Michel Rodriguez Cintra (he/him) is an award-winning Cuban born dancer, actor, circus performer and educator. Rodriguez Cintra is currently a visiting assistant professor of dance at NIU with the School of Theater and Dance, and faculty at the Actors Gymnasium. He graduated from Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana. Upon graduation he was chosen to dance with Danza Contemporánea de Cuba where he became principal dancer and toured internationally. Since moving to Chicago, Rodriguez Cintra has danced with various companies including Hedwig Dances, Concert Dance Inc, Khecari, The Cambrians, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Michel later joins Lucky Plush Productions, a nationally recognized Chicago-based dance-theater company. His dance creations have been seen at Visceral Dance Chicago, Dancing in the Parks, Lit & Luz Live Festival, LatinX Chicago Arts Festival and The Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival. His work in theater includes the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Physical Theater Festival Chicago, The Actors Gymnasium and Lookingglass Theater Company. On TV Michel was seen in Lookingglass Theater Company’s Lookingglass Alice, which was recorded, and aired nationally as a PBS Special. Other accolades are his inclusion in The Men of 2010 in Dance by Timeout Chicago, 3Arts Award in Dance, Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch 2014, and a Jeff Awards Nomination.
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