Choreographer.

Dancer.

Director.

Maya Billig is a choreographer, dancer, and director based in Los Angeles, California. Her work is driven by an interest in absurdity and dystopia as reflections of contemporary American life. Her artistic practice exists at the intersection of dance, theater, and multimedia performance, drawing from dance training rooted in contemporary, modern, house, jazz, hip hop, improvisation, and physical theater. Born in Miami, Florida, her work is deeply influenced by the city’s cultural contradictions and her travels to over 35 countries, which have fueled the chaotic worlds, situations, and synchronicities present in her choreography. 

She is currently pursuing an MFA degree in Choreographic Inquiry from the University of California Los Angeles, and received a BFA in dance from New World School of the Arts. Her work has been supported by organizations including Jacob’s Pillow, Knight Foundation, Miami Light Project, Live Arts Miami, Dance Magazine, Adrienne Arsht Center, and Locust Projects. She has also had the honor of being an artist-in-residence at Art Omi, Miami Light Project, Deering Estate, Koubek Center, and Pioneer Winter’s Grass Stains. Through the support of many, she’s presented two evening-length works along with many short-form pieces and improvisational, site-specific performances.

 Maya’s dance films have been shown across various countries, taking her on a path of collaborating with filmmakers, musicians, and visual artists internationally. When living in Miami, she founded Syncopate Collective, which focuses on community-based initiatives, and her own project-based company, Billy Gee Dance Theatre. Her artistic practice acts as a method of inquiry and research to create experimental, activist-driven pieces blending dance, text, film, and satire to explore the nuanced layers of collaborative performance, while centering performers grounded in a unique expression of their own.