Harper Piver is a contemporary dance performer, choreographer, and teacher currently based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her artistic work reflects her identity as both dancer and interdisciplinary artist, frequently incorporating text, media, and sound design. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her MFA in Dance at Arizona State University.

Her choreography has been commissioned and presented by organizations including the North Carolina Dance Festival (touring artist 2003-2004 season), the American Dance Festival’s Acts to Follow Series, by university and performing arts high school dance programs, and dance companies.

As a video artist, her dance for camera work has been presented in dance film festivals both nationally and internationally. In 2007, she created a 12-minute documentary produced in conjunction with Samantha Basting chronicling their experience studying dance and T’ai Chi in China.

Musically, Harper trained as a classical violinist. She studied Celtic music while living in Edinburgh, Scotland and has since stopped calling her instrument a violin and started calling it a fiddle. She has been fortunate to play on several recordings for Portland-based band Solyoni and is currently working on a top-secret project with Koot Hoomi, a.k.a. her husband and collaborator, writer and guitarist Robert Lurie. She has also studied and performed West African percussion.