MILA THIGPEN

Mila Thigpen is a graduate of Kenyon College (BA), Harvard Graduate School of Education (EdM), and The Boston Conservatory (MFA) where she is also a faculty member. A “lively dancer” according to the Boston Globe, Thigpen has performed for choreographers Seán Curran, Germaul Barnes, Arthur Aviles, and Aszure Barton. A doctoral candidate in dance at Texas Woman’s University, Thigpen’s research emphasizes salsa at the intersection of Latinidad, Critical Race Theory, and mixed methodologies.