Jill Johnson appointed dance director
The Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA) and Harvard’s Music Department have announced the appointment of Jill Johnson as director of the OFA Dance Program and senior lecturer in the Department of Music. Johnson, a 23-year veteran of the dance field as a performer, choreographer, educator, and producer, succeeds Elizabeth Weil Bergmann, who retired from the post after 11 years of service. Johnson assumes her duties at Harvard beginning July 1. “We are thrilled with the appointment of Jill Johnson as Harvard’s new dance director,” said Jack Megan, OFA director and co-chair of the dance director search committee. “Jill has distinguished herself as a performer on international stages, as a restager of William Forsythe’s works, as an innovative choreographer, and as a teacher who truly inspires and draws out the best from her students. Her energy and vision for dance at Harvard has excited all who have met her, and...