choreographers
We at BBM are excited about our first year!! This year, we will be hosting a showcase on April 27 & 28, 2025 at Gibney Studio Theater (280 Broadway, Manhattan, NY) to present Musical Theater work by up-and-coming creatives. The first night, our industry consultants (select industry professionals, producers, directors, and choreographers) will be invited to come see the performances and provide written and/or verbal feedback to each creative team.
The following day, each cast will be able to spend time in the theater space to workshop and apply notes given by consultants. Then, that evening, casts will perform their “edited” pieces in a showcase open to the public.
Each piece will be professionally filmed at both performances for creatives and performers to have.
This opportunity is free to participate, but audience members will need to purchase tickets to attend the performance.
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Dianne Cano is a Cuban-American performing artist based in New York City. She graduated from the New World School of the Arts (NWSA) in 2021 with a BFA in Dance. After graduating, Dianne worked in Miami as a collaborator/swing for Adele Myers and Dancers. She also was a dancer for National Water Dance, a site-specific contemporary company under the direction of Dale Andree. Since moving to New York City, she has been honored to appear in works by choreographers Abigail Rebekah, Adrian Lee, Charlie Sutton, and Robert Taylor Jr. She has been working on her own choreography and has recently presented her work titled "Juntas Seguimos" at the Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company's Studio to Stage Showcase. Dianne is currently a company member with choreographer and Paul Taylor alum, Laura Halzack. IG: @howverydianne ; Website: https://diannecano.weebly.com/
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Shany Dagan is a multidisciplinary international performer, choreographer, and founder of "Dagan Movement.".
Passionate about storytelling, she creates narrative-driven, emotionally resonant choreography and collaborates with diverse artists and art forms.
Her work has been showcased internationally at Theater Barn, Leg Up On Life, Steps Beyond Foundation, Jazz Choreography Enterprises, SPARK Festival, APAP, Martha Graham, Gibney, Karmiel Dance Festival and more. Shany also serves on the Board of Directors for SpectorDance in Monterey, CA.
Among others -As a performer - Shany performed in The Little Mermaid (Fireside Theatre), Christmas Wonderland National Tour and Le Grand Cirque (Dublin Productions), RWS & Holland America Cruise Line, and on TV - NBC shows. Working with various artists across the US and Europe.
@shanydagan
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Jill Gittleman is a performer, teacher, choreographer and music editor based in NYC. As a performer, she has been seen in West Side Story on the International Tour (dance captain), Elf the Musical, My Fair Lady and The Gilded Age on HBO. She served as the Associate Choreographer to Connor Gallagher on Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Elf The Musical and is currently on faculty with the Steps on Broadway Academy and a guest teacher at Steps on Broadway. Jill graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Communications. www.jillgittleman.com
@gittlegram
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Alex Hayden Miller – BFA in Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. Masters in Non-Profit Leadership in Arts Administration, Oklahoma City University. Favorite choreographer credits - A Soldier’s Tale, Together We Celebrate, Fun Home and Cinderella at the Fulton Theatre. Favorite associate director credits - Ferguson directed off Broadway by Jerry Dixon and Cinderella directed by Marc Robin. Favorite performing credits - Mary Poppins (Bert) Red Mountain Theatre, choreo. Sara Brains, West Side Story (Action) Milwaukee Rep, choreo. Jon Rua, and Anything Goes (Sailor Quartet) The Muny, choreo. Jared Grimes. Concerts – Hands Down Tap Project (Nick Dinicolangelo) and Phish NYE 2020 (Jon Rua). Thunder up and Go Blue!
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Abigail Rebekah is an AEA performer/director/choreographer based in New York City. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance from the University of Utah School of Dance and graduated with recognition as an Undergraduate Research Scholar for her thesis, Movement for Actors: Practice, Collaboration, and Performance. She also has her 200-hr Yoga Teacher Certification. She has worked as a performer, dance captain, swing, and creative team member.
Choreography/Direction: choreo. Fear & Fridays (cHorio Showcase), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (contracted for 2025), choreo. Oklahoma! (Cornwell Dinner Theater), choreo. The Prom (contracted for 2025), choreo. Anastasia, choreo. Wizard of Oz (From Stage to Screen), choreo. Still Rock & Roll to Me,choreo. Shakin’ The Blues (Dance Astoria), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (contracted for 2025), Oklahoma!, dir./choreo. The Music Man, assoc. dir./choreo. Newsies, choreo. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Troy Community Theatre); dir./choreo. Grey Area, mov. dir. Ronald & Edith (U of U); choreo. Once Upon a Mattress (Washougal High School); choreo. All Together Now, choreo. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Eastern Oregon University).
