- Free and open to the public
- Presentation followed by a chance to meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments
- For accessibility concerns email info@openairmt.org
- Register at: https://form.jotform.com/231357145214146

 Michelle Boulé is a Missoula-based dance artist whose work explores the intersections of traditional and contemporary healing practices with art, to create aesthetically enlived experiences that remind us of the potential of what and who we are.   Boulé has received commissions and presentations from multiple venues in New York (where she lived for 21 years) and beyond, including The Chocolate Factory, Danspace Project, Triple Canopy, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Summer Stages Dance @ICA Boston, River to River Festival, The Met Breuer (with Okkyung Lee), and ISSUE Project Room. Awards received include: Distinguished Legacy Award from the University of Illinois, New York Foundation for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, Boekelheide Creativity Award, Jerome Foundation Travel & Study Grant, New Music USA Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Art Emergency Grant, and residencies from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MacDowell, Yaddo, Bemis Center, Movement Research, and Dance Ireland. She has also been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Dance Magazine.   She is a “Bessie” Award winning performer, having collaborated with Miguel Gutierrez, Bebe Miller, John Jasperse, Deborah Hay, and Aine Stapleton, amongst others. She has danced, taught, and choreographed in over 25 countries, and also runs a life and business coaching practice that helps creatives all over the world manifest their visions with clarity, confidence, and aligned prosperity.

Open AIR is a project of the Western Montana Creative Initiatives, a non-profit whose mission is to enrich Western Montana’s community through the development of art-based place-making and programmatic development. More information on the Open AIR residencies and how to apply can be found here: https://www.openairmt.org/