Paul Giarratano ’16
Paul Giarratano was born and raised in Long Island, New York.
With fellow dancer alumni Keerati Jinakunwiphat ’16 and Claude (CJ) Johnson ’17, Giarratano staged Sleeping Where I Stumble (2015) for the Purchase Dance Company in 2024, a piece by the beloved dancer, choreographer and Associate Professor Emeritus of Dance Kevin Wynn ’79, who passed away in 2023.
Other credits include: CATS National Tour, Metropolitan Opera, Company XIV, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Keigwin and Company, and Spectrum Dance Theater.
He also studied a semester abroad at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. Giarratano attended the 2015 Taylor Winter Intensive, and danced for two seasons with Spectrum Dance Theater + Donald Byrd.
He believes that movement equals joy and is happiest when he is dancing!
