Distinguished Alumni: Keith Johnson

Distinguished Alumni
Written By Will Maguire

Modern Dance

Keith Johnson was a competitive gymnast and team captain at Brigham Young University before he became interested in dance. He received his MFA in dance with an emphasis in choreography from the University of
Utah in 1991 where he received the Dee R. Winterton Award for Excellence in Dance. Keith danced in the Ririe/Woodbury Dance Company, Creach/Koester, Doug Varone and Dancers, and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, touring the widely acclaimed work Still/Here both nationally and internationally.

In 1998, Keith formed Keith Johnson/Dancers. The company received favorable reviews from the Los Angeles Times. Keith continues to perform and choreograph nationally while currently a full professor at California State University in Long Beach. Keith also makes dance films with collaborator Gregory R. R. Crosby and together they have formed Fistbomb Films.

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