24 Hour Special

Gibney offers half-price non-profit rehearsal rentals in all studios for rentals requested 24 hours or less in advance of the rental start time. This special applies only to newly submitted rental requests. Please reach out to the Gibney Rentals team at rentals@gibneydance.org to learn more!

Early-bird Special

Gibney offers half-price non-profit rehearsal rentals in all studios for rentals that begin between 8am-10am Monday-Friday. Please reach out to the Gibney Rentals team at rentals@gibneydance.org to learn more!

NYSCA Subsidized Rates

As of March 23, 2022, our annual offering of 2,200 hours of subsidized NYSCA and Dance/NYC rental space has been booked and enjoyed by artists. While this means we are unable to offer subsidized rates for the time being, rest assured that there will be other opportunities for subsidized rates and discounts in the future!

To get in touch with a Gibney Rentals team member, please email us at rentals@gibneydance.org. A team member will follow up with you via email and can set up a conference or video call to connect as needed.

Cancellations must be requested via your rental account login.

Through an antiracist lens and with insistence upon accessibility, our programming is shaped with a diverse team of dance educators and techniques offered, curated by Gilbert T Small II and Alexandra Wells.

Please note that masks are required for all individuals at Gibney Center, and as of September 7 Gibney will require proof of full vaccination for all visitors. Read more about our COVID-19 safety plan on our Plan Your Visit page, and learn about updated class processes and procedures on our Education FAQ page.

Browse through our calendar and take a look at our upcoming intensives & workshops here.

The Harkness Center Healthy Dancer Initiative provides professional dancers in financial need with subsidized classes at three of New York City’s premier dance centers and free wellness workshops to encourage a sound, holistic approach to self-care and aid in career longevity.

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Gibney PRO prepares emerging dance artists to thrive in a dynamic artistic landscape and facilitates a global network of professional relationships, including an intrinsic connection with Gibney Company.

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Gibney’s Visa & Professional Training Program offers students from around the world an opportunity for immersive study over 3, 6, 9 or 12 months.

The program includes options for professional or aspiring professional dancers. Each student selects a Program Track and builds a customized weekly class schedule based on their interests and professional goals.

Gibney Training fosters a supportive, non-judgmental environment where dancers can take risks, have fun, and grow while training at an advanced level.

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NYC Winter Study
Gibney will be hosting NYC Winter Study in-person in January 2022! NYC Winter and Summer study programs will continue after Gibney’s in-person programming resumes. Please visit our Class Schedule here for online training opportunities.

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NYC Summer Study
Gibney has decided not to hold NYC Summer Study in Summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NYC Winter and Summer study programs will continue after Gibney’s in-person programming resumes.

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Gibney Group Study proudly offers customized, immersive programs for students around the world.

Designed to provide a glimpse into the professional dance world and sustainable careers in the arts, the Group Study program offers technical training and addresses pressing issues in the field.

Group Study offers groups of dancers the opportunity to select a series of online or in-person classes tailor-made to fit the needs and aspirations of their dancers or programs.

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Professional Development, led by Jessie Kardos, supports dance professionals of all backgrounds building (and re-building) a unique and sustainable career through accessible learning, expanding skills, and fostering a diverse and inclusive community. Check out our past and ongoing Professional Development programs below!

Climate of Possibility
This new Professional Development Cohort Program leverages all that Gibney has to offer through a unique combination of weekly mentorship, professional development, guest artist discussions, and cohort learning. Expand your potential to build a thriving career in the performing arts by joining the Climate of Possibility cohort.

Professional Development for the People!
Professional Development for the People! (PD for the People!) is an experiential, 8-week online course (with a 1 week break, mid-course) that shares SLMDances’ praxis of self-development, community building, artistic practice steeped in strategic vision, decolonized organization building, and the embodiment of our collective values.

Learn more about Gibney class policies and procedures and what to do if you are a first-time student.

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Interested in teaching? Complete our Teaching Application below and a member of our staff will get back to you.

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For inquiries about our drop-in classes or training programs, please email us at classes@gibneydance.org.

