Who we are
The success of Gina Gibney Dance reflects the dreams, passions, talents and intelligence of many hardworking and committed individuals including its generous and devoted board, energetic and committed staff, talented and versatile dancers and visionary founder and artistic director, Gina Gibney.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
 Gina Gibney (Choreographer) is the Artistic Director of Gina Gibney Dance. Her choreography has been widely presented and commissioned in the United States and abroad at such venues as Danspace Project, The Duke on 42nd Street Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, WORKS & PROCESS at the Guggenheim Museum, Yale Repertory Theater, Internationale Tanzmesse, Tisch Summer Dance Residency, Joyce SoHo, Central Park SummerStage, Symphony Space, The Joyce Theater's Altogether Different series, Joe's Pub and Dance Theater Workshop/DanceNOW NYC, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Cleveland Public Theatre, the New York platform of the Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine Saint-Denis, L'Agora de la Danse (Montréal), Maison de la Culture Frontenac (Montréal), Maison de la Culture Rosemont (Montréal), Gibraltor Point Center for the Arts (Toronto), and elsewhere. In response to her growing concern about the status of women in the professional dance world, she reorganized her company as an all-female ensemble in 1997. Since that time, she has created six evening length works: Coming from Quiet (1998), Objects No Longer Present (2000), Several Truths (2001), Time Remaining (2002), Thrown (2004), unbounded (2005) and The Distance Between Us (2007). In 2000 she launched the innovative Domestic Violence Project that offers dance and creative expression to women who are survivors of domestic abuse. She is the founder of Studio 5-2, a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of both Danspace Project and DanceUSA. Gibney graduated with honors and received an MFA in Dance from Case Western Reserve University. Individuals who have influenced her work include Kathryn Karipides, Kelly Holt, Hanya Holm, Mark Morris, Jocelyn Lorenz, and the many gifted performers with whom she has worked.
COMPANY MEMBERS photos by: Steven Schreiber
 Natsuki Arai, a native of Japan, began her dance training in her local ballet studio. After graduating from the dance conservatory at S.U.N.Y. Purchase with a BFA, she studied at the Merce Cunningham Studio on merit scholarship. Professionally, she has worked with Kraig Patterson, Anita Cheng, Christopher Williams, and Neta Pulvermacher. This is her first season with Gina Gibney Dance.
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 Janessa Clark was born in Germany and transplanted to Massachusetts. She holds a BFA in Choreography from Arizona State University where she also received the ASU Undergraduate Choreography Award for her work. She is the Artistic Director of Janessa Clark/KILTERBOX, founded in 2001. Her work has been seen in many venues and festivals throughout New York including the DancenOw Festival, Danspace Project at BRIC Studio, University Settlement, NYUÕs Tisch School of the Arts, Estrogenius, City Center Studios, Dixon PlaceÕs Body Blend and HOT!, and Dance New Amsterdam among others. Janessa's choreography has also been successfully toured in California, Spain, and Sweden. Janessa has designed costumes for Alexandra Beller Dances, Jana Hicks, Lexington Dance Collective, and the Performing Arts Center of Connecticut where she is also a modern faculty member. Janessa had enjoyed working with Sens | Noemie Lafrance, Jana Hicks, M. Lindsay Smith, Maija Garcia, and Michael Cole among others. She is the Theater Programming Manager at Dance New Amsterdam where she also teaches Pilates. Most recently Janessa became the September 2008 Cover Girl for GO! NYC Magazine and a 2009 Harlem Stage/Fund for New Work grant recipient. She happily joined Gina Gibney Dance in 2006.
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 Joshua Palmer, native of Maine, began dancing at a local studio in his hometown during his high school years. He moved to New York in 2004 to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2007 with a B.F.A. in dance. He currently dances for Hilary Easton + Co., Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, and Erica Essner Performance Co-op. This is Josh’s first season with Gina Gibney Dance.
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 Hannah Seidel studied dance at Interlochen Arts Academy in her home state of Michigan. She received her BA from Pomona College, and has since danced on the East Coast with the Erica Essner Performance Co-op, Pi Dance Theatre, Chris Ferris, Nee Danse Company, and both the Notes In Motion Company and Education Ensemble. She has taught and created dances on both coasts and spends her summers on the modern dance faculty at Interlochen. Hannah joined Gina Gibney Dance in 2007. |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jane Grenier, Chair
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Katie Glasner
Barnard College Department of Dance
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Esther Matte
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Carrie Newman
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HONORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Honorable Tom Duane
New York State Senator
Diane Eidman
Frederica Gamble
Retired Human Resources Executive
Stephen A. Jacoby
Chairman Emeritus
Esquire Magazine
Kathryn Karipides
Case Western Reserve University
Lisa Laukitis
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Linda Rice
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