2013 Gallim Dance Annual Report

GALLIM DANCE
2013 annual report
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LETTER
FROM THE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
AND THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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We are thrilled to share with you Gallim Dance’s exciting year in review, including our local, national and international
performances, new works and commissions, as well as the recognition we received for our award-winning arts education
programming and entrepreneurship.
Please join us in celebrating highlights from 2013:
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The world premiere of Andrea’s most ambitious work to date, Fold Here, which Vogue praised for
its blend of “wild-child dynamism with quiet emotional resonance.”
A sold out season of Blush at BAM’s new Fisher Theater
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39 national and international performances for 15,500 audience members in prestigious venues
including Guggenheim Works & Process, Montclair Peak Performances, and the Théâtre National
de Chaillot in Paris
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Commissions from Harvard University and New York University
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Choreography for a Vogue photo shoot and a feature-length documentary
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Recognition for artistic excellence and outstanding entrepreneurship from Crain’s New York, The
New York Times, and PBS NewsHour
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A National Endowment for the Arts award for Gallim’s world-class arts education programs, which
have served 3,500 people since we established our home studio space in 2012
Gallim’s 2014 artistic highlights include new commissions from Barnard College at Columbia University and Hermes Paris,
Gallim’s world premiere of our site-specific dance installation at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center next Fall,
and exciting events in our Brooklyn home.
We look forward to seeing you during Gallim’s performances and events throughout the year!
Yours truly,
Andrea Miller
Artistic Director
Meredith (Max) Hodges
Executive Director
We extend a special thank you to the Friends of Gallim Dance for their extraordinary leadership and support:
Frederic M. Seegal, Chairman
James H. Herbert, II
Jonathan Ledecky
David R. Parker
Michael J. Rosenthal
Irena Tocino
Shannon Houston, Board Liaison
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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2013 Highlights
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Mission + Vision Statement
1.2 Executive Summary
SECTION 2. ARTISTIC HIGHLIGHTS
2.1 Creation of New Work
2.2 Performance Highlights
2.3 Press Quotes
2.4 2013 Calendar Highlights
SECTION 3. BUILDING AUDIENCES
3.1 Press + Marketing
3.2 Development
SECTION 4. NURTURING YOUNG ARTISTS
4.1 Education + Community Programming
4.2 Ongoing Mentorship
4.3 Outbound Teaching Highlights
SECTION 5. LOOKING FORWARD
5.1 2014 Strategic Plans
5.2 New Works
5.3 2014-15 Performance Calendar Highlights
SECTION 6. ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
ADMINISTRATION, DANCERS & COLLABORATORS
6.1 Entrepreneurial Excellence
6.2 Get to Know Gallim Dance: Artistic, Administrative, and Creative Staff
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2013 Highlights
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JANUARY
APRIL
Jonathan Windham is the 3rd
Gallimer named Top 25 To
Watch by Dance Magazine
Gallim headlines the
TANZtage Festival in Austria
/ Pro bono Bain project
begins
FEBRUARY
MAY
Max Hodges invited to lecture
on arts entrepreneurship at
The Juilliard School
Gallim’s sold-out debut at
BAM in the inaugural season
of the BAM Fisher
MARCH
JUNE
World Premiere of Harvard
commission / Gallim’s
California debut
Choreographic residencies
with Sadler’s Wells | London’s
Dance House and Dancers’
Workshop Jackson Hole
JULY
OCTOBER
Gallim’s opening night debut
at the Vail International
Dance Festival
Gallim makes its Central
American debut at Festival
Prisma
AUGUST
NOVEMBER
Gallim hosts Dancewave
Summer Intensive / Gallim
awarded 1st Federal State &
City funding
Gallim returns to Germany
for the Festspiele
Ludwigshafen
SEPTEMBER
DECEMBER
World Premiere of Fold Here
at Guggenheim Works &
Process and Montclair Peak
Performances
Five performances at the
Théâtre National de Chaillot
in Paris, France
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SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Mission + Vision Statement
Mission
Gallim Dance, a New York-based contemporary dance company, creates and performs worldwide original work
by artistic director and founder Andrea Miller.
To Achieve Our Mission
Andrea Miller and Gallim Dance produce work that embodies fearless physicality grounded by deep humanity
and expressed through the madness and joy of the imagination. Each piece of choreography takes audiences
on an artistic journey that generates a visceral response, interactive discoveries, and lasting resonance.
Gallim is also committed to bringing distinguished arts education and community programming to the Clinton
Hill neighborhood, and academic institutions across the nation. In January 2012, Gallim established its new
permanent home in a historical landmark building in Brooklyn, NY, where it hosts year-round, low-cost education
and performance programs. Gallim’s education branch serves both dancers and non-dancers through weekly
classes, specialized movement workshops, artist residencies, open rehearsals, and monthly performing arts series.
Supported by a gifted and dependable administrative team, the staff creates and pursues opportunities for rich
exchange and exposure between Gallim, international audiences, and Gallim’s diverse community of dancers.
1.2 Executive Summary
Gallim Dance had much to celebrate in 2013. Our seventh season proved to be another ambitious year for
mission fulfillment, with increased activity in new work creation and production, touring, and education and
community programming.
The company performed 39 times in 18 venues, reaching 15,500 audience members. This year’s
performance highlights included the world premiere of Miller’s most ambitious work to date, Fold Here,
which Vogue praised for its blend of “wild-child dynamism with quiet emotional resonance”; a sold out
season of Blush at BAM’s new Fisher Theater, international tours to Linz, Austria, Ludwigshafen, Germany,
Panama City, Panama, and Paris, France; and performances in prestigious venues such as Guggenheim
Works & Process, Montclair Peak Performances, and the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris. Gallim
received commissions from Harvard University and New York University and Miller set choreography for
a Vogue photo shoot and a feature-length documentary. Gallim was recognized for artistic excellence
and outstanding entrepreneurship from Crain’s New York, The New York Times, and PBS NewsHour.
Since Gallim launched its education and community programming in 2012, the company has served more than
3,000 individuals in its home studio at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew in Brooklyn, NY. Both the
National Endowment for the Arts and New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs have recognized these
programs for their excellence, and have provided significant financial support.
