Ayodele Casel

(she/her) A.R.T.: Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic. Ayodele Casel, a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer. Casel is hailed as a “tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary depth” (The New York Times). Known for her skilled and imaginative improvisation, Casel’s projects include her concert and Bessie Award-winning film Chasing Magic, and her Drama Desk-nominated work as tap choreographer for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Casel was a 2019/2020 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, an Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University, and is the recipient of a United States Artist Fellowship, Herb Alpert Award, Doris Duke Artists award, a Bessie, and Flo-Bert Award. In 2021, Casel was depicted on a U.S. Postal Service Forever Stamp celebrating tap dance.

PAST PERFORMANCES

• Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic
• Diary of a Tap Dancer