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danceCONNECT: a series of stages + storiesAuthor: danceCONNECT
A podcast led by Catie Leasca, Gabriella Sibeko Mary Grace McNally, where we listen and chat with dance artists of all different backgrounds. Our mission is to share the infinite ways of being part of the dance community - spoiler: none of them look the same! Grab your coffee, get comfortable, and lets talk DANCE! Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep 16: danceCONNECT with Gabriella Sibeko
Episode 16
Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
Check out www.DanceConnectSeries.com for more information on each guest! Instagram: @danceconnectseries -------- Gabriella Sibeko (she/her) is a freelance dance and teaching artist raised in Montreal, Canada, having also resided in Durban + Cape Town, South Africa. She is currently based in New York City. In 2013 she was granted a Scholarship to The Ailey School where she trained for the next 3 years, graduating from the Certificate Program in 2016. Her artistry has been shaped profoundly by the choreographers she has worked with including Mike Esperanza, Jon Rua, Yoshito Sakaruba, Katherine Maxwell, Ellenore Scott, Mary Grace McNally, Lauren Cox, Mathew Rushing, Francesca Harper, Teddy Tedholm and Andrea Ward. to name a few. Gabriella co-choreographed the international video campaign entitled ‘Freedom: International Day of the Girl’ produced by The Global Goals Campaign and Beyoncé Knowles, receiving wide international recognition. She can be credited in music videos, Serenading in the Trenches by Sondre Lerche, The Runner by Alison Sudol, Mish Mish by Noah Souder-Russo, and Show-Off by Ana Kay. She has also performed in multiple NYC venues as a back-up dancer for singer/songwriter, ELENI and has worked and traveled as an assistant for Nathan Trice, Emily Greenwell and Erica Sobol. She performed as a featured dancer for the 2020 PHISH concert held at Madison Square Garden, choreographed by Jon Rua. She is currently a member of Hivewild, MG + Artists, Jon Rua’s TheGrit, Channel:Dig, ELSCO Dance and Cloude.NYC. Most recently, Gabriella began working in dance administration as Hivewild’s Dancer Liaison, and is pursuing a degree at The University of Massachusetts Amherst part-time. Gabriella is the featured dancer in an upcoming Netflix documentary, entitled Malinche, set in Ibiza, Spain.
