Laurie Uprichard brings more than four decades of experience as a dance presenter, curator, producer, grantmaker, and administrator.
Curating and Presenting — three decades of curating seasons and festivals in NYC, other U.S. cities, and abroad
Laurie Uprichard curated 15 seasons at Danspace Project (New York); four Dublin Dance Festivals (Ireland) in venues ranging from 75-2,000 seats; two years of the Travelogues series at Abrons Arts Center (New York); and five seasons at the Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans). She also guest-curated several programs at New York’s Irish Arts Center, The Joyce Theater, and La MaMa, as well as at Paris’ Centre Culturel Irlandais. Laurie was named Executive Artistic Director of Dance Cork Firkin Crane (DCFC) in Ireland in September 2021. In the past three years, DCFC has re-launched an annual dance season of performances, residencies, and workshops; launched the Take Off Festival; re-branded the organization’s identity and communications; and has been reinstated to the Strategic Funding programme of the Arts Council of Ireland. DCFC is also a partner in the international Aerowaves project, discovering dance across 34 European countries.
Producing — management, budgeting, and fundraising for a number of visionary performing artists and companies
Working in tandem with creative artists, Uprichard has managed companies including Urban Bush Women, Stephen Petronio Company, and Tere O’Connor Dance. She has also produced projects with a range of individual artists from Jean Butler to Douglas Dunn, Meredith Monk, and France’s Emmanuel Huynh.
Consulting — strategic planning and ancillary support for a range of clients
Consulting clients on a range of projects have included Annex Dance Company, Asian Cultural Council, the Bessies, the City of Charleston, SC, Dance Films Association, The Joyce Theater, and Wesleyan University’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP). In addition, she was Associate Producer at Quaternaire, an international production and tour management agency based in Paris.
Administration and Grantmaking — staff member and panelist for government and private funders
Laurie Uprichard served as Managing Director of Dance Theater Workshop, Producing Director of Urban Bush Women, Executive Director of Danspace Project, and Director of the Dublin Dance Festival. Her career in arts administration began in the 1970’s when she served as a fiscal and program administrator at the New York State Council on the Arts. While at Danspace, the organization was a hub site for the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project. She has served as a panelist and site visitor for numerous grantmaking programs and agencies.
