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GIBNEY DANCE
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Lead Support - $2,500 & up
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the
New York City Council and Council Member Rosie Mendez
Lauren DiPaolo*
Materials for the Arts
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jane DiPaolo & Jim Teague
The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of
Thomas Scott, Chair; James W. Kennedy, First Vice Chair; Marcia L. Worthing, Second Vice Chair;
Lynn Gitlitz, Treasurer; Katherine Wickham, Secretary; Lauren DiPaolo, Officer-at-Large;
Gina Gibney, Officer-at-Large; Jane Grenier, Past Board Chair; Anika Davis Pratt;
Ralph A. DeCesare; Katie Glasner; Juliette Han; Rachel Norton; Sheila Wellington
April Galda Joyce
HONORARY BOARD
Thomas K. Duane, Former State Senator; Diane Eidman; Frederica Gamble;
Jane Grenier, Chairman Emeritus; Stephen Jacoby, Chairman Emeritus; Kathryn Karipides;
Lisa Laukitis; Bill Lewis; Linda Rice; Frederika Rosinski, in Memoriam; Rita Zimmer;
Pamela van Zandt, Founding Chair
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
Lynn* & Marc Gitlitz
National Endowment for the Arts
Martha Hirschman
Jane* & Jean Marie Grenier
James Kennedy* & Ana Olivier
Rachel* & Larry Norton
Thomas Scott* & Vanessa Woog
Pamela van Zandt
Sheila Wellington*
Katherine Wickham*
ADVISORY GROUP
Kyle Abraham, Hollis Bartlett, Janessa Clark, Kay Cummings, Tim Cynova, Ursula Eagly;
Hilary Easton, Jennifer Edwards, Katie Glasner, Jeff Kazin, Suzanne Lamberg, Sarah Maxfield,
Aston McCollough, David Parker, Jill Sigman, Sydney Skybetter, Gus Solomons Jr., Marya Wethers,
Dana Whitco, Michele Wilson, Ellis Wood, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Katie Glasner*
Kara Petraglia
Josephine Adamson
Adrienne Glasser
Kay Phelan
Katherine Adler
Linda Greco
Lisa & David Post
Larry Apolzon & Jim Stanton
Cynthia Hart
Anika Davis Pratt
Tom Bachtell
Eugenie Cowan Havemeyer
Liz Radke
Robin Beltzer
Arnold Herzlich
Douglas Raelson
Myra & Charles Biblowit
Bettye Hill
Lydie Raschka
STAFF
Judith Boomer
Erin Hylton
Linda Rice & Patricia Cristol
Javier Baca, Operations Assistant; Julia Boyes, Programs Assistant;
Andy Chapman, Operations Assistant; Janessa Clark, Global CAR Director;
Jennifer Current, Studio Manager; Gina Gibney, Artistic & Executive Director;
Elena Light, Communications Assistant; Jessica Martin, Development & Communications Associate;
Liz Montgomery, Development & Communications Manager;
Yasemin Ozumerzifon, Community Action Manager; Allie Pfeffer, Operations & Programs Manager;
Russell Stuart Lilie, Operations Assistant
Scott Brady
Renee Jacob
Susan Richards
Helene Brenner
Kathryn Karipides & David Brown
Barbara Rosen & Patricia Martone
Barbara Bryan
Miriam Katowitz & Arthur Radin
Betty & Roger Salomon
Mary Casey-Maydwell
Ann Katzen
Karin Schall
Frances Cassidy
Richard Katzen
Audrey Schlaepfer & Judith Bennis
Laura Chapman
Jeffrey Kazin
James Schmidt
Amelie Dionne Charest
Michael Kelly
Margaret Sharkey
CONSULTANTS
Bobbi & Barry Coller
Gloria Kessler
Jayne Sherman
Boehm Business Services; CrossRoads Technology; Christopher Duggan Photography;
Edwards & Skybetter; Kennedy Berg LLP; Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Lutz & Carr LLP; RedCurrant Collective;
Sacks & Co.; Samantha L Siegel Photography; Beth Silverman-Yam, Sanctuary for Families;
Sara Juli, Surala Consulting; Jeremy Williams; WiT Media
Joyce Croak
Francine Klagsbrun
David Shimotakahara
Ralph & Debby Cunningham
Maria Kucinski
Andrea Sholler
Anne Delo & Rosemary Giuliano
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Margot Dennedy
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GIBNEY DANCE COMPANY
Natsuki Arai, Javier Baca, Zachary Denison, Casey Loomis, Amy Miller
COMPANY
COMMUNITY
ACTION
NEWSLETTER
2012–2013
WEBSITE
www.gibneydance.org
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NEWSLETTER DESIGNED BY Murphy Chang
EDITED BY Elena Light & Liz Montgomery
COVER PHOTO BY Christopher Duggan
© Gina Gibney Dance, Inc.
