“...one of the great modern dancers of the last 15 years.”  - Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times

"Arthur Avilés has developed an individual voice and style that might be compared to bold street theater and poster art, communicating his truths about life as seen by a gay male Puerto Rican through simple narratives that are always colorful and often poignant and amusing." - Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

"In his 60s, [Avilés] remains a marvel of gyroscopic elegance..." - Brian Seibert, The New York Times

Arthur Aviles, an award-winning New York-Rican dancer/choreographer, was crowned “...one of the great modern dancers of the last 15 years” in 2003 by The NY Times chief critic Anna Kisselgoff. He founded his Bronx-based contemporary dance company, Arthur Aviles Typical Theater (AATT) in 1996, and co-founded BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance in 1998. He toured internationally for eight years as a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and was honored with New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Awards for his outstanding creative achievement during the Jones/Zane seasons in 1988 and 1989. In 2020, the Bessies honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Dance. He received a B.A. from Bard College and, in 2016, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from his alma mater. His awards include the Mayor’s Award for Art and Culture, a National Endowment for the Arts Master’s Grant from Pregones Theatre, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) award. He’s choreographed nearly three dozen works through AATT that have been performed at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Jacob’s Pillow, Central Park Summerstage, LaMama and dozens of venues in NYC and the U.S. He’s been awarded dance residencies at dozens of universities in the US, Puerto Rico and Italy, and he’s danced with two dozen choreographers including pioneers Toby Armour and Aileen Passloff and contemporary artists Merian Soto, Richard Colton, Larry Goldhuber and Beth Corning. He has produced award-winning short dance films and has appeared in several dance films by Marta Renzi.