Brandon Cournay is originally from Walled Lake, MI, and received his BFA from The Juilliard School. His recent roles include:

Executive Director and Producer | Dance Heginbotham

Producer | River To River Festival 2024, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

Founder/Executive Artistic Director | Dance Device Lab

DEFT Fellow | Designed Executive Fellowship Team

Brandon's performance career includes significant tenures with the Mark Morris Dance Group and KEIGWIN + COMPANY, among others. He is an Associate Choreographer and Rehearsal Director for myriad creative projects spanning opera, theatre, TV, film, and dance.

Offstage, he has held administrative positions with multiple arts organizations, such as Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Cornfield Dance, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, and more, ranging from roles in producing to curating and management.

He is a founding Board Member of NSquared Dance, a national reviewer for YoungArts, and has been interviewed for multiple publications, including Dance Magazine.