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Kirven Douthit-Boyd (Boston, MA) began his formal dance training at the Boston Arts Academy in 1999 and as a member of Boston Youth Moves under the artistic direction of Jeannette Neil and Jim Viera. Mr. Douthit-Boyd studied as a fellowship student at The Ailey School and on scholarship at the Boston Conservatory. He is a graduate of Hollins University where he earned an MFA in dance. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014\\xa0

He began his professional career as a member of Ailey II from 2002\\u20132004 and performed at Jacob\\u2019s Pillow Dance Festival as a member of Battleworks Dance Company in 2003. In June 2004, Mr. Douthit-Boyd joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performing both nationally and internationally for 11 years. During his tenure with the company, he performed leading roles in works choreographed by Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Robert Battle, Ron K. Brown, Geoffrey Holder, Jiri Kylian, David Parsons, Camille A. Brown, Ulysses Dove, Christopher Wheeldon, Hofesh Shecter, Twyla Tharp, Wayne McGregor and Ohad Naharin. He joined COCA-Center of Creative Arts in 2015 as Co-Artistic Director of Dance with his husband Antonio Douthit-Boyd. In 2016, Mr. Douthit-Boyd joined Ron K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company as a guest artist. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014

In 2010, Douthit-Boyd performed at the White House tribute to Judith Jamison hosted by then first lady Michelle Obama. He has also appeared as a guest artist in ballet and contemporary dance galas in Argentina, Mexico and Canada. He is the 2014 recipient of the \\u201cBlack Theater Alliance Award\\u201d for his performance in Wayne McGregor\\u2019s \\u201cChroma,\\u201d the 2015 recipient of the \\u201cNext Generation in Leadership Award\\u201d from the Freedom House in Boston, the 2016 recipient of the Boston Arts Academy\\u2019s \\u201cApollo Award\\u201d the 2021 recipient of the \\u201cExcellence in the Arts Award\\u201d from the Arts and Education Council in St. Louis, and the 2022 recipient of the Dance Teacher Magazine Award. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014

Douthit-Boyd has choreographed workshops for The Ailey School, The Juilliard School, Webster University, Boston Arts Academy, Boston Youth Moves and COCA. He has also choreographed works for Dallas Black Dance Theater and Ailey II. He is an ABT\\xae Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT\\xae Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT\\xae National Training Curriculum and has completed Lester Horton Pedagogy studies under Ana Marie Forsythe in New York and St. Louis. He has also served as Distinguished Performing Artist at Washington University in St. Louis, where he taught modern dance in the collaborative MFA program between the University and COCA. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014