HARRIS THEATER PRESENTS GALLIM: BODIES OF MATTER

PROGRAM + CREDITS

state Premiere: The Joyce Theater, 2018 Choreography: Andrea Miller in collaboration with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Original Cast Original Score: Reginald “Rivka” Wilkins Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce Set Design: Andrea Miller Costume Design: Jose Solís

Middle Length Poem Premiere: Dance Against Cancer Benefit, 2017 Choreography: Andrea Miller in collaboration with GALLIM artists Original Score: Jordan Chiolis  Lighting Design: Andrea Miller Costume Design: Andrea Miller

BRUCE Premiere: Joyce SoHo, 2007 Choreography: Andrea Miller Music: Balkan Beat Box, Joanna Newsom Lighting Design: Vincent Vigilante Costume Design: Andrea Miller 

 INTERMISSION

DESDE Premiere: Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 2019 Choreography: Andrea Miller in collaboration with The Juilliard School Music: Nicolas Jaar with editing by Andrea Miller Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce Costume Design: Andrea Miller + Fritz Masten 

No Ordinary Love Premiere: Chelsea Factory, 2022 Choreography: Andrea Miller in collaboration with GALLIM artists Music: Sade Lighting Design: Burke Brown Costume Design: Andrea Miller

SAMA Premiere: Sadlers Wells, 2019 Choreography: Andrea Miller in collaboration with Rambert II and The Juilliard School Music: Nico Jaar (edited by Andrea Miller), Vladimir Zaldwich, and Frédéric Despierre Lighting Design: Burke Brown Costume Design: Andrea Miller Costume Support: Vivian Pakkanen, Emma Thesing

ABOUT GALLIM

Founded in 2007 by choreographer Andrea Miller, GALLIM is a boundary-defying New York City dance company celebrated for its visceral physicality and cross-disciplinary artistry. GALLIM awakens the imaginations of audiences worldwide through live performances, educational programming and community initiatives.

GALLIM’s work has captivated audiences across the globe with acclaimed performances at venues including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, New York City Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Jacob’s Pillow, Théâtre National de Chaillot, Teatre Grec, White Cube, Grand Central Station, and Yale Schwarzman Center.

Through the GALLIM School of Movement, the company extends its creative philosophy and methodology to artists of all levels, cultivating a community that celebrates collaboration, curiosity, and the transformative power of dance. GALLIM has also partnered with leading colleges and universities including The Juilliard School, Harvard University, Barnard College, NYU, Purchase College, Marymount Manhattan College, San José State University, and UC Santa Barbara sharing its distinctive approach to movement with the next generation of artists and thinkers.

GALLIM continues to lead the field in exploring the profound physicality of dance, the intersection of movement and interdisciplinary art, and the limitless potential of the human body.

ANDREA MILLER

Andrea Miller is a choreographer, creative director, and founder of the internationally renowned multidisciplinary organization GALLIM. A Hispanic creator and collaborator for dance, film, fashion, and the visual arts, Miller is known for her exploration of the essential elements of human behavior and the alchemy of movement and performance. Miller is a Guggenheim, Sadler’s Wells, New York City Center, and Princess Grace Fellow, and she was featured in Forbes as an entrepreneur and leader in the dance world. She is the first choreographer to be named Artist in Residence at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, creating two large-scale works for The Temple of Dendur and the fifth floor of The Met Breuer. Her visual art collaborations include a sound, sculpture, and performance installation for Lincoln Center processing the pandemic as well as collaboration with visual artist Antony Gormley at White Cube, Phyllida Barlow with ENB, and works for The Glass House, Art Basel, Frieze Festival, Grace Farms, and Grand Central Station. Miller’s dance works are presented by leading institutions and festivals around the world, including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, City Center, The Joyce, Jacob’s Pillow, BAM, Royal Albert Hall, Sadler’s Wells, London Royal Opera House, Théâtre National de Chaillot, Teatre Grec of Barcelona, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Canal Madrid, Teatro Nacional de Panamá, DanceHouse Vancouver, Spoleto Festival, and others. Recent dance commissions include English National Ballet, New York City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Bern Ballet, TanzLuzern, Noord Nederland Dans, Pennsylvania Ballet, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Rambert2, NDT2, Ailey II, and The Juilliard School. Film collaborations include celebrated directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, Xavier Dolan, Ezra Hurwitz, Bat-Sheva Guez, and longtime collaborator Ben Stamper. Her collaborations in fashion and brands include multiple collaborations with Hermès as well as Vogue, Bergdorf Goodman, SportsMax, KSwiss, Lacoste, Target, Calvin Klein, Crate & Barrel, SLS Hotels Miami and Las Vegas, and Beautiful Destinations. Miller serves on the board of Chelsea Factory and The Doris Humphrey Foundation. Miller’s repertory, creative methodology, and dance training have been taught through the GALLIM School of Movement as well as The Juilliard School, NYU, UC Kaufman, Harvard, Barnard, Marymount Manhattan, and others. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Marymount Manhattan College and Barnard, and guest faculty at The Juilliard School, where she is an alumna.  

