Laura Selle Virtucio is a native of Sioux Falls, SD and began her movement training as an athlete. In 1995 she moved to Minneapolis to pursue dance and now holds her B.F.A from the University of Minnesota. Among her greatest accomplishments, Laura counts her long partnership as a company member and choreographers’ assistant with Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater (since 1999) and Shapiro & Smith Dance (since 2001). With these companies Laura has danced as a featured performer on various stages across the nation including the Joyce Theater (NYC), Annenberg Center (PA), The Guthrie (MN), the Southern Theater (MN). Laura has also danced the works of Cathy Young, Danny Buraczeski, Zoe Sealy, Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner, Brad Garner and Matt Jenson. She is currently an affiliate faculty member in the dance programs at the University of Minnesota and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN teaching modern and jazz dance technique. Laura was named Best Dancer 2001 by City Pages.

Artist Philosophy
I am driven to dance by the desire to convey raw emotion through movement and story telling. I am committed to being a versatile performer and to the vulnerable, fearless exploration of the human condition. I prosper in work that is highly physical and theatrical – body and face connected. In performance and the creative process, I strive to find truth of intention and to be grounded in reality by connecting personal experience with intended content. I dance my voice while remaining true to the integrity of the work.
 

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