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As a result of the hard work and commitment of the Gallim artistic staff, the leadership of a dedicated
administration and generous financial support from individuals, foundations, corporations and all three levels
of government, we are able to report our success. These accomplishments would simply not be possible
without the vision of the Board of Directors and Friends of Gallim who help sustain the growth of Gallim.
Last but not least, the Gallim family also welcomed its latest addition with the arrival of Miller’s baby, Mateo!
Please take a moment to review a synopsis of the year within the 2013 Annual Report.
2013
39 Performances
4 Commissions
4 International Tours
15,500 Audience Members
1,569 Participants Served at Gallim’s Home Studio
10% Revenue Growth & a Balanced Budget
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SECTION 2. ARTISTIC HIGHLIGHTS
2.1 Creation of New Work
WORLD CLASS COMMISSIONS
Fold Here Previews at Guggenheim Works & Process and Premieres at Peak Performances
September 2013
In collaboration with video artist Tal Rosner and lighting designer Robert Wierzel, Fold Here unfolds in an
implausible universe filled with empty cardboard boxes as the basic units of all existing matter. In pursuit of the
boxes’ elusive essence, the performers explore the physical, sensorial and spiritual properties of human beings
as parallel contents and containers of existence. The piece was initially inspired by Raymond Carver’s short
story “Cathedral”, in which a sighted man’s hand is guided by a blind man’s heart in drawing a cathedral.
Fold Here was commissioned by Peak Performances at Montclair State University (NJ) and co-commissioned
by Dancers’ Workshop Jackson Hole and the Gallim Dance Commissioners Circle.
Research for Fold Here was supported by the Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells | London’s Dance House
and Dancers’ Workshop. With the support of Sadler’s Wells, Gallim engaged in creative residencies with
collaborators in its home studio. The company also spent three weeks developing the work in Jackson Hole
where community members and local artists joined open rehearsals and took part in public classes.
Miller Creates Newton’s Cradle at Harvard University
March 2013
The OFA Dance Program “support[s] studies in dance composition, improvisation, performance, choreographic
design and history of dance with an emphasis on collaboration and trans-disciplinary Inquiry.” As a Blodgett
Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Miller and Associate Director Francesca Romo spent three weeks on a
commission at Harvard University creating Newton’s Cradle. Miller joined an impressive roster of fellow Blodgett
recipients and distinguished artists including John Jaspers, Kyle Abrahams, Ariel Friedman, and Aszure Barton.
NEW WORKS FOR COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
The Life and Death Of Mick Rock
June 2013
Gallim Dance partnered with Rockeye Productions to bring a dream-state dance scene to life in the filming of
The Life and Death of Mick Rock. The documentary is an odyssey into the colorful and crazy recesses of rock
‘n’ roll’s history captured through the photography of Mick Rock.
Studio HS Engages Gallim Dance in Second Commission
January 2013
As part of Target’s C9 by Champion’s event at the Fountainebleau Miami Beach Hotel during the 2013 Miami
Marathon, Gallim Dance performed to leverage brand awareness for C9’s new activewear line. Over two days
the brand engaged with over 30,000 people.
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2.2 Performance Highlights
Across the Nation
Blushing in Brooklyn
Sold out season of Blush at BAM Fisher
May 2013
Gallim debuted at BAM with six sold out performances. The critically acclaimed and nationally award-winning Blush
returned to New York for the first time since its premiere at the Joyce Soho in 2009, during the inaugural season of
the BAM Fisher Theater. Dense with emotional rawness and physical exertion, this intimate work chases one of the
most elusive human expressions - the blush - through the stress and raptures as it melts to the edges of the skin.
Commemorating Gallim’s home season in its new neighborhood, the company’s fans, friends, and supporters
celebrated with an Opening Night Champagne Toast, Gala, afterBLUSH Cast Party, and Blush workshop.
Romo and Windham Capture Colorado
July 2013
Each year the Vail International Dance Festival showcases the most critically acclaimed dance companies and
artists. Francesca Romo and Jonathan Windham joined the ranks with a performance of Pupil duet for over
1,200 audience members during the opening night ceremony at The Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater.
Back-to-Back Seasons at The Rialto Center for the Performing Arts
February 2013
Audiences welcomed Miller’s Blush with a sold out performance at The Rialto Center for the Performing Arts.
Gallim was invited back to The Rialto after a successful performance of Dust in 2012. The Rialto attracts worldclass arts programming to its 850-seat venue annually and is considered a prominent hub for the arts in Georgia.
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Gallim InternationalLY
Wonderland Tours Europe
Over 5,500 European Audience Members Experience Gallim
April / November / December 2013
Gallim’s first international stop in 2013 was to Linz, Austria with an international debut of Mama Call and
performance of Pupil Suite during Posthof Linz. Audiences were thrilled by the company’s fiercely driven movement
aesthetic. Gallim ended the year by taking over Paris, France, and Ludwigshafen, Germany with its performances
of Wonderland at Festspiele Ludwigshafen in Germany and at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in France.
In its ninth season, Festspiele Ludwigshafen continues to bring world-renowned artists to the Theater im
Pfalzbau. Gallim joined a festival roster with other seasoned artists like Shen Wei Dance Arts.
Situated at Place du Trocadero, the Théâtre National de Chaillot is among the largest and most prestigious
venues in Paris. Gallim took the mainstage at Chaillot for a five performance run of Wonderland, performing
for over 5,000 audience members.
Expanding to New Touring Markets
Gallim Travels to Central America
October 2013
Making its Central American debut, Gallim Dance’s Blush was Festival PRISMA’s featured performance. PRISMA
was created for the promotion and development of contemporary dance in Panama and seeks to create a
platform for artists and audiences to promote art between cultures.
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2.3 PRESS Quotes
eye-catching,
original
movement
- Chicago Tribune
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“Miller has high expectations for choreography, especially
her own. It isn’t enough, she feels, for a dance to be beautiful.
Dances should be revolutionary.”
– Robert Johnson, Star Ledger, September 24, 2013
“[Miller] takes a moment to revisit one of her early pieces and whatever changes she’s made, her prowling,
contorted physical language will no doubt be there, reminding us how tough and resilient the human body
can be.”
– The New York Times, May 16, 2013
“Her excellent dancers fly, crawl, hover, and hang together. They split jump, hurtle themselves into the arms
of each other, and hold a pose, all with abandon, yet precision… Blush feels flush with craft, design, and
invention.”
