Byron Suber

Byron Suber is a Senior Lecturer at Cornell University's Department of Performing and Media Arts, with affiliations to the College of Arts and Sciences. Originally from New Orleans, LA, he has been active in dance, theater, and interdisciplinary research since the 1980s.

Education:

• M.A. in History of Architecture and Urban Development, Cornell University
• B.A. in History, Cornell University

His research bridges dance studies, architectural history, and cultural theory, focusing on intersections between carceral spaces and embodied performance, modernist ideologies in Western concert dance, and global spatial identities in cinema. He has collaborated with MIT on digital media projects and developed a summer program in Performance and Media Studies across Europe.

Scientific Awards:

• Harkness Foundation
• Art Matters Inc.
• New York Foundation for the Arts
• Cornell Council for the Arts

Suber's creative work includes choreography for over 40 performances (1977–2022) and theoretical projects like Strebtopia (philosophy of Elizabeth Streb) and Identity and Ideology in Classical Ballet. He has taught courses ranging from ballet technique to digital media and interdisciplinary studies of mid-century movie musicals.