JULIA RHOADS is the Artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions, a MacArthur Award-winning dance-theater company that has toured to 80+ venues worldwide. Additional choreography credits include Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, South Coast Rep, Lookingglass Theatre, and Art on the Mart, the world’s largest digital installation. She is the recipient of an Alpert Award in Dance, and awards from National Dance Project and National Theater Project, among others. She is Director of Dance and Senior Instructional Professor in Theater and Performance Studies at University of Chicago.
Bio as of 3/2025