– Deirdre Towers, DancEnthusiast, June 10, 2013
“Like all of Miller’s dances, Fold Here is physically dramatic, mining the deep emotional and theatrical
resources of her riveting dancers.”
– BWWDanceWorld, June 7, 2013
“On some level, Blush is unfathomable. On another it’s as
dangerously, sensuously present as a touch on your own flesh.”
– Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal, May 26, 2013
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A rising-star
choreographer... shaping
this generation of
the art form
- Crain’s New York
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2.4 2013 Calendar Highlights
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The Rialto, Atlanta GA - Mama Call and Pupil Suite
March 22-23
Temecula Theater, Temecula CA - Mama Call and Pupil Suite
March 28-30
Harvard University, Cambridge MA - Commission Performance, Newton’s Cradle
April 3-4
Festival Tanztage at Posthof, Linz Austria - Mama Call and Pupil Suite
April 19
Blair Academy, Blairstown NJ - Mama Call and Pupil Suite
May 6
Press, Donor & VIP Studio Event, Brooklyn NY - Blush Lecture/Demo
May 21-26
Brooklyn Academy of Music Fisher Building, Brooklyn NY - Blush
June 3-5
Gallim Dance Advanced Summer Intensive, Brooklyn NY
June 17-July 6
Dancers’ Workshop Jackson Hole, Jackson WY - Creative Residency, Fold Here
July 11-12
Wesleyan University, Middletown CT - Mama Call and Pupil Suite
July 22-26
Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells - Fold Here Research & Development (Part 2)
July 28
Vail International Dance Festival, Vail CO - Pupil Suite duet
September 22-23
Guggenheim Works + Process, New York NY - Fold Here
September 26-29
Montclair Peak Performances Series, Montclair NJ - Fold Here World Premiere
October 12
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN - Blush
October 21
Festival Prisma, Panama City Panama - Blush
November 14-17
Cascia Hall Performing Arts Center, Tulsa OK - Blush
November 29
Festspiele Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen Germany - Wonderland
December 4-7
Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris France - Wonderland
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SECTION 3. BUILDING AUDIENCES
3.1 Press + Marketing
2013 was a banner year for national and international press attention thanks to the efforts of Ellen Jacobs, of
EJA Associates, and Gallim’s staff. These articles raised the profile of the company and pushed our brand with
more than 40 articles published about the company ranging from local influencers to national and international
opinion-makers.
PRAISE FOR ANDREA MILLER
On May 16, 2013, The New York Times praised Andrea
Miller’s movement vocabulary and wrote that her
physical language reminded us “how tough & resilient
the human body can be.” 1,133,923
average daily digital circulation
source: auditedmedia.com
50,000
PRINT circulation
+300,000
In a Crain’s New York article published on July 21st
2013, Miller was called “one of a handful of rising-star
choreographers who, dance experts say, are shaping
this generation of the art form”.
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average monthly unique visitors
source: Crain’s New York
PRAISE FOR OUR NEW WORK
1.8 Million
Average Online Monthly Audience
Last September, VOGUE featured Gallim, writing: “Miller is
known for creating work that blends wild-child dynamism with
quiet emotional resonance. Expect both in full force in Fold
Here, the most complex piece to date for her six-year-old
company, Gallim Dance.”
29 Million
Average Monthly Page Views
source: condenast.com
950,000
Average Audience Per Night in 2013
“A lot of what this piece is about is describing what a box is,” said
Miller, “and the goal is to get the magic of what we eventually
understand about these boxes and what it reveals about what is
contained inside us.”
– NJ Public Television / PBS, September 27, 2013
PRESS RELATIONS
Our press list now
includes more than
professional
contacts.
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Broadcast on more than 300 PBS
member stations
sources: Wikipedia + Baltimore Sun
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new contacts
were added to this list
in 2013.
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CULTIVATING NEW AUDIENCES
With the creation of new channels, Gallim Dance is making the work of the company more accessible to the
public and professionals. New social media platforms also maximize Gallim’s brand engagement with our
previous followers and fans, sharing the latest content and news in a new and appealing way. Our vertical
and horizontal expansion benefited ticket sales, fundraising efforts, and secured our credibility for marketing
exchanges with other organizations.
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2013 by the numbers
A total of 23,548 online audience across 10 platforms
38 EBLASTS SENT
62, 000 OPENS (6% better than industry average) - 5,806 Click-throughs
42,647 YouTube Views
21,224 Unique Visitors on gallimdance.com > 57.4% are New Visitors
NEW PLATFORMS
Instagram > the visual documentation of the company life
Spotify > our music channel featuring the soundtracks of our different works
Pinterest > our inspiration board which includes sketches and past projects of our current collaborators
WEBSITE:
DEVELOPMENT + NEW DESIGN
Gallim improved the representation our repertory
pieces by working with renowned web developer
Caleb Custer who has previously designed
websites for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet,
Ballet Hispanico, Doug Varone and Keigwin +
Company. This appealing new layout is made to
attract presenters, commissioners and our public.
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3.2 Development
Gallim raised
$326,000 in Contributed Income
from our generous institutional and individual supporters.
Renewed Supporters AND NEW-in-2013 Grant Makers & Corporations
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NEW
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NEW
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NEW
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FRIENDS OF GALLIM
Frederic M. Seegal,
Chairman
James H. Herbert, II
Jonathan Ledecky
David R. Parker
Michael J. Rosenthal
Irena Tocino
Shannon Houston,
Board Liaison
Commissioners Circle
Chairperson: Wendy Kantor,
Fine Homes Specialist
(Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
Producers Circle
Douglas and Dale Hodges
Nelsons Family Foundation
Jody and John Arnhold
Babs Case
Stuart H. Coleman
John R. & Kiendl Dauphinot
Gordon
The Hupy Family
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
Jonathan Ledecky
Bruce Leibstone
Valerie Oliveiro
Marian Davis & David Parker
Mindy Pressler
Michael J. Rosenthal
Frederic & Robin Seegal
Stephanie & Fred Shuman
Irena Tocino
Gallim Dance Supporters
Tom and Maureen Armstrong
Alfredo Axtmayer
Paul and Joanne Bailey
Alan Baily
Morley and Frederick Bland
Marian Bluestein
Sally Brazil
Caren and Jeremy Caplan
Bercu Company, Inc
Meral Cultu
Dawne Eng
EP
John Philip Falk
Corey Friedlander
Paul Frydrychowski
Richard Gochman
Gary Hodges
Rita Gail Johnson
Peiling Junek
Susan and Richard Kaufman
Evan Klebe
David Lafleur
Laury and Nomi Loeb
Douglas McMahon
Ruby Mehta
Bridget Mullen
Rob O’Neill
Dancers Circle
Judith Bass
Jaquett Heck
Tom Hameline & Cynthia Wright
Shannon Houston
Michele and Steve Pesner
Helen and Rick Rappaport
Diane Sacks
Frank Way
Laura Zeckendorf
Anonymous (2)
Christian Parker
Doug and Anne Post
Jan and Jane Postma
Helen and Rick Rappaport
Michael Reingold
Scott Rowen
Jane Safer
Monique and Richard Schatten
Cheryl Sherman
Nancy and Rich Vader
Sandra Walle
Ava Zydor
Anonymous (10)
Kickstarter SUPPORTERS
aaz / GH / Tess / Vladimir A Pozdin / Kyle Abraham / Christine Agbuya / Andrew Dominus & Stephanie Altman Dominus
/ Alan Baily / Derrick Belcham / Tarik Bolat / Doris Boysen Spenner / Sally Brazil / Caroline Brethenoux / Mischa Byruck
/ Sehee Chung / Juan Carlos Claudio & Kade Clark / Lisa Cohen / Jenessa Connor / Caroline Conoly / Matt Daly / Bill
Dawers / Teresa Deziel / Chris & Vivian Diaz-Babuts / Brittany Dickinson / Terri Dysart / Betty E Acevedo / Sloane Elman
and Barry Radick / Nancy Felson / Mary & Cesar Fermin / Ian Fiedorek / Mary Fischer / Amanda Flosbach / Paul Frydrychowski / Ayala Gazit / Katryn Geane / Michelle Geft / Valerie Girard, soprano / Pablo Gnecco / Bryan Grulke / Sean
Hackett / Stephen Hartley / Mike Young & Harvey Alter / Kathleen Helm / Lori Hicks / Doug & Dale Hodges / Melanie
Jane Parker / Kami Kahler / Adrienne Katz / Alexander Kipka / L Kramer / Lucinda Lavelli / Kristen Leonard / Pauline
MacDougall / Richard Miller / Cassie Rangel / Juan Rengifo-Borrero / Alex Rives / Ellen Robbins / Anton Rosenberg /
Erin Roy / Kelli Scarr / Nev Schulman / Eleanor Shannon / Jessica Somers / Haleh Stilwell / Fern Stolper / Sierra Stults /
Megan Summers / Emily Tobey / Jan & Jerry Tuckman / Liesbet Van Lemput / Lena Vinitskaya / Ann Wang / Frank Way /
Carla Webber / Brinna Weigel / Connie Wieneke / Li Zhan / Anonymous (42)
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Gallim raised $326,000 in Contributed Income from generous supporters in 2013. Earning new and renewed
support from individual donors, government bodies, and funding institutions had a significant impact on growing
and diversifying Gallim’s funding base. Gallim looks forward to accomplishing major strategic goals in 2014. The
company will identify two new members of the Friends of Gallim, and continue to grow and diversify our base
of contributed income.
2013 HIGHLIGHTS
Gallim Dance’s Backbone: The Friends of Gallim
We are so grateful for the ongoing leadership and vision of the Friends of Gallim. This extraordinary group of
peers make generous annual contributions, making a consequential impact on Gallim’s ability to achieve major
artistic and company milestones. Their oversight and strategic guidance at quarterly meetings is greatly valued.
Additionally, the Friends of Gallim serve as ambassadors for Gallim at events and in their involvement throughout
NYC and other regions.
Gallim Dance Individual Donor Campaigns
Gallim raised $40,000 from 179 donors in 2013, through three major campaigns. These results represent
growth of 160% in individual giving and growth of 163% in active donors since 2012.
Commissioners Circle
Kickstarter
With gifts between $2,000-$5,000,
members make a transformative
impact by supporting Gallim’s most
core mission: the creation and
production of Andrea Miller’s newest
works, including Fold Here.
Gallim launched its first 30-day
crowdfunding campaign to support the
creation of Andrea’s most ambitious
work to date, Fold Here.
- $22, 000 raised
- $7,546* raised -- exceeded goal by over 50%
- $13,100* raised -- an increase of 110%
over 2012 year-end campaign results
- 9 members
- 124 donors
- 46 donors
- 81% donors were new to Gallim
- 30% of donors were new
*includes one gift also counted in
Commissioners Circle total
*includes two gifts also counted in
Commissioners Circle total
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2013 Year-End Campaign
Donors joined our exciting creative
journey by supporting the creation of
Andrea’s groundbreaking new works,
Gallim’s devoted dancers, and our
acclaimed arts education programs.
Segmented letters and handwritten
personal notes contributed to the
success of this campaign.
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GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS GALLIM’S IMPACT AND FUTURE POTENTIAL
Gallim won its first Federal, State, and City support — contributing over $27,000 in 2013 and guaranteeing
nearly $100,000 in additional funds for 2014-15.
National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA)
New York State Council on
the Arts (NYSCA)
Department of Cultural
Affairs (DCA)
Gallim’s Clinton Hill arts educational and
community programming was recognized
for excellence with an Art Works grant.
In support of Gallim’s company
dancers during our debut of Blush at
BAM, May 21-26, 2013.
In support of Gallim’s studio and public
programming. The City’s commitment
extends over the next three years, providing
operating and capital funds for studio
programming and capital improvements to
Gallim’s Brooklyn home.
- $10,000 in 2013
- $5,000 in 2013
- $12,300 in Operating Funds for 2013
- $33,825 in Operating Funds for 2014-15
- Applying for renewal/increase in
2014
- $63,000 in Capital Funds for 2014-15
FOUNDATION AND CORPORATION SUPPORT Highlights
First Republic Bank:
$20,000
Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation:
$4,460
Princess Grace
Foundation USA:
$16,940
Charles and Joan Gross
Family Foundation:
$5,500
Lead Sponsor of Fold Here
including performances at
Guggenheim Works & Process,
and hosts of a beautiful
donor and client reception on
Gallim’s opening night at the
Guggenheim. Gallim is honored
that First Republic Bank will
be its 2014 Season Sponsor
with a contribution of $25,000,
supporting national tours to
Boston, Jackson Hole and New
York.
