Shura Baryshnikov is an interdisciplinary artist who works broadly as a dancer, actor, improvisor, choreographer, and somatic movement educator. Performing improvisation, set choreography, as well as contemporary text and classical verse, Shura is compelled to question ideals of specialization in the performing arts. Shura has co-founded a number of dance projects, including Doppelgänger Dance Collective, a Providence-based dance company dedicated to the curation and commission of new contemporary works, and the Contact Improvisation research and performance ensemble Set Go. She has created for companies such at Boston Lyric Opera, Urbanity Dance, Bridge Repertory Theater, and Trinity Repertory Company and appeared with companies such as Festival Ballet Providece, Odyssey Opera, Betsy Miller Dance Projects, among others. Ultimately interested in applications of practice in pedagogy, process, and performance, Shura employs work in Viewpoints Technique, Safety Release Technique, Action Theater, and Contact Improvisation to co-create deeply-sensitized, collaborative spaces. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association.
