Raised in Uganda, Papua New Guinea and Brooklyn, NY, Weeks holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from New York University where she was an Alberto Vilar Performing Arts Fellow. She has taught at the Alvin Ailey School, Bard College, Brigham Young University, Brooklyn Friends School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Milwaukee University, Princeton University, Saint Ann's High School, Brooklyn Friends School, and currently teaches choreography, improvisation and modern technique at Queens College.
Edisa Weeks and DELIRIOUS have received awards from Artists International, The Brooklyn Arts Council, Dixon Place, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New Music USA – Live Music for Dance, New York Foundation for the Arts, The Puffin Foundation, as well as choreographic residencies at Djerassi, Joyce SoHo, the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and The Yard. |