GALLIM DANCERS

ANTONIA LUZ

ANTONIA LUZ (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, performer, and creative based in New York City. Her work spans contemporary dance, fashion, modeling, styling, and production design, reflecting a deep commitment to visual storytelling and physical expression. Antonia’s foundation in movement was formed at New World School of The Arts in Miami, Fl, where she performed repertory by Jessica Lang, Yara Travieso, and Ohad Naharin. She was also a featured performer at the Youngarts Foundation as well as the Palm Desert Choreography Festival and the New World Symphony Center. A graduate of The Juilliard School with a BFA in Dance, Antonia has performed in works by renowned choreographers including Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, Tiler Peck, Rena Butler, Hofesh Schecter, Kyle Abraham, and Andrea Miller. Her recent credits include the world premiere of Mother with Gallim Dance at the Joyce Theatre, Sharon Eyal’s R.O.S.E. at the Park Avenue Armory (styled by Dior), and an original duo work, i’ll keep you tucked between my teeth, presented at Kaleidoscope Studios.

BRIANA DEL MUNDO

BRIANA DEL MUNDO (she/her) is a New York based interdisciplinary dance artist of Filipino descent. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from The Juilliard School and went on to join Ballet BC as an Emerging Artist for the 2023–24 season. She is currently performing with GALLIM Dance and The Metropolitan Opera. Her repertoire includes works by Andrea Miller, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Jermaine Spivey and Spenser Theberge, Johan Inger, Imre Marne van Opstal, and Shahar Binyamini. Alongside her performance practice, Briana has developed a growing interest in fashion, collaborating on styling and movement direction with Brooklyn-based designer Delfina Balda and working in wardrobe for New York Fashion Week. She is also the executive producer of Contemporary Dance Lab, an educational contemporary dance initiative for pre-professional dancers.

BRYAN TESTA

BRYAN TESTA (he/him) is a NYC based dancer from Rochester, New York. He received his BFA in 2022 from Marymount Manhattan College with a concentration in Modern and a minor in Business Management. Afterwards, Bryan joined the inaugural cohort of Gibney’s Professional Training Program, GibneyPRO, where he continued his training under the leadership of Alexandra Wells, Gilbert T. Small II, and Bret Yamanaka. Bryan has performed works by Hofesh Shechter, Yin Yue, Rena Butler, Laja Feild, Jenn Freeman, and more. He has also received tutelage through several workshops and intensives including Springboard Danse Montréal, GALLIM, and Johannes Wieland. Bryan joined Andrea Miller’s GALLIM in the fall of 2022. Since then he has performed in their GALLIM at 15 and 2023 Joyce seasons, staged Miller’s work at Marymount Manhattan College and SUNY Purchase, and had the opportunity to develop movement research/ rehearsal assist in her ‘Les Noces’ creation on English National Ballet. Additionally, Bryan has danced for Roderick George, Belinda McGuire, Reworked Runway SS ’23 & ’24, as well as Rioult Dance NY in their recent tour through Paris.

DONOVAN REED

DONOVAN REED (they/them), a Philadelphia native, earned their BFA in dance from The University of the Arts. During their time in college, they became an artist in residence at Die Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany, and participated in an independent artist program with the Pennsylvania Ballet. They’ve been a guest artist in collaboration with Bare Dance Company, Meredith Rainey, Helen Simoneau, Limón Dance Company, Mayte Natalio. They were a company member with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and in 2024, Reed was recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” Reed is currently collaborating with Kimberly Bartosik and GALLIM.They are a freelance artist living in the Bronx.

DONTERREO CULP

DONTERREO CULP (he/him) is a New York City- based freelance dancer and choreographer with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from East Carolina University and a minor in Business Administration. In 2018, he received the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award, which allowed him to create an evening-length work and really hone his choreographic processes. Donterreo’s passion for dance has led him to perform with renowned choreographers such as Kyle Abraham, Alanna Morris, Richard Smith, Jennifer Archibald, and many more. He has attended prestigious programs such as Springboard Danse Montréal and the Trinity Laban London Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Donterreo has worked with Nimbus Dance, performing works by Sofia Nappi, Kristen Klein, Dawn Marie Bazemore, and Samuel Pott. Currently a company member with GALLIM Dance, Donterreo is always seeking opportunities to collaborate with artists who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in dance. He strives to create works that are true and authentic.

