Douglas Becker US

Douglas Becker, based in Brussels Belgium, is a teacher, performer, and choreographer. His area of research and expertise engages in the sharing and transmission of embodied knowledge in ballet, and the investigation of new forms and new ways of inclusively thinking about dance and dancing.

A former dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City, The National Ballet of Canada, the Dallas Ballet under the direction of Fleming Flindt, and a soloist with the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of William Forsythe, for which he has reconstructed numerous works worldwide for professional companies, festivals, and institutions. He studied extensively with Rudolph Nureyev, Erik Bruhn, Melissa Hayden, Maggie Black, David Howard, Marjorie Mussman and Fleming Flindt, consequently embodying an expansive knowledge of ballet, composition, repertory and improvisation. His collaborative process of choreographic development improvises upon and utilises dancers' individual talents and characteristicsHis choreographies have been featured on the stages of Belgium's Royal Flemish Theatre, Switzerland's Grand Théâtre de Genève, and the Choreographic Centers of Grenoble and Nancy in France. He is a visiting faculty member of P.A.R.T.S. School Brussels (since 1997), The Royal Conservatoire of Dance Antwerp, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and the The National Conservatories Superior of Paris and Lyon among many others.

Between 2010 and 2024, Douglas Becker was adjunct professor at The University of the Arts Philadelphia where his responsibilities included teaching ballet, [re]visiting the work of William Forsythe, choreographing, mentoring, and advising in both the Bachelor and Masters programs. He was also curator of the school of dance’s European Residency and Study Abroad.