about graham

Graham Cole is a choreographer, director, producer and administrator based in Portland, OR. Born in Portland and raised in Raleigh, NC, Graham spent his formative years studying at Oregon Ballet Theatre, Raleigh City Ballet, and the An Daire Academy of Irish Dance.

Graham currently serves as the Executive Director of White Bird, a Portland, OR-based nonprofit dance presenter and the sole dance-only on the west coast of the U.S. He also directs and produces his own dance-theatre choreography through Graham Cole/Performance. He frequently collaborates with the lighting and scenic designer Christopher Annas-Lee: most recently, on SOLO TRIPS in 2022 and on Origami Night in 2023.

Graham has performed as a company artist with New York-based dance companies Alison Chase/Performance, Eryc Taylor Dance, and Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama. He has worked as an administrator for Gibney, Kimberly Bartosik/daela, and Lincoln Center Education. Graham holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.