In support of Gallim’s tour of
Wonderland to Ludwigshafen,
Germany. This is the third time
that the Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation has supported
Gallim’s international touring.
Supported the addition of
Rehearsal Directors to Miller’s
creative process for Fold Here,
including Ana Maria Lucaciu
and Dramaturg Alejandro
Rodriguez.
Awarded a restricted grant for the
original musical score and sound
design of Fold Here by composer
Andrew Przybytkowski.
This
marks the second time the Gross
Family Foundation supported
Gallim Dance’s commission of an
original composition for a new
work since Miller’s Sit, Kneel,
Stand in 2012.
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SECTION 4.
NURTURING YOUNG ARTISTS
4.1 EDUCATION + COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
YEAR ROUND PROGRAMS
Recognized for excellence by
Weekly Classes
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weekly classes include Company Class, Ballet, and Afro-Caribbean
Intensives
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one- to five-day long intensives expose students to the vibrant
creative voice of Gallim’s Artistic Director, Andrea Miller
Monthly showings of new works and existing repertory performed by
award-winning
ensemble. Open rehearsals engage
audiences in critical dialogue about movement and art
Informal Performances
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The National
Endowment for the
Arts & New York
City’s Department
of Cultural Affairs
3,500 individuals
served since September
2012 launch
Open Rehearsals
Gallim’s
ACCOLADES
annual free or low-cost studio performances by artists like
Urban Bush Women and Nora’s Playhouse
New York City’s Department
of Cultural Affairs awarded
Gallim a capital grant of
for FY 2015
to dramatically improve the
production capabilities of the
studio
$63,000
Gallim promotes its programming
to over
23,500 online
Artist Residencies
subscribers and on 30+ local
list-serves
Shen Wei Dance Arts, Tere O’Connor
Dance, Issue Project Room and
Dancewave
In a 2012 survey,
of attendees would
recommend Gallim
programming to others
A temporary home for artmaking while Gallim is on tour. The program
attracts acclaimed choreographers and companies including
84%
Gallim Dance’s Clinton Hill arts programming is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts
and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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Gallim Dance hosts free and low-cost studio programs in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Programming engages
the local community, builds dance literacy, and creates a home for the arts.
“
setting the bar
Gallim Dance is
for how a
dance company should be run. Gallim has close ties
with communities bringing the joy of dance, and working
improve the quality of life
Brooklynites.
to
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for
- Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
GALLIM DANCE TEACHING + STUDIO PROGRAM REVENUE
4.2 Ongoing Mentorship
Dancewave
Gallim continues to mentor students of the Brooklyn-based Dancewave School. In 2013, Gallim co-hosted
two intensives with Dancewave for students ages 16 – 22. During these intensives over 50 young dancers
developed their creative voice through structured technique classes, improvisational and compositional labs,
and performance studies. Gallim’s studio now serves as the home base for Dancewave Company I rehearsals.
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4.3 Outbound Teaching Highlights
Company Members led master classes, workshops, and residencies, nationally and internationally, bringing Gallim
Dance’s distinctive movement and creative process to over 1,600 professional and pre-professional dancers.
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University of the Arts
(Philadelphia, PA)
University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, MI)
Goucher College
(Baltimore, MD)
Dancer Jonathan Windham spent
three days representing Gallim
Dance as the resident artist at The
University of the Arts-- one of the
top art universities in the United
States for education in the visual and
performing arts.
Consistently ranked among the top
performing arts schools in the country,
The University of Michigan invited
Gallim Dance for a two week residency
in which company members re-staged
excerpts of Pupil Suite and lead over
ten movement and composition
classes.
Education Chair, Caroline Fermin,
spearheaded a two-week long residency
at Goucher College. During this time
Fermin set excerpts of Mama Call and
taught all levels of modern technique to
the students.
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SECTION 5. LOOKING FORWARD
5.1 2014 Strategic Plans
Gallim will focus on 3 Artistic and Institutional Priorities in 2014:
Strong and frequent presence in NYC
We believe that Gallim Dance’s artistic success as well as
the growth of major gifts and individual giving depends
on establishing a regular presence for Gallim in New York.
In October 2014, Gallim will perform a world premiere,
site-specific commission at the Lincoln Center Atrium.
The company is working to create an additional local
performance or event in Spring 2014, possibly at New
York City Center Studio 5. In 2015, the world premiere
of a new work by Miller will be performed with live
accompaniment in NYC.
The staff pursues ongoing relationships with venues such
as The Joyce Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New
York Live Arts, Fall for Dance, The Kitchen, Guggenheim
Works & Process, St. Ann’s Warehouse , The New Museum,
MoMA/P.S.1, The Chocolate Factory, Park Avenue Armory,
Japan Society, and the Parrish Art Museum (Hamptons).
Upcoming New York Performance Calendar
• June 7: Outdoor performance at the Red Hook Brooklyn Festival
• JUNE 11 (TENTATIVE): Gala/performance event AT NYCC STUDIO 5
• July 24 or 31: Festival performance at the New Victory Theater (Broadway)
• September or October: World premiere installation performance
at Lincoln Center’s Atrium
• JANUARY 2015: APAP PERFORMANCES, VENUE TBA
• 2015: New World Premiere Work to Live Early Baroque Music, TENTATIVELY
TO BE PRESENTED BY THE JOYCE THEATER
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Repeat presence in 1-2 satellite markets
In addition to building a frequent presence in NYC, Gallim Dance aims to establish 1-2 satellite markets, where the
company might return annually or biannually to create and perform new work. We believe this model will create
richer opportunities for audience development, long-term presenter relationships, and fundraising.
Dancers’ Workshop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is one of our leading markets. Supported by the National Dance Project
Touring Award, Gallim took Blush on the road to Jackson Hole in February 2012. Artistic Director, Babs Case, the staff at
Dancers’ Workshop, and Gallim Dance created a brilliant artistic trifecta. The Dancers’ Workshop demonstrated their
commitment to the company by co-commissioning Miller’s Fold Here. In the summer of 2013, Gallim spent three weeks
in residency at Dancers’ Workshop developing Fold Here, and engaging the community in open rehearsals and master
classes. Fold Here will have its West Coast premiere at Dancers’ Workshop Center for the Arts in February 2014.
