Pam Tanowitz is the 2026 McCormack Visiting Artist-Scholar in Residence

Pam Tanowitz, a celebrated New York-based choreographer and founder of Pam Tanowitz Dance, will discuss her latest full-length dance work, “Pastoral,â€� at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at ΢ÃÜȦ College.
The talk, , will be presented as part of °Õ²¹²Ô´Ç·É¾±³Ù³ú’s 2026 McCormack Endowed Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency, during which she will engage with ΢ÃÜȦ students through participation in regularly scheduled dance classes, master classes, and informal meetings and dialogues.
At the Tang, Tanowitz will be joined by two of her “Pastoralâ€� collaborators, artist Sarah Crowner and artistic director Gideon Lester, as well as ΢ÃÜȦ English Professor April Bernard and Assistant Professor of Dance Brian Lawson, who will moderate. The discussion will provide a glimpse into the creative process that shaped the dance work, which features a score by composer Caroline Shaw and used Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 as a springboard for multidisciplinary creation. The event is free and open to the public.
The McCormack Endowed Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency at ΢ÃÜȦ provides an immersive experience for both the visiting artist and the ΢ÃÜȦ community, with opportunities for meaningful engagement with students and faculty through classes, workshops, discussions, and other campus activities.
The 2026 McCormack Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency is presented by ΢ÃÜȦ College’s Office of Special Programs, Dance Department, and the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery.