Biography // About Dylan

Dylan Lambert (he/him/his) is a DC-based contemporary performer, administrator, and lover of David Bowie, Pokémon, and sloths. A soon to be graduate of American University in Washington, DC, Dylan studies dance and business administration with an interest in non-profit fundraising and development.

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Dylan found a love for musical theatre at Theatre Under the Stars and other local theatre companies. Some favorite credits include Mark in RENT, Tommy in The Who’s Tommy, and enough featured dancer roles to rival The Rockettes. While he enjoys singing and making large crowds laugh, Dylan found dancing to be the most riveting and exciting part of theatre (sorry every voice teacher ever).

At American University, Dylan found a home in the American University Dance Program and started refining his practice there. As part of the American University Dance Company, he has performed works by Michel Kouakou, Zoe Scofield, Erin Foreman Murray, Cynthia Gutierrez Garner, Britta Joy Peterson and Meredith Rainey. Professionally, Dylan has danced for Britta Joy Peterson, Ben Levine’s Extreme Lengths Productions, Sadie Leigh, Madeline Maxine Gorman, and Terre Dance Collective. Unprofessionally, Dylan does a killer performance of Kermit the Frog at a drive-through window.

As an administrator, Dylan was the Individual Giving Intern at Dance Place (Washington, DC) from May 2019 - December 2019. He is motivated and passionate about connecting donors with gifts that are mutually beneficial to them and the organization they are giving to.

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Artist Statement // About DYLAN

I am a performer grounded in the cutting edge, the risky, and the now. Drawn towards fluidity, competition, vocal work, and humor, I am creatively situated in contemporary performance practices with an emphasis on improvisational collaboration. With immediacy and intimacy, I bring my whole body, voice, and personality into everything I do to make emotionally evocative and connecting experiences. I see performance as the full culmination of my authentic self. We spend every day of our lives performing - changing ourselves for every situation. I find my authentic self and true spirit in performance.

I see development as the bridge between art and support. It is the best way through which art gets seen, shown, and shared. How can we fund the great art of tomorrow? I believe that it starts at connecting passions between donors and artists. Mutually beneficial gifts are what propels art from the rehearsal studio to the stage and beyond. In the uncertain times that we live in, it is more important than ever to find the art we believe in and connect with it to keep it alive.