In 2013, Gallim expanded its touring territory with a California debut at the Old Town Temecula Theater in Temecula, California.
Hodges and Miller took meetings with area presenters from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Our goal is to secure performance
opportunities in San Francisco in order to reach new audiences, build upon our corporate relationship with First Republic Bank,
and leverage the community connections of Frederic Seegal and James H. Herbert, Friends of Gallim. The company is in positive
conversations with San Francisco presenter and contemporary dance company ODC about performance dates in 2015.
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Larger and diversified base of contributed income
Gallim Dance will continue seeking to increase Contributed Income, and will continue replacing one-time
sources with renewable and multi-year support. Our most important focus in 2014 is adding two new
members to the Friends of Gallim.
2012 was significantly supported by non-renewable sources of funding, including $75,000 from the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund, $35,000 from the Joyce and New York City Center, and the tremendous capital contributions
from the Friends of Gallim. In 2013 we sought to begin replacing those sources with renewable funds, and
are committed to continuing our progress in 2014.
Significant steps in achieving
this goal were taken in 2013:
• Awarded first Federal, State, and City
funding; NYC’s Department of Cultural Affairs
has committed $108,000 in capital & operating
funds over the next three years
• Created relationships with eight new
corporate sponsors, including American
Airlines, Bain & Co, and Target
• 104% growth in number of donor
households, broadening and diversifying our
base of support
The following goals will be
strongly pursued in 2014:
• Identify two new members of the Friends of
Gallim
• Grow the Commissioners Circle (gifts of
$2000-5000) to 13-15 members (currently at 9
members)
• Secure a new corporate or foundation
donor to fully fund studio programming
• Secure foundation and government support
of new work (e.g. NDP Production Grant) and
general operating expenses (e.g. Shubert)
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5.2 New WorkS
Lincoln Center Atrium Commission:
Site-Specific World Premiere – OCTOBER 2014
Andrea Miller and the dancers of Gallim Dance will create a site-specific live dance and projection installation
for Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium, a vibrant public performance and community gathering space.
For each of Miller’s choreographic works, she creates an original movement vocabulary in order to construct a
specific and enveloping world. Miller views the creation of an immersive installation piece as the next artistic
challenge for herself and the company.
The Atrium is a long and narrow space, in which audience members will be encouraged to walk around the
Atrium and view the dancers from many different perspectives. Real-time projections of the performance
displayed on the Atrium’s media wall will offer yet another perspective on the dancers’ movement.
To allow for the fullest exploration of the choreography, Miller intends to choreograph the 60-minute performance
as three 20-minute suites, performed in direct succession by three different casts (one all women, one all men, and
one coed). Miller’s concept for the set includes multiple walls or flats that challenge the audience’s ability to see
the whole work. Miller is often inspired by the visual art world during her creation process; John Baldessari, an
artist whose photographic images feature bright circles covering his subjects’ faces and joints, provided inspiration
for the set. Throughout the evening of performance, audience members may consider how their experience of the
piece differs from others’, and how a viewer understands “the whole work” when he or she can only see a part.
New World Premiere – 2015
Andrea Miller will create an evening-length work for the seven company dancers of Gallim Dance, inspired by a
selection of early baroque music. For the world premiere, and at touring venues where possible, the piece will be
performed to live music. The new work will showcase Gallim’s core gifts of virtuosic physicality and musicality.
Miller envisions a transformation of the visual stage environment accomplished by the use of color. In particular,
she imagines lavender and pastel hues, creating a “Rothko effect” of light, fresh pastel colors that serve as the
backdrop for the performance.
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5.3 2014-15 Performance Calendar Highlights
2014
January 11
APAP Showcase at Skirball Center, New York NY - Fold Here
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The Faberge Big Egg Hunt, Manhattan NY - Site-specific
Jan 31-Feb 1
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA - Wonderland
February 7-8
Dancers Workshop Jackson Hole, Jackson WY - Fold Here
February 10-21
Kingsbury Hall Presents, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT - Blush
March 12
JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield MI - Pupil / Sit, Kneel, Stand
March 14-15
Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort Wayne IN - Pupil / Sit, Kneel, Stand
April 24-25
Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA - Pupil / Sit, Kneel, Stand
MAY 20
Hermes New York Fashion Week Event, New York NY - Site-specific
June 7
Red Hook Summer Festival, Brooklyn NY - Pupil Suite
June 11
Studio Showing & Event (NYCC), New York NY - New Baroque-Rothko work
July 1-2
Festival GREC, Barcelona Spain - Wonderland, 12 dancers (HOLD)
July
New Victory Theater, Manhattan NY - Pupil Suite
Fall 2014
Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, New York NY - World Premiere Installation
2015
APAP Showcase(s), Manhattan NY - TBD
January
Feb 17-22
Gordon Center for Performing Arts, Owing Mills MD - TBD (HOLD)
March
Chutzpah Festival, Vancouver Canada - TBD (HOLD)
April 3
Paul Mellon Arts Center at Choate, Wallingford CT - TBD (HOLD)
April 16-19
Women in Dance Festival, Baton Rouge LA - TBD (HOLD)
June ODC, San Francisco CA - TBD (HOLD)
June 24-27
Theatre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City Luxembourg - Blush (HOLD)
June 28-July 1
Stuttgart Festival, Stuttgart Germany - Blush (HOLD)
2015-16 Season
The Joyce Theater, New York NY - World Premiere (HOLD)
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SECTION 6.
Entrepreneurship,
ADMINISTRATION,
DANCERS + COLLABORATORS
6.1 Entrepreneurial Excellence
2013 was a year of strong recognition for Gallim Dance’s entrepreneurial excellence and growth, with national
press attention from PBS NewsHour and Crain’s New York Business.
Executive Director Meredith (Max) Hodges lectured on arts entrepreneurship at the Juilliard School in
February 2013, and served as a panelist at Dance/USA’s Annual Conference in April and on a Dance/NYC
sustainability panel in October. In January 2014, Hodges served as a panelist at the APAP Global Performing
Arts Conference.
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6.2 Get to Know Gallim Dance:
Artistic, Administrative, and Creative Staff
the Artistic Team
Andrea Miller, choreographer and artistic director of Gallim
Dance, founded the company in 2007. In a 2013 Crain’s New
York article, Miller was called “one of a handful of rising-star
choreographers who, dance experts say, are shaping this
generation of the art form”.