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Contributors
Amy Acorn
JUNIOR COUNCIL
CENTER
Marcia Worthing*
* Gibney Dance Board of Directors
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COMMUNITY ACTION
ACKNOWLED G EMENTS
F O UND AT IO N S U P P O RT
Dear Friend of Gibney Dance,
Agnes Varis Trust
You hold in your hands our second annual Newsletter, a look back on the 2012 – 2013
season and all that we’ve accomplished across our three fields of activity—Center, Company,
and Community Action. Moving ideas into the realm of action is a never-ending process,
both in creating dance and in running a nonprofit organization. It is thanks to you, both our
longtime supporters and enthusiastic new friends, that we can continue to do just that.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation
Dance/USA’s Engaging Dance Audiences with support from the Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation
F U NDI N G H I GHLIG HTS
Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation
Our Center Programs blossomed this year into a dynamic series, fostering the kind of focused
and friendly environment for which we strive. Our Company evolved from five fiercely talented
individuals into a close-knit company of dancers. We shared our Community Action program
model with a global audience from New York City to Istanbul and ignited conversations about
using the arts as a tool for social change. Above all, we have embraced this year’s stability
as the perfect opportunity to translate the needs of our community into solutions.
Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust
The Agnes Varis Trust provided Gibney Dance Community Action with a major
Gramercy Park Foundation
gift that allowed us to meet our goals of offering free movement workshops over
Harkness Foundation for Dance
the course of the year and bringing our groundbreaking work to dance students
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
and social service professionals in Istanbul, Turkey, through a Community Action
Jerome Robbins Foundation
Residency. We wish to express heartfelt thanks to the Trustees for continuing
Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
to support our vision of effecting social change and personal transformation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
through movement.
The Moody’s Foundation
New Music USA
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported Gibney Dance’s game-changing
The New York Community Trust – Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund
work with the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Upon completion of the consultancy, the
NYC Dance Response Fund, a program of Dance/NYC established
Foundation went above and beyond in its support by providing Gibney Dance
by Mertz Gilmore Foundation
with a cash reserve. The Foundation also continued to support the Center’s
New York University Community Fund
services to the field this year by offering generous space subsidies for nonprofit
O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation
dance artists. Special thanks to Don Randel, President; Susan Feder, Program
The Patrina Foundation
Officer; and Hannah Durack, Program Associate.
Tisch Dance Summer Residency Festival
The Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust supported critical infrastructure
Gibney Dance Center has received gracious encouragement from Eliot Feld’s
developments, including the implementation of Patron Manager technology,
Ballet Tech.
When I walk down the Center’s long central corridor, I am struck by how these spaces have
shifted and settled since we faced the possibility of expansion two years ago, a time that
was full of excitement (and no small amount of trepidation). Dancers come and go from the
Greenroom, choreographers retreat into the havens of the studios, teachers return each week
to provide their students with the opportunity to practice their craft. There is a comforting
ebb and flow to the artistic workday, yet always a dynamic current of energy running under
the surface. Since our expansion, Gibney Dance has crossed boundaries, welcomed change,
and pressed forward into the unknown—all with the support of our expanding community.
Over the past year, we have brought our unique blend of art and action to many new people
and places. Thank you for having welcomed us with open arms.
M I S S I O N S TAT EMENT
Gibney Dance is a groundbreaking organization whose mission is to bring the possibility of movement where it would
otherwise not exist. Its vision is to tap into the vast potential of movement, creativity, and performance to effect social
change and personal transformation through three interrelated fields of action—Center, Company, and Community Action.
