BODYTRAFFIC

Founded in 2007 by Lillian Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC is considered one of the most reputable and exciting contemporary dance ensembles in the United States. The company’s diverse repertory includes original works by Ohad Naharin, Kyle Abraham, Sidra Bell, Stijn Celis, Anton Lachky, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Barak Marshall, Matthew Neenan, Arthur Pita, Victor Quijada, Hofesh Shechter, Richard Siegal, Micaela Taylor and Wewolf. 

BODYTRAFFIC has performed for sold-out audiences at prestigious theaters and festivals around the world including Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Belgrade Dance Festival, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance, Chutzpah! Festival,  American Dance Festival, The Joyce Theater, Tel Aviv Opera House, The Broad Stage, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Global Arts Live, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Winspear Opera House, and Irvine Barclay Theatre. In 2016, BODYTRAFFIC made it’s Hollywood Bowl debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2017-2018, the company celebrated its 10th season with an international tour to 20 cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg for the CONTEXT Diana Vishneva Festival and The Hague, Netherlands for Holland Dance Festival. 

In 2015, BODYTRAFFIC was selected to be cultural ambassadors for the United States via DanceMotion USA (SM) - DMUSA (SM) (a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music), a dynamic cultural diplomacy program that supports United States foreign policy goals by engaging international audiences through educational opportunities, cultural exchange and performance. BODYTRAFFIC has also served as cultural ambassadors for the United States in South Korea (2016) and Algeria (2017 and 2018).

In 2019, BODYTRAFFIC was named the company-in-residence at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA.  The company’s residency includes making the first ever dance work produced by The Wallis.  Throughout 2020, BODYTRAFFIC held virtual performances and educational offerings.  In the fall of 2021, the company will resume live performances and will be touring to over 15 cities to share its work.