Elinor Kleber Diggs
Image Credit: Anéva Dubeaux
Elinor Kleber Diggs (They/Them), currently based in Harlem, New York, is an interdisciplinary artist and choreographer from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
They grew up training in dance at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and at TU Dance Center. Elinor has been fortunate to show their work at Triskelion Arts, Bronx Music Hall, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Gibney: Agnes Varis Theater, The QUEER NOISE New York City Festival, Pepátian’s APAP showcase in The Bronx, among others. Recently, Elinor was selected for the 2025 Baryshnikov Arts Fellowship at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, the CUNY Dance Initiative AiR Program at CUNY York, and the Jerome Early Career Residency at Anderson Center at Tower View in Minnesota. Elinor holds a BFA in Dance Performance with a concentration in composition from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College.
About DUEL
During Elinor’s CRITICAL BREAKS Residency, they will continue to develop DUEL, an evening-length duet that transforms conflict into a catalyst for meaning-making and connection. This movement-based diptych investigates how moments of significant tension eventually give way to clarity.
This piece interweaves movement, spoken text, household items, and projection to construct a world that is both familiar and disquieting. Imagine walking through your home only to find that every piece of furniture has shifted slightly to the left or rotated counterclockwise a few degrees—subtle yet disorienting shifts in an otherwise familiar space.
At its center, DUEL explores the paradox of “love in tight spaces,” where interpersonal friction and argument move the characters towards eventual surrender and progress. The concept of “love in tight spaces” is explored through the lens of a queer interracial relationship, where the characters grapple both with the interpersonal workings of their connection and how their identities echo larger global and political issues.
Through this work, Duel aims to engage conversations about how our source of tangible hope for the future resides in the love we share with one another.
Collaborators
Alex Haag, Performer
Bryanna Strickland, Performer