In collaboration with visual artists and company members,
Miller has dedicated herself to the creation of challenging new
works for Gallim’s growing repertory – including nationally and
internationally acclaimed pieces such as Fold Here (2013), Sit,
Kneel, Stand (2012), Mama Call (2012), For Glenn Gould (2011),
Wonderland (2010), Blush (2009) and I Can See Myself in Your
Pupil (2008). Miller’s work has been commissioned throughout the world and includes recent commissions
with VOGUE Diaries featuring model Kate Upton, choreography for the upcoming film The Life and Death
of Mick Rock (2013) created to original music by The Flaming Lips; In Medias Res (2012) for The Nederlands
Dans Theater 2; Howl (2010) presented at the Royal Opera House of London; For Play (2012) for Bern
Ballett; and choreography for Phantom Limb’s production 69° South for BAM’s Next Wave (2011). From
2009 to 2011, Miller served as associate choreographer of Noord Nederlandse Dans, creating two works
for the company.
Miller is a founding collaborator of Movement Invention Program – a program dedicated to the research
of improvisation. She is also resident choreographer at Dancewave, a Brooklyn-based pre-professional
dance program, and teaches master classes, workshops and has been commissioned by many universities,
including Harvard University, The Juilliard School, Barnard College at Columbia University, New York
University, University of Utah, and Wesleyan University.
Miller’s awards and honors include: Sadler’s Wells (Jerwood Fellowships, 2012 & 2013), Princess Grace
Foundation Special Projects Award (2012-2013), New York City Center Choreography Fellow (20112012), Joyce Theater Artist in Residence (2011-2012), Youth America Grand Prix Award for Emerging
Choreographers (2011), Wesleyan University’s Mariam McGlone Emerging Choreographer Award (2011),
Princess Grace Foundation Works in Progress Award (2010), Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch (2009),
Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship in Choreography (2009).
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THE ARTISTS
FRANCESCA ROMO (Associate Director, Dancer) was born in London, England,
and trained at the Royal Ballet School and the London Contemporary Dance School.
After a one-year apprenticeship with Richard Alston Dance Company, she formally joined
the Company from 2003 to 2006. Francesca is certified in GYROTONIC® and teaches
in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Francesca co-founded Gallim Dance in 2007 and has helped
create and stage Miller’s work throughout the world.
CAROLINE FERMIN (Education Chair, Dancer) attended the New Orleans Center
for the Creative Arts throughout her youth and later The Juilliard School (BFA). In 2007,
she joined James Sewell Ballet in Minneapolis. She has received grants and awards for her
work and she created a highly needed project to bring young artists to work in New Orleans
after Hurricane Katrina. Caroline serves as Education Chair for Gallim’s education program
and has danced with the company since 2007.
ALLYSEN HOOKS (Dancer) is from Houston, TX. She graduated from The Juilliard School
in 2010 and has since freelanced with emerging choreographers such as Carlye Eckert,
Esme Boyce, and Michelle Mola. Allysen has been a member of Dance Heginbotham, under
direction of John Heginbotham, since August 2011. In 2010 she presented her own work in
Montreal. Allysen has danced with Gallim Dance since 2012.
MATTHEW PEREZ (Dancer) is a native of the Bronx, New York. He graduated from
North Carolina School of the Arts as a high school student in 2009. Matthew later went
on to receive a BFA from SUNY Purchase (2013), where he performed works by Pam
Tanowitz, Lar Lubovitch, Twyla Tharp, Nicolo Fonte, and John Heginbotham. Matthew has
also attended the Movement Invention Project (2011) and Springboard Danse Montreal (2011
& 2012). Matthew has danced with Gallim Dance since 2013. EMILY TERNDRUP (Dancer) is a native of West Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated with a B.F.A.
in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. As a performer and choreographer, her work has
been presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as venues throughout Utah,
Iowa, and Colorado. She was the recipient of Dance Teacher Magazine’s 2010 Outstanding Student
Performer Award, and has had the pleasure of working with artists such as Gregory Dolbashian,
Edgar Zendejas, Susan McLain, David Dorfman, and Shannon Gillen. Emily began dancing with
Gallim in 2012. In addition to her work with Gallim, she performs for Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More.
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DANIEL STAAF (Dancer) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He graduated from the Royal Swedish
Ballet School’s contemporary department in 2009. After his graduation he joined the Project
Kamuyot, a collaborative production between Batsheva Dance Company and Riksteatern and toured
throughout Sweden. He has worked with Swedish based choreographer Örjan Andersson’s company
Andersson dance. In the fall of 2011 he joined Bern:Ballett under Cathy Marston’s direction and had
the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Noa Zuk, Jyrki Karttunen, Andrea Miller, Johan
Inger, Tabea Martin, Alexander Ekman and Medhi Walerski. In April 2013 Daniel joined Gallim Dance.
AUSTIN TYSON (Dancer) hails from Portland, Oregon. He received his dance training from
New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Salzburg Experimental Academy of
Dance. While at NYU, Austin performed the works of Aszure Barton, Kate Weare, and Seán
Curran. Since university, Austin has performed with Company XIV and MADboots Dance
Co. Austin fell in love with yoga while at NYU. A renewed mindfulness towards alignment and
breath became a source of guidance through the rigors of a dance career and the many facets
of city living. Austin has since become a certified teacher through the Mind Body Dancer® 200
Teacher Training with TaraMarie Perri. Austin joined Gallim Dance in 2013.
DAN WALCZAK (Dancer) is originally from Buffalo, New York where he began
dancing at the age of 7. After receiving his BFA in Dance from SUNY Brockport in
2007, he began dancing with Coriolis Dance Inc. as well as Keith A. Thompson’s Dance
Tacticts Performance Group. Joining Gallim Dance in 2008, Daniel has since toured
internationally, staged Andrea Miller’s work, and taught for the company at residencies
and workshops.
The vision of
Gallim Dance:
to play inside the imagination,
to find juxtapositions in the
mind and body
that resonate in the soul,
limitations and pleasures,
& to realize the endless human capacity for inspiration.
to investigate our
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the Administrative Team
MEREDITH (MAX) HODGES (Executive Director) is a
graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. She brings
to Gallim Dance a wide range of experience that has combined both
the not-for-profit arts and the for-profit management industries. As
Project Director with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Hodges led
strategic projects for the External Affairs department, which included
the implementation of a cloud-based donor and member management
system. Prior to her position as Project Director, she was the Senior
Manager of Finance & Planning for MoMA. She has also worked as a
Senior Associate Consultant with Bain & Company, consulting for a
variety of clients on strategic solutions and growth strategies. Hodges
has served as a panelist at the 2014 APAP Global Arts Presenters
Conference and theDance/USA 2013 Annual Conference, and has
lectured on arts entrepreneurship at the Juilliard School.
Lyndsey Vader (General Manager) joined Gallim Dance as Operations Manager in October of 2011 and
got promoted to the General Manager position in January 2014. She previously served as an Administrative Assistant
and Development Associate for Dr. Martha Eddy’s Moving on Center School for Participatory Arts & Somatic
Research (NY) and the Center for Kinesthetic Education (NY). Vader holds an MFA in Dance, Choreography &
Performance, from The College at Brockport State University of New York, where she taught undergraduate dance
history and technique courses. Vader is Artistic Co-Director of Treeline Dance Works–a modern dance performance
co-op that honors the creative voices of its multiple collaborators through joint investment in movement research.
Francois Leloup-Collet (Marketing Associate) is a graduate of the Paris X University (International
Law) with honors, Burgundy Business School (Arts Administration), and NYU (Web and Graphic Design). Since 2008,
Leloup-Collet is also a member of the NY chapter of AIGA — the professional association for design. As a marketing
and communications specialist, he has worked for a variety of companies, small businesses, and individuals where
he was responsible for creating strong design concepts with a high visual impact that fortify brand identity. Past
clients include the French Embassy, The Financial Times, choreographers Jonah Bokaer and Kimberly Bartosik,
and Pelham Picture House. Leloup-Collet also works as an artist and collaborated with award-winning filmmaker
Marie Losier, with whom he created a Macy’s window display installation for the ongoing series, “Art under Glass”.
In 2006, he was a jury panelist at the Dance on Camera Film Festival. Leloup-Collet joined Gallim Dance in 2012.
Lauren Shoolman (Development Manager) graduated from York University in Canada with a BA
Specialized Honors in Marketing and a Certificate in Management. Shoolman is an Emerging Leaders of New York
Arts (ELNYA) Fellow, and has been a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the International
Society for the Performing Arts. Prior to joining Gallim, Shoolman was the Development & Donor Stewardship
Manager at Tapestry New Opera in Toronto, Canada, where she was responsible for managing the company’s
fundraising priorities and initiatives within individual, foundation and corporate relations. Before entering the notfor-profit arts, Shoolman acquired experience as the Marketing Manager at SHINE Dance Competitions, developing
new marketing strategies, and as a Research Associate at Ipsos Reid, conducting research for the world’s largest
automaker. Shoolman also volunteered for the Toronto affiliate of Dress for Success (DFS) Worldwide where she
wrote the business plan securing the first Professional Women’s Group of DFS – Toronto.
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the Collaborators
JENNY LAI (Costume Design) heads an experimental studio called NOT that combines artistry and
function to create a living wardrobe. The studio produces both a women’s ready-to-wear line as well as custom
performancewear for those pushing the boundaries of contemporary performance. Recent collaborators include
modern dancer Mary Ellen Beaudreau, Aynsley Vandenbroucke’s Movement Group, and solo percussionist
Mike Truesdell. A graduate from Rhode Island School of Design, Jenny strove to experience design from all
different angles of the industry prior to starting her own brand. She studied traditional artisans’ techniques
in Mexico City, designed jewelry in Rwanda, and apprenticed in European fashion houses: Viktor & Rolf in
Amsterdam and Boudicca in London.
ANDRZEJ (ANDREW) PRZYBYTKOWSKI (Original Music and Sound Design) was born in Tucson
from Polish parents and grew up north of the border in Montréal. After not having scored one goal in his
two and a half year hockey career that ended at the age of 10, he traded his skates for a guitar. Andrew
studied composition at the Conservatory of Music of Montreal and has always been drawn to collaborating
with choreographers and dancers, an interest that eventually led him to New York. Andrew spends most of his
free time reflecting on the order in which the letters of the alphabet taste better (in soups and cereals).
TAL ROSNER (Projection and Video Design) (b. Jerusalem, 1978) is a BAFTA-winning artist and
filmmaker. His work on multi-disciplinary collaborations, from orchestral music and contemporary dance to
television graphics, has been described as ‘most astounding’ (The Times) ‘ingenious’ (Variety) and ‘heralding
a new genre’ (The New Yorker). With a unique style of digital craftsmanship, he stands out at the forefront of
international moving image practice, both on screen and on stage. Tal holds an MA from Central Saint Martins
College of Art and Design, he currently lives and works in London. Past and present key collaborators include:
Michael Tilson Thomas, Frank Gehry, Katia and Marielle Labèque, The Pet Shop Boys, Thomas Adès, Jennifer
Koh, Christopher Mayo and Andrea Miller.
ROBERT WIERZEL (Lighting Design) has worked with artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds
in theatre, dance, new music, museums and opera on stages throughout the country and abroad. Productions
with opera companies of Paris (Garnier); Tokyo; Toronto; Glimmerglass; New York City Opera; Seattle; Boston;
San Diego; San Francisco; Houston; Washington; Virginia; Chicago (including Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera
Theatre); Montreal; Vancouver; Minnesota; Florida Grand; Portland; Wolf Trap; Omaha; among others. Numerous
collaborations (22 years) with choreographer Bill T. Jones and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
(several Bessie Awards, along with productions at the Lyon Opera Ballet and Berlin Opera Ballet); and Walking
The Line (w/Bill T. Jones) at The Lourve Museum, Paris. Robert has collaborated with the composer Philip
Glass (American Theatre Wing Lighting Design Award), and the visual artists Peter McGough, Paul Kaiser,
Lesley Dill, Robert Longo, Bill Katz, Red Grooms and Gretchen Bender, among others.
Jon Bausor (SET CONCEPT) trained at Motley Theatre Design after studying Music as a choral scholar at
Oxford University. He has designed extensively in theatre, opera and dance for companies including the Royal
National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company, Young Vic, Abbey Theatre, Dublin and
Finnish National Opera. Bausor designed the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London
and the entire Summer season for the RSC, entitled ‘What Country Friends is This?’
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