Joshua L. Peugh (he/him) is the Founder and Artistic Director of Dark Circles Contemporary Dance and Co-founder of Fair Assembly (an ensemble theatre company). A graduate of Southern Methodist University and a former dancer with Korea’s Universal Ballet (under the direction of Oleg Vinogradov), he has created work for festivals in Asia, Europe, and North America, winning awards for his choreography in South Korea, Japan, Canada, and the USA. He was the recipient of the Grand Prize at the McCallum Theatre's 18th Annual Choreography Festival, and Dance Magazine chose him as one of their "25 to Watch." Joshua served as choreographer for legendary soprano Kathleen Battle's concert Underground Railroad - A Spiritual Journey and was the 2018 recipient of the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence. He has been commissioned to create over 60 new works for Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, BalletX, Ballet Memphis, Saint Louis Dance Theatre (My Dear Watson), BODYTRAFFIC, Bruce Wood Dance Project, Collage Dance Collective, Company E, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Theater Center (Colossal), Dance Lab NY, DanceWorks Chicago, Eisenhower Dance, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, MADCO, METdance, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Newport Contemporary Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Verb Ballets (Romeo and Juliet), Water Street Dance Milwaukee, WaterTower Theater (The Ballad of Little Jo), and Whim W'Him, among others. He lives in Las Cruces, NM with his husband, Chadi El-Khoury.