Zack Sommer (he/him) was born in San Diego, CA where his creativity and love for movement led him to dance at an early age. He passionately pursued his dance career, cultivating his skills at Danceology Performing Arts Campus before graduating with a BFA from The Juilliard School in 2024. His repertoire at Juilliard includes performances of works by distinguished choreographers like Medhi Walerski, Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Riley Watts, Jamar Roberts, Rena Butler, Kyle Abraham and Tiler Peck. Zack’s commitment to artistic growth extends to prestigious summer programs, such as Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet BC’s 44 Summer Intensive, Orsolina 28, Jacob’s Pillow, b12 Summer Festival, and Arts Umbrella International Summer Dance Intensive, where he was able to study the works of Crystal Pite, Paul Lightfoot/Sol León, Jiří Kylián, Marco Goecke, and William Forsythe and has been in new works with Ethan Colangelo, Akira Yoshida, and Helen Pickett. Zack is fortunate to have been recognized as a SPOTLIGHT Grand Prize Finalist, and a National YoungArts Foundation Award Winner. Most recently, Zack worked with Ballet BC and Gibney Company during his graduating year and performed works by Johan Inger, Mthuthuzeli November, Shahar Binyamini, Sonya Tayeh, and Stephen Shropshire. Zack joined Gibney Company as an Artistic Associate in 2024.