pahunt@radford.edu

Dr. Peggy Hunt came to Radford University in 2002 as an Associate Professor. She teaches composition, production, modern technique and directs the dance education program. Choreography, performance and community involvement play a central role in her career. She is the artistic director of Dancing Earth, which has performed in Asia, the Pacific and the United States. At the University of Hawaii she was faculty in Youth Theatre and Dance and oversaw the graduate program in dance education. At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro she taught in the dance teacher certification program and was the artistic director for the UNCG Dance Touring Company (1987-92) that performed for 200,000 children.

She was the founder and artistic director of Terrestrial Theatre in Michigan for eleven years and was a member of Meredith Monk’s “The House” in New York City. Dr. Hunt has been a dance education consultant at the state, national and international level and has been the recipient of many grants for her work. Current projects include her on-going relationship as guest artist at LaSalle University in Singapore, residencies in Brazil and the United States and research on masks, movement and trance.