Jill Sifa Sigmund
Choreographer and artistic director of jill sigman/thinkdance; Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton; creates interdisciplinary dance performances using found materials and site-specific environments.
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Jun 11, 2026
1:36
So if you could start from the beginning, if you could talk about where you're from and how you started dancing or moving.
Jill Sifa SigmundGUEST
So as you know, my name is Jill Sifa Sigmund, and I'm a choreographer and movement artist and forager and educator.
Jill Sifa SigmundGUEST
I grew up on occupied Canarsie Lenape land in what is frequently called Brooklyn, New York, South Brooklyn, actually.
Jill Sifa SigmundGUEST
And because of that, I didn't really have this experience that many dancers have of like coming to New York to dance because I was already here.
16 MINS LATER
17:47
So from that point, did you start to look for more site work or how did you navigate things?
1:36
So if you could start from the beginning, if you could talk about where you're from and how you started dancing or moving.
Jill Sifa SigmundGUEST
So as you know, my name is Jill Sifa Sigmund, and I'm a choreographer and movement artist and forager and educator.
Jill Sifa SigmundGUEST
I grew up on occupied Canarsie Lenape land in what is frequently called Brooklyn, New York, South Brooklyn, actually.
Jill Sifa SigmundGUEST
And because of that, I didn't really have this experience that many dancers have of like coming to New York to dance because I was already here.
16 MINS LATER
17:47
So from that point, did you start to look for more site work or how did you navigate things?