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Loni Landon, born and raised in New York City, received
her training from the NYC High School of Performing Arts,
Dance Theater of Harlem, The School at Jacob's Pillow and
The Scholarship Program at Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago. In 2005, under the direction of the late Benjamin
Harkarvy and Larry Rhodes, she received her BFA in dance
from The Juilliard School. After graduation, she worked
with Aszure Barton on the opening of the Baryshnikov Arts
Center before joining Ballet Theater Munich, under the
direction of Phillip Taylor, under who’s guidance she
began to explore her own choreography, until 2007. From
2007-2009 she performed with Tanz Theater Munich,
under the direction of Henning Paar. During her time in
Munich, she was exposed to a variety of European
choreographers: Jiri Kylian, Stephan Thoss, Rui Horta,
Robert North,Tony Rizzi, Cayetano Soto, Mirko Hektor,
and Marco Goecke to name a few. In 2009 Loni was a
finalist in the Hannover International Choreography
Competition. Her work has been shown in The State
Theater of Munich, HT CHEN'S NewSteps Choreography
Series, The Dumbo Dance Festival, The Dance Gallery
Festival at The Ailey Theater in NYC, DanceNOW Raw
Festival, WestFest, Pushing Progress, APAP at City Center,
American College Dance Festival (performed by Snow
College Dance Ensemble) and at SUNY Purchase. Loni has
been invited to perform at Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out
festival in Summer 2011 with her group, Loni Landon-
projects.
Loni, along with Gregory Dolbashian, founded "THE
PLAYGROUND". The Playground is a new choreographer's
initiative designed to give emerging choreographers a
place to experiment, while allowing professional dancers
to participate on a donation basis.
Most recently, Loni was the winner of Northwest Dance
Project's "Pretty Creatives'" Choreography Competition.
She has been commissioned to create two works for
Northwest Dance Project, and the "Next" commission from
CityDance Ensemble, in Washington DC. She has also
received a commission from Ballet X, and the New
American Talent Commission from Ballet Austin.In
October of 2010, Loni was featured with Northwest Dance
Project in Dance Magazine. Loni is currently dancing with
The Metropolitan Opera.
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