Cal Hunt – Dance/USA Artist Fellow

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Image Description: Cal Hunt gazes forward with intention. He has brown skin, a sharp haircut, and focused eyes. Cal wears a black shirt with a white undershirt peeking out from the collar. Photo by Elena Bauer, courtesy of Opera de Paris.

Cal Hunt

he/him

Brooklyn, NY | Lenape

Brooklyn-born Cal Hunt is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer, and community innovator. His career rose in 2015 with Peter Sellars at the Park Avenue Armory, later choreographing and performing in Les Indes galantes at the Paris Opera in 2018 and later choreographing and performing in Castor et Pollux at the Paris Opera in 2025. Cal centers his dance around surviving pain, loss, and becoming your true self through dance.

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Image Description: Cal dances shirtless in a constricted tight shape on a red lit stage. He has brown skin and a sharp haircut. The stage is framed by a backdrop with a triangle wall that has a door and three stools. There is a chair on wheels with a fur coat in the center of the stage, and Cal is accompanied by a cellist, sitting under the light of a chandelier in the background. Photo by Russ Rowland, courtesy of Molière in the Park.
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Image Description: Cal dances on a stage, wearing a black button up, tie, pants, and shoes. He presses the back of his left arm toward the side of his body and directs his gaze towards his fingertips. He has brown skin and a sharp haircut. He is accompanied by a cellist who gazes at Cal dancing while he plays. There is a music stand and grand piano in the background. Photo courtesy of artist.
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Image Description: Cal glides across a parquet floor in front of a window at the Opera Garnier; the room is tall or ornate with a chandelier above. A red velvet rope separates Cal from the camera. Cal has brown skin, he is wearing a Marc Jacobs shirt, black skull cap, and Jordan sneakers. Photo courtesy of artist.

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