José Luis Bustamante is the former artistic director of Sharir+Bustamante Danceworks, and currently serves as Department Chair of Dance at Austin Community College. His work has been commissioned by Ballet Austin, Cleveland's Repertory Project, Florida State University, and the University of Texas at Austin, among others. He served as a dance panelist at the Center from 2010–12 as well as a dance LOI panelist in 2011 and 2012.