Zack Sommer (he/him) is a native of San Diego, California. He completed his early dance training at Danceology Performing Arts Campus before attending The Juilliard School where he graduated with a BFA in 2024. During his time there, he had many performance opportunities, including performances of works by distinguished choreographers like Medhi Walerski, Aszure Barton, and Ohad Naharin. Zack’s early accomplishments include being recognized as SPOTLIGHT’s Grand Prize Finalist and a Youngarts Award Winner. Zack has also attended many summer programs, such as Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet BC 44, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, and Arts Umbrella where he was able to study numerous masterworks and has been in new creations with Ethan Colangelo, Akira Yoshida, and Helen Pickett. During his senior year, Zack was a Guest Artist with Ballet BC and with Gibney Company and was fortunate to perform works by Johan Inger, Mthuthuzeli November, Shahar Binyamini, and Sonya Tayeh. Upon graduation, Zack joined Gibney Company, and is thrilled to be continuing as an Artistic Associate with the company.