Stage/Live Performance: The Dancers Who Sing (Green Room 42); The Importance of Being Earnest (Hale Turner Theatre); A Christmas Carol (La Grande Shakespeare Co.); The Music Man, Newsies (Troy Community Theatre); Wear Her Sting (University of Utah); Catch Me If You Can, Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Elgin Opera House); Le Jazz Hot (STEPS on Broadway - Rachel Dolan); Up All Night (STEPS on Broadway - Adrian Lee)
abigail-rebekah.com @abbirebekah
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Dr. Chloé Grace Roberts (she/her) is a New York City-based dancer, educator, and choreographer. She is the resident choreographer for Nebula Dance Lab, and the associate artistic director for the New York City branch of Selah Dance Collective. She was a 2021 Franco-American Fulbright Scholar, is a certified Luigi Technique teacher, and holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Roberts also teaches classes in contemporary, jazz, and theatre jazz styles at Steps on Broadway in New York City.
Roberts has choreographed and performed internationally for the past 14 years in both dance and theater productions. Company work includes Urbanity Dance Company, Selah Dance Collective, Nebula Dance Company, The Prague Shakespeare Company, and Reject Dance Theatre. Dr. Roberts recently co-produced an evening-length performance titled “Sound and Smoke” at Gibney Dance with Meredith Ventura and dancers from throughout the United States for Selah Dance Collective.
Recent work includes The Today Show, Chicago (Liz/Go-to-Hell Kitty), American Psycho (Choreographer), Grease (Cha-Cha), How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Choreographer), Marilyn Exposed (ensemble), and High Society (Mavis). A sought-after choreographer for both competition and concert stages, Dr. Roberts travels nationally and internationally as a dance educator and adjudicator. She is a judge and member of Impact Dance Adjudicators, as well as a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. She is represented by Lakey Wolff at Lakey Wolff & Co in NYC.
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Isaiah Silvia-Chandley is an award-nominated choreographer who recently made the move from Chicago to NYC. Recent choreography credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (CFRT), Billy Elliot, Kinky Boots (Paramount Theatre), Sondheim’s Putting It Together (Pace University). In addition, Isaiah has worked at theaters including the Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre and Porchlight Music Theatre. Choreography has always been Isaiah’s deepest passion as he continues to explore movement and its capacity for rich storytelling. Through his work, he seeks to bridge the old and new, offering an alternative perspective in an effort to subvert expectations and challenge the audience. www.itszayzay.com.
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Yasmyn is a multi-hyphenate artist from San Antonio, Texas currently residing in NYC. She recently made her NYC choreography debut in the Inaugural Dancers Who Choreograph Showcase. Yasmyn also presented her choreography in The Choreographer’s Collective Showcase last year. Some performing credits include A Chorus Line, Rent, Mary Poppins (Swing), Frozen, Mamma Mia, The Little Mermaid (Ensemble) all at Theatre Under the Stars, and The Prom at the ZACH Theatre. Additional credits include LEGACY: A Night with Maria Friedman at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre, and Encore! (Godspell Episode) on Disney+. She’d like to thank her family and friends for their endless support and Black Box Movers for this opportunity! @yasmynwhodances
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Description text goes hAdam Wedesky (@adam.wedesky) [they/them] is an NYC based choreographer, mentor, and performer. Adam is a member of the guest faculty at the world renowned Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway and Executive Director of Cat Cogliandro’s cat.astrophe! dance company. Along with performing for regional theaters, cruise ships, and commercial events all over the world, Adam has choreographed and taught the members of Beyond Belief Dance Company (America’s Got Talent, Netflix), for recording artist Bella DeNapoli (The Voice), events like Night of Life, Miss Gay America, and a show supervised for Step One Dance Company. “Dance is more than hitting the step, it is about humanity and connection. It is my mission to keep that in everything I do and present to the world.” ere
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Maybe you have done a choreography showcase or two, maybe you have choreographed at small theater in your hometime, perhaps you choreographed a high school musical, as long as you do not have significant experience in choreographing/assisting/associating at large regional theaters or in the city.
WHAT IS THIS?
Submit an application to create and present work at our Spring Showcase. Work is a maximum of 10-minutes long, and should be a representation of a full-musical number that would be found in a piece of musical theater. Pieces are encouraged to include singing in an effort for the choreographer to learn how to collaborate with a Music Director. Performers should be directed through singing, acting, and choreography to produce this performance. The Spring Showcase will be April 27 & 28, 2025.
MUSIC DIRECTION?
BBM is so grateful to have a resident Music Director with our team. You are welcome to bring your own colleague in to Music Direct, or have BBM provide you with a collaborator.
HOW DOES CASTING WORK?
Creative Teams will review Virtual Auditions by artists interested in participating in this performing opportunity. BBM will then reach out to selected performers for in-person callbacks. This gives Creative Teams the chance to practice casting and learn about the best way to approach fulfilling character and ensemble needs.
HOW WILL REHEARSALS BE SCHEDULED?
Rehearsal will be based on the availability of industry consultants, music directors, and voice/dance coaches. Outside of those rehearsals (scheduled by BBM), choreographers can work with their dances to add-on additional time.
Please do not hesitate to e-mail!! Contact us at blackboxmoversnyc@gmail.com