Faculty

Donnell Oakley

Faculty – Contemporary

Hannah Garner

Faculty – Contemporary

Dual Rivet

Faculty – Contemporary

Thryn Saxon

Faculty – Contemporary

Maki Kitahara

Faculty – Melt Method

Ryan Yamauchi

Faculty – Contemporary

Enzo Celli

Faculty – Contemporary

Janet Panetta

Faculty – Ballet

The Dragon Sisters

Faculty – Heels

Sharon Milanese

Faculty – Ballet

Wesley Ensminger

Faculty – Contemporary

Elisa Clark

Faculty – Ballet

Katy Pyle

Faculty – Ballet

Nicole von Arx

Faculty – Contemporary

Giada Matteini

Faculty – Ballet

Daniel Mantei

Faculty – Ballet

Kat Wildish

Faculty – Ballet

Teresa Perez Ceccon

Faculty – Simonson Jazz/Latin Jazz

Claudia Brown

Faculty – MELT

Cameron McKinney

Faculty – Nagare Technique

Jennifer Nugent

Faculty – Dancing Grounding Tuning

Jason A Rodriguez “Slim”

Faculty – New Way Vogue

Gilbert T Small II

Faculty – Ballet

Past Faculty

Gibney’s premier presentation series, offering a rich blend of dance and performance in fully produced, evening-length commissions.

A suite of residencies, showings, and performances that support early career dance artists.

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Living Gallery, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and normally produced in the Gibney Gallery, presents live performance of storytelling, monologues, spoken word, stand-up, or creative talks. Each performance—free and open to the public—runs 30-45 minutes, traditionally scheduled within the hour before a dance concert presented in Gibney’s Theater. Due to COVID-19, Living Galleries will happen on Zoom for the Fall 2020 season.

For the Moment presents evenings of short, theme-based solo improvisations that celebrate creative response to the changing textures and energies of outer and inner worlds.

Art & Action, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa, is Gibney’s online talk show for discerning fans of dance, the creative process, and all the ways art plays a vital role in society.

A pilot program launched by Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Black Diaspora directly addresses the needs of emerging Black-identifying artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds and dance/performance techniques and traditions. Artists were invited to apply following recommendations from Black artists in New York’s community, and a cohort of twenty artists has formed for the 2020-21 Season.

Cohort Members: Alexander Diaz, Alexandra Jean-Joseph, Angelica Mondol Viaña, Beaudau Karel Banks, BRAT, Bree Breeden, Bria Symoné Bacon, Candace Tabbs, Da’ Von Wesley Doane, Dominique Carryl-St. Louis, Jenny Boissiere, Kendra J. Ross, Maya Simone Z., olaiya olayemi, Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde, Trinity Dawn Bobo (Trí), Tyrell “Rocka” James, Tyrone Bevans, Surya Swilley, Wendell Gray II.

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The Deeper Lecture Series is a new talk + Q&A program designed to acquaint Gibney’s community of artists and audiences with the most provocative, influential, and inspiring minds at work in the arts, humanities, and activism.

A screening and discussion series, Sorry I Missed Your Show highlights dance works from the recent past to explore their relationship to the dance canon and contemporary practice. Due to COVID-19, Sorry I Missed Your Shows will happen on Zoom for the Fall 2020 Season.

Dance in Process (DiP) is designed to provide extensive, holistic support for mid-career New York-based dance artists who are in the middle stages of work on a new project.

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Work Up is a Residency, professional development program, & performance opportunity that supports early career artists.

Emphasizing the articulation of a choreographer’s ideas in both movement and language, Work Up artists are selected through a two-tiered application process including a written submission and a live audition.

A panel selects 9 works for presentation on three shared programs at 280 Broadway. Artists receive a $1,000 performance fee and 30 hours of granted rehearsal space. Additionally, artists will meet as a cohort for 3 informal showings between December and February.

Work Up is on hiatus for the 2020-21 session due to Covid-19. Thank you for your interest in the program, and we hope you can apply next year!

The Community Action Residency is awarded annually to a mid-career artist who has done significant social action work. The Residency provides flexible support for the artist’s work over the course of a full year. The CA AIR receives ongoing support, access to program resources and staff, and opportunities to create and present socially-informed work in a variety of media.

Gibney is proud to be a partner of Dance/NYC for the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residency Program, made possible by the generous support of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs CreateNYC Disability Forward Fund and the Shelley & the Donald Rubin Foundation.

With the purpose of expanding opportunities for dancers with disabilities and advancing accessibility and inclusion within the larger dance community, the program awards dancers with disabilities week-long residency opportunities at Gibney.

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Thanks to lead support by the Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund, Gibney is thrilled to offer highly subsidized services to the performing arts community:

FILMING SERVICES

• Fundraising Videos
• Documentaries & Dance Films
• Promo Videos
• Auditions
• Live Stream
• Performance & Rehearsal Documentation

We also offer multi-cam options and are available for more extensive projects including dance films and video campaigns.

EDITING

The DMI staff are trained in editing video and sound with Adobe Creative Suite software. Popular services include performance editing, marketing materials, reels, and video campaigns. Every editing project is unique. Contact us to learn more

Have a digital media project we can help with? Let’s bring your idea to life! Complete our contact form to start the conversation