With deepest gratitude,
and an increase in our staffing capacity. The Trust’s support made possible
the overhauling of outdated and inefficient systems in favor of laying the
groundwork for many years of future success. Furthermore, Gibney Dance was
COMMUNITY ACTION exceeded its goal of providing 365 movement workshops and consequently reached over 4,000 domestic violence survivors—a
huge milestone for the program. We also shared our 13 years of experience pairing art with social action with 10 future leaders at the first annual Institute
for Community Action Training. In April, the Company traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to share our program model with dancers and social service professionals.
Gina Gibney
Artistic & Executive Director
C O R P O R AT E S U P P O RT
able to invest in the members of its staff in new and vital ways.
COMMUNITY ACTION IN TURKEY
“What we created here today still exists after we leave. It’s ours. Now, let’s
go and share it!” Gibney Dance Company member Amy Miller’s call to action
mingled with the voices of Turkish dance and social service professionals
during their final training session at the Gibney Dance Community Action
Residency (CAR) in Istanbul, Turkey. Her motivating words still resonate
nearly six months after the Company returned home to the United States.
The weeklong CAR that took place this April was Gibney Dance’s first outside
of North America. For Gina Gibney, the Company dancers, and Community
Action Manager Yasemin Ozumerzifon—an Istanbul native—it was a crosscultural testament to art in action. A panel that included Turkish and American
experts in domestic violence and the arts kicked off the residency’s first day
and provided a public platform for discussing the issues and progress in
both countries. That same evening, the Company previewed an excerpt from
Dividing Line, Gina Gibney’s most recent work-in-progress set to premiere
this fall. Company member Zachary Denison described the backstage scene:
“We all held hands in a circle before the show began and took three deep
breaths together.... The people of Turkey welcomed us with open arms and
breathed life into the piece.”
The residency’s home base was Mimar Sinan University, Turkey’s only
university offering a degree in dance. Company members taught master
classes to a range of undergraduates, who reported that, “Learning different
techniques helped us a lot. We loved the positive energy of Gibney Dance
Company members.” The Company’s work with the students culminated in
a showing at the end of the week. Company member Javier Baca reflected,
“I am glad to have met these students and to have had the experience of
teaching dance without relying on words; I am glad to have watched these
students grow from the start of the week to a spectacular final showing; and
I am glad to have had the opportunity to learn from them probably just as
much as they picked up from me.” Understanding prevailed, despite the
language barrier.
Gibney Dance also held Community Action trainings at Mimar Sinan, inviting
Turkish dance and social service professionals to learn about the Community
Action program model and eventually create their own local programs. The
feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive. One replied, “Thank
you for mobilizing those who are interested in uniting movement and social
issues to come together.” Another later wrote to say that she and other
attendees had already started their own group, Haphazard, inspired by what
they had learned.
Gibney Dance’s experience in Istanbul confirmed that the program model,
already successful in New York City, is highly replicable elsewhere. Even in
a completely different culture, the work transcended differences in language
and social norms. In a country where the issue of domestic violence is dire,
CAR mobilized people to take action through the arts. Now, the question is:
where will CAR go next?
Bloomingdale’s
The Jerome Robbins Foundation continued to support Gibney Dance Center
Credit Suisse
Programs, which have been integral to the Center’s transformation into a creative
EILEEN FISHER
home for the NYC performing arts community. Special thanks to Christopher
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Pennington, Executive Director.
Goldman Sachs
Kennedy Berg LLP
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
for the Arts, & New York State Council on the Arts continued their generous
Macy’s Merchandising Group
support of Gibney Dance. We are grateful to all three of our government funders
Moody’s Investors Service
who not only affirm the mission of Gibney Dance, but also champion the arts
Morgan Stanley
as an essential part of society.
