• Source: Gabrielle Lamb

      • Gabrielle Lamb (born in Savannah, Georgia) is a dancer, choreographer, and company director. In 2020, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.


      Career


      She was trained at the Boston Ballet School before joining Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 2000, where she was promoted to soloist two years later. She has also danced for Morphoses under the direction of Christopher Wheeldon. She has danced principal roles in works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Ohad Naharin, Peter Quanz and Christopher Wheeldon and has originated leading roles in new ballets by Mauro Bigonzetti and Shen Wei. Lamb has choreographed for Ballet Memphis, Milwaukee Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, SALT Contemporary Dance, and BalletX. She is currently the choreographer and director for her company, Pigeonwing. In 2020, she started an outdoor program in collaboration with Guggenheim called "The Carpet Series."


      List of Choreographed Works


      2014
      HappenStance - Milwaukee Ballet
      Dovetail
      2015
      Glas
      I Am A Woman: Moult - Ballet Memphis
      2016
      Tessellations - The Joffrey Ensemble
      Bewilderness - Pigeonwing


      Fellowships and awards


      2014
      Princess Grace Award for Choreography
      New York City Center Fellowship
      2015
      CUNY Dance Initiative Residency
      2016
      Baruch College Performing Arts Center Residency
      Creative Engagement Grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

      2020
      Guggenheim Fellowship


      References




      External links


      Morphoses Company website
      Personal website

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