About Herman
New York, NY
Argentine-born Herman Cornejo is one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of his generation. At just 16, he made history as the youngest Gold Medal winner at the International Moscow Competition. A year later, he joined ABT Studio Company and officially became part of American Ballet Theatre in 1999, rising swiftly to Principal Dancer by 2003. Recognized as a prodigy by critics and mentors alike, Cornejo’s accolades include The New York Times’ ‘Dancer of the Year,’ UNESCO Messenger of Peace, a Benois de la Danse win and one additional nomination, and a Dance Magazine Award in 2022. Renowned for his versatility, Cornejo has mastered the full classical repertoire while collaborating with today’s top choreographers, including Justin Peck, Twyla Tharp, Wayne McGregor, and Alexei Ratmansky. As a choreographer, his original works include Tango y Yo, Transcendence, Milongón, and The Apartment, commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2022. In 2021, he received a Fellowship at The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU for Reimagining Nijinsky, which became the foundation for Anima Animal, his first production as both dancer and producer. In 2024, Cornejo celebrated 25 years with ABT and created a new staging of Le Spectre de la Rose for New York City Center’s Fall for Dance.
Hum(A)n(I)ty
As a Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts, Cornejo will investigate a theoretical elaboration of a dance piece conceived through an interaction with AI. The work thematizes AI’s ability to create artistically and be artistically creative, as well as its limits, through the relationship with a human dance artist. In doing so, it seeks to reflect on the possibilities and boundaries of dance creation in a world where the relationships between humans and machines are increasingly frequent, adopt a more fluid form of dialogue, and leave less recognizable marks.
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