Winifred Haun is the founder, choreographer, and artistic director of her own modern dance company, Winifred Haun & Dancers.  Since establishing the Company in the 1990’s, Ms. Haun has created over 75 new dance works, including one full-length ballet and four dance films.

She has received numerous awards and accolades for her choreography, including a 2016 MacArthur Foundation Award to create a new work in collaboration with renowned Australian Circus Artist, Emma Serjeant. Ms. Haun’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Dance Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, SeeChicagoDance, and many others. 

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Winner of three nominations for the prestigious Ruth Page (Chicago Dance) Award for Choreography, Ms. Haun has presented her dances at Danspace Project at St. Marks (NYC), Overture Center (Madison, WI), Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Epic Center (Michigan), St. Mary’s College, Moming Dance & Arts Center, Florida State University, and many others. Her work has also been presented at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, Cheney Mansion, Millennium Park, and many other public spaces. Ms. Haun’s choreography has been presented and commissioned by several Chicago, Midwest, and national dance companies, including Chicago Ballet, Aerial Dance Chicago, Zephyr Dance, MOMENTA, and the Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble.