ADEN HURST

Aurora, IL

Company member since 2024

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From a young age, Aden expressed a love for dance and performance. After dancing locally and competitively in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, Aden was accepted to The Chicago Academy for the Arts, where he began his formal dance education. At CAA, supported by the Young Men’s Dance Initiative, he performed works by Nick Pupillo, Brian Brooks, and Randy Duncan. Aden furthered his studies at the Purchase Conservatory of Dance with the support of the Adopt-A-Dancer Scholarship. Aden continued exploring his craft at the Nuova X Dance Program in Turin, Italy. During his time at Purchase and Nuova X, he collaborated on many peer-choreographed works and performed and studied work by Loni Landon, Kimberly Bartosik, Martha Graham, Bryan Arias, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Moritz Ostruschnjak, Tom Weinberger, and Kate Wallich.

 

Aden is in his third season as a company member with Visceral Dance Chicago. At VDC, Aden has had the privilege of performing works by Kevin O’Day, Marco Palomino, Monica Cervantes Rodriguez, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Micaela Taylor, Erin Kilmurray, and Nick Pupillo. In addition to performing, Aden has presented work at Purchase College, The Boston Conservatory, NYU Tisch, La Mama Galleria, The Nõ Studios DanceFest, and Visceral Dance Chicago. Aden continues to develop work and share his movement research, facilitate independent workshops, and teach locally and at Visceral’s intensive programs. Aden enjoys participating in additional projects and processes in the community. When not dancing, Aden loves to cook, be outdoors, and practice yoga. @aden.hurst.