Raven Joseph is a native of Queens, New York where she completed her High School education at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts
Raven is a recent Graduate of The Juilliard School where she received her BFA in Dance , May 2023. During the Juillard commencement ceremony, Raven was honored with the leadership award – The Joseph W Polisi Prize for Dance. This prize is awarded for exemplifying Juilliard’s values of the “artist as citizen” to graduating students in Dance, Drama, and Music presented by Damian Woetzel, President of Juilliard.
In 2022, Raven was named the 2022 FENDI Vanguard Recipient. Prior in 2017, Raven won the Silver Medal in the NAACP ACT-SO Competition, in the Dance Modern Category. Raven is extremely humbled for the opportunity to receive such honors in dance.
Raven began her dance training at The Edge School of the Arts where she studied in all styles. She continued her training at The Ailey School and MOVE|NYC| where she enhanced her dance technique. As part of a foreign exchange program Raven traveled to Beijing, China where she learned Classical Chinese Folk Dance and studied the great history of China. She has performed professional works ranging from Alonzo King, Bill T. Jones, Kyle Abraham, Francesca Harper and much more.
In 2021, Raven joined the Team of EMH Young Professionals, holding dual roles leading the Arts & Education Initiatives as holding the position of Social Media Liaison.
EMH is proud of Raven, her support of youth in her community, and her accomplishments in the Arts. She is in her First Season with Philadanco!