MS, MFA, is a conflict specialist, award-winning performing artist, and author of Changing the Conversation: The 17 Principles of Conflict Resolution (Penguin, a Joost Elffers Book). Her work integrates traditional conflict engagement strategies with choreographic methodologies. She creates projects ranging from individual coaching tools to large-scale participatory events that have brought together thousands of people from diverse communities across the world – from a refugee camp in Berlin, Germany to Lincoln Center’s Global Exchange conference in New York City. Caspersen has been a primary collaborator of choreographer William Forsythe for 30 years, as a text author and principal artist in Forsythe’s most celebrated works. Caspersen is a recipient of a NYDance & Performance “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement. www.danacaspersen.com
