Chalvar Monteiro

Chalvar Monteiro hails from Montclair, NJ, trained at Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts, and received his BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. As a performer, Monteiro has worked with Sidra Bell Dance New York, Elisa Monte Dance, Keigwin+Company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, BODYTRAFFIC, GALLIM, Ailey II, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 2019, Monteiro performed in The Cunningham Trust’s Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event and has since participated in numerous events with The Cunningham Trust. As a dancemaker, Monteiro has presented his choreography across the country and founded THE MNTRO PRJCT in 2024 which debuted at the 2024 Fire Island Dance Festival. In 2025, he served as an associate choreographer alongside Samantha Figgins in the creation of The Holy Blues, a world premiere for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater conceived and directed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. He was awarded a residency at Baryshnikov Arts Center to further develop and present his choreographic research and developed new work at UNCSA’s Choreographic Institute. His ballet Berry Dreamin is currently in Ailey II’s repertory. Monteiro’s choreography has also been presented at Lincoln Center, Fordham University, Asbury Park Dance Festival, and the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. He has led technique classes and repertory workshops nationally and internationally. As a choreographic assistant and collaborator, Monteiro has assisted Kyle Abraham on numerous ballets, including those for A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, New York City Ballet, Princeton University, Wendy Whelan’s Restless Creature, American Ballet Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He joined the faculty at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2020 and was appointed Visiting Arts Professor in the Fall of 2025. Instagram: @chlvrmntro