Karl Watson

 

Karl Watson began dancing in Cleveland, Ohio. After training at local schools, he attended Butler University. In addition to his training at Butler, Karl attended summer programs at Houston Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He also worked with guest artists Kevin Irving and Christopher Roman. Karl graduated in 2012 with a B.F.A. cum laude in Dance Performance and a History Minor.

 

Upon graduation, he began dancing with Luna Negra Dance Theater, under the direction of Gustavo Ramirez Sansano. Grateful to have performed in the company's final season, Karl is now in his second season with Visceral Dance Chicago, of which he is a founding member. He has also performed with Pursuit Productions in their dance theater production "Blood Wedding," by Federico Garcia Lorca.

 

Karl has had the honor of performing works by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, Banning Bouldin, Monica Cervantes, Robyn Mineko Williams, Sidra Bell, Fernando Melo, and Fernando Hernando Magadan, among others.

 

He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support.