Rigo Saura is a 2023 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist Finalist. He is a former soloist dancer of Danza Contemporánea of Cuba and soloist dancer of the classic cast in the National Ballet of Ecuador. He was Resident Choreographer in Ecuador’s Urban Ballet and Composition Master in the Metropolitan School of Art. Since moving to Chicago, he has been part of Ruth Page Center of the Arts and guest artist/instructor for the Professional Program at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Chicago DanceWorks , Thodos Dances, Visceral Dance Chicago, Theater and Performance Studies for the University of Chicago at the Reva and David Logan Center of the Arts, The Latin School Dance Program, Common Dance Conservatory, Chicago DanceCrash and Ruth Page Civic Ballet. Currently, he is a dancer, teacher, and resident choreographer at Hedwig Dances. He is winner of a L.A. Contemporary Choreography Lab and Chicago DanceMakers Forum Production Residency, and a 2022 guest choreographer at Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre. He is currently a Links Hall Co-Mission Artist.