Julian Donohue (Dancer)

Julian Donahue is a choreographer and dancer based in Brooklyn. Julian danced with New York Theatre Ballet from 2018-2024, performing masterworks by Antony Tudor, Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, José Limón, David Gordon, and many others. Julian started dancing with Ellen Cornfield in October 2024. Julian also specializes in Baroque, Renaissance, and folk dance forms, performing with New York Baroque Dance Company, Boston Early Music Festival and Juilliard415. Julian’s historically informed choreography was presented at the Kennedy Center in Opera Lafayette’s production of Les Fetes de Thalie (April 2024) and at Lincoln Center with Juilliard415 and Tafelmusik (February 2026). In 2025, Julian was awarded a Support for Artists Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts to make a ballet for New York Theatre Ballet previewed at Kaatsbaan and premiered at Judson Church. Julian’s choreography has been presented at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, Battery Dance Festival, Judson Church, Hofstra University, Arts on Site, and more. Julian’s one man show With Violets in Her Lap premiered in April 2025 at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Center and will be presented again on May 14 & May 15, 2026 at Center for Performance Research. Arts on Site, curated by David Parker’s the Bang Group, will present a program of Julian’s surrealist dances on June 12-14 2026.