INDIA HOBBS

INDIA HOBBS (she/her) began her dance training at the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center and joined the Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2013. Prior to graduating in 2017, she performed works set by Brian Brooks, Jonathan Alsberry, and Stephanie Martinez. She continued her training at the Boston Conservatory, performing works by Loni Landon, Catherine Coury, Martha Nichols, and Mark Morris. In 2021, India received a BFA in Contemporary Dance. Since making her home in New York City, she has had the fortune to perform in the 2021 Open Call Exhibition at The Shed, work with the art collective Haus of PVMNT led by Christopher Kinsey and Maggy Costales, and appear with kNoname Artist under founder Roderick George. India joined GALLIM in 2022, performing a variety of Andrea Miller’s repertoire and teaching GALLIM methods in classes and workshops throughout the city. She is honored to have performed in theaters like Chelsea Factory and The Joyce Theater among many others up and down the East Coast.

MARC ANTHONY GUTIERREZ

MARC ANTHONY GUTIERREZ (he/him) is originally from Sunnyvale, California, where he began his dance training with DACPAC under the direction of Cheryl Copeland and Dominique Lomuljo. He received his BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance as a scholarship recipient in 2022. Marc Anthony has attended intensives at San Francisco Conservatory of Dance (SFCD), Alonzo King Lines Summer Intensive, and Springboard Danse Montreal. Over the years, he has had the privilege of performing works by Sidra Bell, Andrea Miller, Kyle Abraham, Doug Varone, and Cindy Salgado. During his second semester of his senior year at Purchase, he began working with Andrea Miller, Premiering Blush at the Chelsea Factory. Since joining the company, he has assisted Andrea Miller in the process for a new commission on Kyle Abraham’s company, AIM. He also joined Doug Varone and Dancers for their new evening-length work To My Arms/Restore, which premiered at NYU Skirball in 2024.

VICTORIA CHASSÉ DOMINGUEZ

VICTORIA CHASSÉ DOMINGUEZ (she/her) is a dance artist from Orlando, Florida, where she began her training in ballet, jazz, acrobatics, and contemporary dance. She graduated from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College in 2024 with a BFA in Dance Performance and was awarded the Bert Terborgh Award for leadership and excellence in dance. Victoria has performed works by Andrea Miller, Sean Howe, Doug Varone, Martha Graham, Ehizoje Azeke, and Bill T. Jones. Her performance experience includes the ChangMu Dance Festival in Seoul, South Korea, and Solo Choreographico in Germany, where she performed a solo choreographed by Sean Howe. She is currently based in New York City, working with GALLIM Dance Company as a performer and teaching artist.

VIVIAN PAKKANEN

VIVIAN PAKKANEN (she/her) is a Finnish dance artist who trained at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (BA) in Norway and the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance (MA) in England. She was an ensemble artist with Nagelhus Schia Productions during the 2020-2021 season and part of the 2019- 2020 cohort of Rambert2 where she participated in the creation of Andrea Miller’s SAMA. Vivian’s work extends to live concerts, television, and music videos, notably with recording artist AURORA. She has performed works of choreographers Jermaine Spivey, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Liv Lockwood, Tormod Midtbø, Ludvig Daae, Ingri Fiksdal, Kristin Helgebostad, Yaniv Cohen, and Kyuja Bae among others, showcasing her artistry at venues such as Sadler’s Wells Theatre, the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, and Dansens Hus Oslo. In addition to performing with GALLIM, Vivian contributed to Miller’s Les Noces for the English National Ballet as a research and development artist.

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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance resides on the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Many other tribes such as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, and Fox have also called this area home. The region has long been a center for Indigenous people to gather, trade, and maintain kinship ties. Today, one of the largest urban American Indian communities in the United States resides in Chicago, and members of this community continue to contribute to the life and culture of this city.

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Photo Credits: Harris Theater Exterior by Hedrich Blessing. Harris Theater Nevelson Reflection by Kyle Flubacker. DESDE by GALLIM by Steven Pisano. GALLIM by Rose Sutton. Andrea Miller headshot by Anne Michelle Mallory. GALLIM headshots by Nira Rieli, Dan Chen, and Alexander Diaz. Harris Theater donors by Kyle Flubacker.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.