Polisan Holding
Sanctuary For Families
The Mertz Gilmore Foundation has been fundamental in aiding Gibney
Wyndham Worldwide
Dance’s cultivation of Individual Donors and has provided generous support
Yentus & Booher
toward the goal of growing and deepening our organization’s donor base. We
Photo of Natsuki Arai by Christopher Duggan
also extend thanks to the Foundation for realizing the dire impact of Hurricane
Sandy and alleviating the burden it placed on arts organizations by initiating
the NYC Dance Response Fund. Special thanks to Jay Beckner, President, and
Leah Krauss, Program Officer.
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Photo of (from left to right) Zachary Denison, Casey Loomis, Gina Gibney, Javier Baca, Amy Miller, Natsuki Arai by Christopher Duggan
Photo of Amy Miller & Casey Loomis by Christopher Duggan
COMPANY
The COMPANY received a fresh infusion of energy in October with the addition of 3 new members. The dancers completed Community Action Training in the
fall, preparing for weekly movement workshops at 17 local domestic violence shelters. They spent much of the year learning, rehearsing, and presenting a total
of 12 preview performances of Dividing Line, transforming over time into a close-knit company of dancers.
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The dancers’ trust of and consideration for one another make them a
compassionate community—which is exactly what Gina’s vision was when
she first created a performing and social action dance Company back in
1991. The Company members are a diverse group with distinct movement
backgrounds. Natsuki and Amy had been with the company prior to October;
Javier, Zachary, and Casey joined in the fall to create the now five-member
Company.
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JULY
SEPTEMBER
Gibney Dance celebrates a full year since
its expansion to a seven-studio Center at
the historic 890 Broadway.
September 3 marks the 21st anniversary of 890 Broadway becoming home
to Gibney Dance. The Center celebrates by restoring Studio 6 to its original
name circa 1991: Studio 5-2.
The Dance in Process (DiP) residency
program is off to a fantastic start as its
inaugural Resident Artists are announced:
Decadancetheatre, Anna Sperber, David
Thomson, and Melinda Ring. The artists
are granted rehearsal space, stipends,
and staff support.
On September 26, Ishmael Houston-Jones curates the season opener of
Gibney Dance Company: Growing Together
In the fall of 2012, Natsuki Arai, Javier Baca, Zachary Denison, Casey Loomis,
and Amy Miller were recent acquaintances; by this summer, they had become
a cohesive Company of dancers. Over the course of weekly rehearsals, an
extensive creative process, Open Studio presentations, Community Action
training, and many movement workshops in shelters, the five dancers got to
know one another by working as a team.
“The dancers are always talking about how different we are from each other,
as people interested in various aspects of life, as well as in the way we dance,”
says Javier Baca, who joined the Company this past October. “Performing in
this year’s Benefit, right along with one of my favorite string quartets, ETHEL,
has given me an opportunity to see how, though each of us are different, we
have found our way as a Company of artists and have melded together in the
creative process.”
Amy was recently named the Company’s Associate Artistic Director. In her
new position, Amy will be serving as rehearsal director and administrator,
and will be a regular contemporary ballet teach at Gibney Dance Center.
She explains, “ I will spearhead the creative development of the Community
Action workshops done in domestic violence shelters across the city. Along
with Community Action Manager Yasemin Ozumerzifon and the dancers, I
will collaboratively move our model forward by generating new best practices
for this important and invigorating outreach work.” This renewed focus
on Community Action has been made possible by this group of dancers’
dedication and creative approach to this aspect of their work.
In addition to uniting around their Community Action work, the Company
has developed into a cohesive artistic entity over the course of rehearsing
for their upcoming premiere. At this fall’s opening of Dividing Line, they will
take the stage as the strong, united group they have become.
CENTER
JANUARY
Photo of Studio 3, the Dance in Process dedicated workspace, by Samantha Siegel
The CENTER welcomed over 30 commercial and nearly 500 non-profit renters over the course of the year. In March, we unveiled the newly renovated
Studio 8, a unique rehearsal space in what was once a shoemaker’s shop that now brings our studio count up to 8. Our Center Programs presented an
exciting calendar of over 45 events supporting professional and artistic development in the dance community, while the Dance in Process residency
brought 4 mid-career artists into the Center to develop work.
