Milo Longenecker
Movement Artist | Theatremaker | Scholar
Bio
Milo Longenecker is a movement artist and theatremaker based in DC by way of NYC. He holds a BFA in theatre from NYU Tisch and is an MFA dance candidate at the University of Maryland. His research lives at the intersection of dance and theatre, exploring the connection between the physical and emotional bodies and investigating queer immateriality through movement. Longenecker’s dance background includes jazz, ballet, tap, and modern. He also specializes in movement practices that bridge dance and theatre including viewpoints, Suzuki, butoh, and contact improvisation. His choreography has appeared Off-Broadway, in academic theatre, and at festivals.
His acting resume includes roles at The Public Theater, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, The Connelly, Ars Nova, Theatre Row, 92NY, Joe’s Pub, and 54 Below. He has collaborated on the development of new works at Labyrinth Theater Company, Pipeline Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, LaMaMa, and beyond. Longenecker is an Instructor of Record at the University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, and has served as a Guest Artist at Pace University’s Sands College of Performing Arts.
In 2026, he will appear as a soloist in Big Trouble choreographed by Angela Smith at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, present his paper “Liminalia: the Queer Interdisciplinarity of Falling in Performance” at the Pop Culture Association conference in Atlanta and perform his work Divining Instrument in the Queer Butoh Festival at The Brick in Brooklyn.
PRODUCTIONS
SHOW ME ETERNITY
ANTIGONICK
SOFT BUTTER
BLISS STREET
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
SKIN FLICK CITY
KING LEAR
QUILTBAG
HEADSHOTS
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Movement
As performing artists, our work begins at the site of the body. When the channel between impulse and action is clear, creativity flows freely and we can express ourselves authentically. I practice and teach impulse-generated movement as an integral part of acting, choreography, and self-actualization. Moving from idea to embodiment is what separates performance from other art forms. When we use our human instrument to move energy through the space we share with an audience, we are touching one another even in the absence of physical contact. As performing artists, we move and our audience is moved.
From facilitating movement-based devising processes to directing and choreographing fully staged productions, I empower artists to integrate movement into their performance practices across medium and genre, throughout the entire creative process,
In addition to choreography and movement direction, I also offer workshops and private coachings to fulfill a wide variety of movement and dance needs.
To get yourself or your project moving, reach out via the contact info at the bottom of this page.
MOVEMENT REEL
Contact
MILO.LONGENECKER@GMAIL.COM