Scholars@Duke
Iyun Ashani Harrison

Iyun Ashani Harrison

Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
Dance Program
iyun.harrison@duke.edu
2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705

In the News

Published August 12, 2024
Duets Episode 4: Turn the Lights On
Published July 29, 2024
Letting Bodies Tell the Story: Iyun Harrison’s “Dance of the Olympiad (2024)” Premieres at the American Dance Festival’s “Made in NC”
Published July 29, 2024
Diversity and Inclusivity in Dance: Iyun Ashani Harrison’s ‘Olympia Dance (2024)’ The Evolution of Ballet: Iyun Ashani Harrison and the Quest for Inclusivity
Published July 13, 2024
MADE IN NC: STACY WOLFSON & CURTIS ELLER, IYUN ASHANI HARRISON, DOM-SEBASTIAN ALEXIS, GAVIN STEWART & VANESSA OWEN
Published July 5, 2024
American Dance Festival BALLET ASHANI Preview — Interview with Iyun Ashani Harrison
Published July 1, 2024
A Master Class in Ballet, in Photos
Published March 11, 2024
When Isolation Ignites Change: New Course Fuses Arts Activism with Technology
Published October 30, 2023
The Pleasure and Pitfalls of Creating Ballets Based on Contemporary Literature
Published October 22, 2023
Meet Iyun Ashani Harrison
Published September 25, 2023
Queering the Ballet with James Baldwin: Ballet Ashani premieres Giovanni’s Room at Duke University
Published September 18, 2023
Ballet Ashani's 'Giovanni's Room' is a powerful reimagining of a classic story
Published December 9, 2022
Undergraduate Research: Moving from Absorbing Knowledge to Creating It
Published November 21, 2022
College Dance Companies Can Be a Fulfilling Alternative for Nondance Majors
Published October 7, 2022
‘Antiracism in the Arts’ Symposium Explores Best Practices for Doing the Work
Published April 14, 2022
Meet Your Humanities Faculty: Iyun Ashani Harrison
Published October 7, 2020
WHITE SUPREMACY IN DANCE EDUCATION
Published November 13, 2018
How To Nail Your First Dance Composition Class
Published October 26, 2016
Love Me, Now Leave Me Alone - Ashani Dances at The Baltimore Theatre Project
Published October 11, 2016
Ashani Dances Makes Baltimore Debut with LOVE ME/LEAVE ME ALONE
Published October 11, 2016
Ashani Dances Makes Baltimore Debut with LOVE ME/LEAVE ME ALONE
Published June 8, 2014
Ashani Dances is on the rise
Published June 8, 2014
Ashani Dances is on the rise
Published June 5, 2014
HARRISON HELPS DANCERS SOAR AT ASHANI
Published June 9, 2013
ASHANI DANCES: A PROMISING YOUNG COMPANY EXTENDS ITS REPERTOIRE
Published June 12, 2011
Unexpected Influences in Sonia Dawkins’ ‘Vignettes’
Published February 23, 2000
Juilliard Premieres Eloquent Vocabularies Imaginatively Expressed