Michael Bishop is the founder and Artistic Director of Dance In Frame Production.

Michael was inspired to choreograph and create early in his training, realizing that he had more to say that could only be expressed through his choreographic voice rather than performing. This love of creating and connecting Michael’s passion for justice, humanity, and the arts led Michael to discover the wonder of dance for film. It is through this that Dance In Frame Productions was born. Michael built this company with a desire to provide a space for artists from all walks of life with a point of view to partake in the beauty of creating art for film that they would normally not have access to.

Michael Bishop, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, started his dance training at age 21 at Belhaven University where he graduated with a BFA in dance and choreography. While at Belhaven Michael trained in the Vaganova-based ballet technique as well as modern dance (Graham-based), Caribbean, and improvisational techniques. He joined T.A.L.K Dance Co. where he danced and toured internationally in Russia in 2010. Michael served as a rehearsal assistant to the choreographer Christopher Caines for the 2010 International Ballet Competition (IBC). In 2011, he received the Bezalel Award for outstanding artistic achievement in his senior class. Upon graduation, he moved to New York and began training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT).