“Carson’s work is very human. Sometimes it feels raw like that of one’s nerves set on edge. She causes audiences to think and to participate in her work by allowing themselves to become emotionally involved, rather than simply being entertained.”
GENEVIEVE CARSON
Creative Director. Choreographer. Dancer. Teacher.
Architect of Immersive, Emotionally Charged Dreamscapes.
Based in Los Angeles. Raised in Juneau, Alaska.
Proscenium stages, music videos, film sets, fashion shows, warehouse spaces, immersive experiences, opera houses, and arenas.
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Genevieve Carson is a Los Angeles-based choreographer, director, dancer, and educator whose work has spanned across stages, screens, and contemporary formats including dance on camera, music videos, operas, and immersive performance.
Rooted in the tumbling nature of the human experience, Genevieve’s work reflects the uncertainty, intimacy and beauty of how we move through time. Rather than seeking resolution, her work dwells in presence, exploring how we perceive time, how we treat one another and our planet; and most importantly, the lessons we take with us. The worlds she builds are rich with symbolism and design, offering visual poignancy and potency for audiences to absorb. The emotional landscapes she builds within her work are often described as rollercoasters. Her works run the full gamut of human emotions, often juxtaposing humor and heartbreak in a bittersweet and poignant gut-punch.
Genevieve believes collaboration is where magic happens. She loves bringing a team of artists together to build a collective vision. She frequently collaborates with designers, composers, and filmmakers to create immersive, site-responsive environments that deepen the relationship between performer, space, and viewer.
She draws inspiration from nature, human instincts, the cosmos, color, symbolism, the perception of time, design, and spirituality.
Early in her career, Genevieve performed with L.A. Contemporary Dance Company, String Theory Productions, Rosanna Gamson/Worldwide, The Big Show Co. and others, while gaining recognition for a wide-ranging choreographic portfolio that spanned major cultural institutions, international collaborations, and large-scale productions. Her choreography has been commissioned and presented by the US Embassies of Buenos Aires and Auckland, ODC Theater, UC Santa Barbara, Musco Center for the Arts, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Dance Camera West, The Ford, Odyssey Theatre and Laguna Dance Festival. Her award-winning dance films have screened at festivals around the world including Cannes and Mexico City Videodance Festival. Her work has travelled internationally with presentations across North America, Prague, Sweden, the Philippines, Argentina, and New Zealand.
Alongside her performance and concert work, Genevieve has choreographed for major media platforms and events, contributing to projects for Super Bowl XLIX pregame show with Earth Harp Collective, Foster the People, Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal”, The Kroll Show, The Eric Andre Show, Amanda Kramer’s feature film “Give Me Pity”, Funny or Die, Adult Swim, and LUNYA. She has choreographed and danced in music videos for artists including Justin Bieber, Blood Orange, Active Child, Vitamin String Quartet, Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Labit and French pop artist TESS, and performed for major events and platforms including the Emmys, TEDX, Samsung, and BENCH Fashion Week.
From 2016 to 2020, Genevieve served as Artistic Director of L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC), guiding the company through a period of ambitious artistic and organizational growth. Under her leadership, LACDC expanded its touring footprint, and in 2019, she conceived and launched the L.A. Contemporary Choreography Lab: a mentorship-driven incubator designed to give emerging choreographers space, time, and professional dancers to refine new work in a process-centered environment.
A dedicated educator, Genevieve was on faculty at AMDA Los Angeles from 2012-2024, where she created over 150 works on the students, taught a variety of classes, directed shows, and developed curriculum. She has been a guest artist at CalArts, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Long Beach, Chapman University, and the University of Auckland. Originally from Juneau, Alaska, Genevieve graduated cum laude with a BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University, where she was honored as “Most Outstanding Senior” and “Most Outstanding Choreographer” by her department.
She considers the greatest accomplishment in her life becoming a mother to her son, Arne, in 2022.