Dance in Process: The Inaugural Year
The 2012 – 2013 inaugural year of the Dance in Process (DiP) residency
program was a resounding success. This year’s Resident Artists were a
diverse group of choreographers: Decadancetheatre, Anna Sperber, David
Thomson, and Melinda Ring. Each was given continuous access to studio
space, a production office, and a menu of additional resources that enabled
each artist to “customize” the residency and fit it to their needs. The group
ultimately ranged in their approaches: some spent long days developing
choreography and experimenting with production choices, while others
forged productive relationships with the Center staff and took advantage of
administrative resources. All of the Resident Artists approached DiP with a
seriousness of purpose that brought fresh creative energy to the Center.
The first of the year’s DiP artists was Jennifer Weber’s Decadancetheatre, an
all-female troupe redefining the image of women in hip-hop. Decadancetheatre
rehearsed at the Center in November 2012 after having just returned from
a tour of the United Kingdom. At the end of the residency, Weber presented
an informal open rehearsal that many Center community members wandered
into inadvertently, only to be wowed by the group’s virtuosic performance.
In 2013, DiP continued with choreographer Anna Sperber’s residency in
February. A Brooklyn-based artist, Sperber spent her time at Gibney Dance
rehearsing The Superseded Third, a duet with dancer Molly Lieber that they
presented in an open rehearsal at the Center. The piece later premiered at
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
The Brooklyn-based, all female hiphop group Decadancetheatre is the DiP
artist in residence in November. The
group wows during an open rehearsal
on November 16 with their fresh and
stunning movement vocabulary.
Gibney Dance Company welcomes new members Javier Baca, Zachary Denison,
and Casey Loomis. The company begins rehearsals for Dividing Line.
With the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, Gibney Dance is forced to close for a week
as 890 Broadway finds itself within the notorious “no power zone.” Doors
reopen to a community eager to continue dancing!
Gibney Dance launches the Institute for Community Action Training that takes
place January 25 – 27, welcoming dance and social service professionals to
workshops on our Community Action program model. ICAT attendees leave the
weekend empowered to create new arts outreach programs.
DECEMBER
After months spent budgeting and number
crunching, Gibney Dance emerges from a
consultancy with the Nonprofit Finance
Fund with new perspectives on the
meaning of fiscal health and solid plans
for future growth.
Dancer and choreographer Anna Sperber presents an open rehearsal of The
Superseded Third, a duet that premieres at The Chocolate Factory in April. About
her time at Gibney, Sperber remarks, “During the residency, we invited people to
come in and watch which was very helpful…. We were able to sink into a deeper
ownership of the material and an understanding of dancing it together.”
Sperber was followed by David Thomson, an interdisciplinary artist chosen
by Danspace Project as DiP’s 2013 Presenter Partner Resident Artist. While
at the Center, Thomson worked on a series of performances set to premiere
in fall 2014. Working at the intersection of dance and theater, Thomson
presented a more formal culminating open rehearsal to which he invited
many friends, colleagues, and supporters of his work. When he was not able
to use the full amount of studio space allotted to him, Thomson regranted the
space to “under-wing” artists, underscoring the resource-sharing emphasis
of DiP. Of the residency, he wryly stated, “Short of making the work for me,
it was pretty ideal.”
The year’s final DiP Artist in Residence was Melinda Ring, who rehearsed
at the Center in June. Ring’s body of work is comprised of dance,
performance art, video, and installation. While at the Center, she offered a
weekly improvisation workshop, providing attendees an inside look into her
creative process and encouraging an individual approach to improvisational
technique. Her residency culminated with an open rehearsal of Forgetful
Snow, a three-part work set to premiere in fall 2014.
Gibney Dance was honored to be able to offer a temporary home to these
artists at such a crucial stage in their careers. Their commitment to the
exploration and discovery of new creative forms and processes has inspired
us. DiP’s inaugural year has reinforced for us how crucial the resource of
uninterrupted space is for New York City-based, mid-career artists, and we
end this season with a firm commitment to continuing this form of support.
The 2013 – 2014 DiP panel met in June, and Gibney Dance looks forward
to welcoming a new crop of artists this fall.
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Photo of Amy Miller by Christopher Duggan
Gibney Dance Advisory Group member
and longtime supporter Aston McCullough
facilitates the first Show/Share of the
year on August 28. Many artists currently
working at the Center share work and
receive feedback.
