and choreographer, her investigations explore gesture as a method to migrate deeply in our continuously changing bodies to bring to the forefront lived histories to achieve a more conscious understanding of our identities. Her piece “ceaseless” was nominated in 2021 for the South-Central ACDA Conference and she was selected to teach two masterclasses at the 2023 North-Central ACDA Conference. While pursuing her studies, she has performed works by choreographers Joshua Manculich, Alethea Alexander, Danielle Russo, Zena Bibler, and Stephanie Miracle. One of her service projects for the UIowa Dance Department has been as a dramaturg/rehearsal assistant for Danielle Russo’s work “third floor up, second door on the right with the double-pane, south-facing window.” Most recently, she worked alongside Graham 2 Director Virginie Mercene as the rehearsal director for the restaging of Martha Graham’s “Panorama” on over 30 UIowa students.