Michelle Erard is a dance artist and educator trained in non-western dance forms and physical theater, the traditions of which underpin her artistic work. Michelle's artistic work collages emergent movement, sound and language to explore layered identities, memories, and place through rhythm. Her work has been presented at the Providence Fringe Festival, Plex Festival, The Junction Dance Festival, School of Contemporary Dance and Thought, Hooker-Dunham Theater, Museum of the White Mountains, Boston Conservatory's Moment's Notice, Tricklock Company, Smith College, and other venues. Michelle trained at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts, received her BA from the University of New Mexico and her MFA from Smith College. She is a certified teacher of Action Theater and Open Source Forms.