In October, Gibney Dance embraces Domestic Violence Awareness Month’s
official purple color and asks friends on social media to declare, “I AM
AGAINST VIOLENCE.” The Center offers awareness events, free wellness
classes, and a demonstration of the movement workshops that take place in
the city’s domestic violence shelters.
The Chocolate Factory in April 2013. Sperber explained that she and Lieber
“…had a lot of movement material, so during the residency we worked on
editing and distilling certain qualities. We were able to get deeper into the
detail and intricacies of the piece and push the material further.”
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AUGUST
Sorry I Missed Your Show, featuring Danspace Project’s PLATFORM 2012:
Parallels. Drawn from his groundbreaking 1982 spotlight on African and
African-American artists pushing the boundaries of the mainstream, HoustonJones presents a screening of dance works to an enthusiastic audience.
Though the holiday season and New
Year approaches, there are no signs of
hibernation. The Broadway revival of
Roger & Hammerstein’s Cinderella keeps
things lively, rehearsing in three of the
Center’s studios.
Executive Director of Dance/NYC Lane Harwell facilitates a Center Line town hall
style discussion on the topic “How Can Dance Artists Help Shape the Future of
the City?” The January 16 event draws nearly fifty community members.
MARCH
FEBRUARY
On Valentine’s Day, Gibney Dance Community Action partners with The
Playground to organize the Give Love Dance Jam in solidarity with One Billion
Rising, a campaign calling for one billion women across the world to rise up and
dance in a demonstration of collective strength. Choreographer Camille A. Brown
teaches a class, and many come to dance in support of the campaign.
Gibney Dance Center also celebrates Valentine’s Day with I <3 GDC, an evening of
performances by artists who regularly work at the Center. Everyone comes together
in a night emblematic of the creative exchanges happening here.
Photos by (left to right) Samantha Siegel, Samantha
Siegel, Samantha Siegel, Yasemin Ozumerzifon,
Murphy Chang, Christopher Duggan, Samantha
Siegel, Yasemin Ozumerzifon, Christopher Duggan
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Gibney Dance Center’s renovations of Studio 8 are completed in March,
transforming what was once a shoemaker’s workshop into a versatile studio with
unique character.
MAY
APRIL
The Company travels to Istanbul from April 4 – 11 for a weeklong Community
Action Residency at Mimar Sinan University. Says Gina Gibney about her time
in Turkey, “I realized for the first time the full potential of our work to make an
impact across international boundaries—and for our organization to serve as a
cultural ambassador and champion of women’s rights.”
Choreographer David Thomson, the 2013 DiP Presenter Partner Resident Artist,
presents an informal open rehearsal for the public. During his residency, David
rehearses in multiple studio spaces at Gibney Dance Center. “Studio 3 is smaller
so you’re right up on top of the action, whereas in Studio 1 you have more of
a frame. The variety of different spaces was helpful for me. It has been nice
moving from one space to another to gain different perspectives on the work.”
On May 9, Gibney Dance invites friends and patrons to the Center for our
annual Benefit featuring a cocktail reception, silent auction, and excerpts
from Dividing Line, Gina Gibney’s most recent evening-length work set to
premiere in November 2013. Swing dancing lessons are among the items up
for auction—perfect for an evening in support of dance!
Gibney Dance Company presents excerpts of Dividing Line in open rehearsal
previews on May 10 and 11 in Studio 5–2. The string quartet ETHEL plays
live music by Son Lux to a crowd of supporters.
A long-overdue upgrade for our website brings a refreshing and bold new
aesthetic to Gibney Dance’s online presence.
JUNE
This summer marks Gibney Dance Company’s sixth year in residency at NYU
Tisch Dance’s Summer Residency Festival. The Company presents a public
showing on June 26.
DiP resident artist Melinda Ring presents a June 29th open rehearsal of Forgetful
Snow, a three-part work set to premiere in 2014. She shares choreographic
research and methods developed during her residency.
Gibney Dance Community Action celebrates its most active year to date having
accomplished 365 movement workshops in domestic violence shelters—one for
every day of the year.
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