Gibney Dance Company

Gibney is a dance company, performing arts hub, and social action incubator. Founded in 1991 by choreographer Gina Gibney, the organization operates through three program areas: Gibney Center, Gibney Community, and Gibney Company. The organization has two New York City locations with 23 studios, 5 performance spaces, and 52,000 square feet of space. Its mission is to tap into the vast potential of movement, creativity, and performance to effect social change and personal transformation.

Gibney has two New York City locations: 280 Broadway, entered at 53A Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007, and 890 Broadway, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10003. The 280 Broadway location is identified as Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center.

Gibney Center offers drop-in classes, intensives, workshops, and training programs shaped through an antiracist lens with insistence upon accessibility. Gibney Company commissions and performs works by internationally renowned and emerging choreographers, emphasizing contemporary dance, physical rigor, and humanistic storytelling. Community programs include Hands are for Holding, Move to Move Beyond, and Move to Move Beyond Storytellers. The organization also offers Digital Programs, Learning & Leadership Group Programs for student groups and educators, studio rentals, and rehearsal space.

Drop-in classes are available for students who can pre-register online through the Gibney website or MindBody app. Student groups and educators can participate in Learning & Leadership Group Programs. Survivors of gender-based violence and their families can access Move to Move Beyond programs. Youth can participate in Hands are for Holding workshops. Dance artists can apply for the Gibney Company Intensive. Dancers can access studio rentals and rehearsal space.

Gibney offers beginner and open level classes throughout the week. Classes may be sorted by level and class descriptions include level information. The Gibney Company Intensive is designed for dance artists to deepen contemporary practice. Learning & Leadership Group Programs are designed for dance artists building portfolios and multifaceted careers, and educators supporting students.

The Gibney Company Intensive is a multi-day immersive experience for dance artists. Teaching applicants can complete the Teaching Application form. The organization offers full-time positions for Artistic Associates who contribute as performing artists, activists, and cultural entrepreneurs. The Dancer's Economic Empowerment Program provides free sessions for learning and skill-building to address economic challenges facing dancers.

Gibney's programming is shaped with a diverse team of dance educators and techniques. The Company presents a broad range of aesthetics and techniques and focuses on artistic excellence and social integrity. Education offerings create space for exploration, risk-taking, personal and artistic growth, connection, and fun. Inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility are core tenets central to the organization's mission, vision, values, and daily engagement.

Gibney Company performs in New York and around the world. The organization has a regular performance series called Up Close. Gibney Company commissions new works and builds repertory for performances. Community programming includes the performance series Move to Move Beyond Storytellers, featuring original works based on lived experiences to promote advocacy, connection, and awareness.

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