Gwen Welliver

BA, Pennsylvania State University. MFA, Bennington College. Dancer and choreographer; original work presented at Dance Theater Workshop, 92nd Street Y, Harkness Dance Festival, Movement Research at the Judson Church, Center for Performance Research. Performed with Doug Varone and Dancers (1990-2000); recipient of a Bessie Award for Sustained Achievement (2000); rehearsal director, Trisha Brown Dance Company(2000-2007); also performed projects by Douglas Dunn with Rudy Burckhardt, Helmut Gottschild (ZeroMoving Dance Company), Ohad Naharin, and Dana Reitz. Teaches worldwide at ADF, Bates Dance Festival, Dansens Hus (Denmark), International Summer School of Dance (Japan), Kalamata International Dance Festival (Greece), P.A.R.T.S. (Belgium), Trisha Brown Studios, and TSEKH Summer School (Russia); guest teaching venues include Barnard College, Hampshire College, Hollins University, Hunter College, Mount Holyoke College, University of California-Santa Barbara, Virginia Commonwealth College. Movement Research (New York City) faculty member, 1997-present; previously on the faculty of New York University Tisch School of the Arts (1995-2000, 2009-2011) and Bennington College (2007-2009 Fellow). SLC, 2011–