Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, A310
Education
- M.F.A. Dance, Hollins University, 2006
- B.F.A. Theatre Performance, North Carolina Central University, 2005
- B.A., Theater, Computer Information Science, and Dance, Temple University, 1992
Stafford C. Berry Jr., (Baba Stafford) is director of the African American Dance Company and a professor of practice in the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance at Indiana University Bloomington. Mr. Berry is an accomplished artist, educator, activist, and scholar of African-rooted dance and theater, and aesthetics. Prior to his appointment at IU, Mr. Berry was an assistant professor of dance and black studies at Denison University. He toured 12 years with Chuck Davis’ African American Dance Ensemble for which he was associate artistic director, and he was on faculty at the American Dance Festival. Mr. Berry is co-director of the Berry & Nance Dance Project, an all-male contemporary African dance company. Originally from Chester, Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry received his formal education in theater, dance, and music from Temple University and North Carolina Central University and his M.F.A. from Hollins University. He is a certified teacher of the Umfundalai Technique and has taught, choreographed, and performed African-rooted dance nationally and internationally.
Recent Credits
Faculty Dance
IU Theatre — Director
Body To Body Faculty Dance 2025 Winter Dance Concert
IU Theatre — Choreographer
Cultural Immersion
IU Theatre — Choreographer
Journeys of Joy
IU Theatre — Choreographer
New Moves/New Directions
IU Contemporary Dance Theatre — Director
Earthward
IU Theatre — Choreographer
Sounding Bodies: Winter Dance Concert
IU Theatre — Choreographer
Shifting Landscapes: the 2020 Winter Dance Concert
IU Theatre — Choreographer
The 2019 Winter Dance Concert: Making Spaces
IU Theatre — Choreographer
The 2018 Winter Dance Concert: Bodies of Light
IU Theatre — Choreographer