Special Lecture

Brian Golden is a neurodivergent choreographer and movement director based between Los Angeles and New York. He is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography at the California Institute of the Arts, with minors in Pedagogy and Integrated Media. A 2024 MAP Fund recipient, Brian will premiere a new immersive work in the fall of 2026.

Brian’s choreographic voice is rooted in lived experience, exploring themes of conflict, sensation, and identity through movement. Under the mentorship of Spenser Theberge, he premiered Two Months Too Early, a full-length sensory performance examining dyspraxia and auditory processing disorder through the conceptual language of the Pop Art movement.

Recent highlights include a choreographic residency at Jacob’s Pillow, mentorship with Doug Varone on choreographic devices, and being named the 2024 Choreography Fellow of Axis Dance Company. Through professional development stipends awarded by Jacob’s Pillow and Axis, Brian engaged in mentorships with Nina McNeely and Jillian Meyers, deepening his exploration of musicality, filmmaking, and creative process.

Brian holds a BFA in Dance and Film Production from Chapman University where he studied abroad with the Batsheva and Vertigo Dance Companies in Israel, where he researched improvisation. 

His work has been presented at notable venues and festivals including The Joyce Theater (as part of the Martha Graham Dance Company’s fall season), Battery Dance Festival, Southern California Institute of Architecture, New Century Dance Project, and the McCallum Choreography Festival. He has also choreographed commercially for artists such as Yung Gravy, Daddy Yankee, and Two Friends.