WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY? JAMAAL BOWMAN (GALLIM Artist) (he/him) is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and music maker living in the city of New York. Jamaal began his dance training at the age of 14 in Maryland, where he was born and raised. In his 3rd and 4th year of high school, Jamaal placed as a Bronze medalist in Contemporary at the NAACP ACT-SO National Competition. In 2021, he graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a Director's Scholar, under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. In his time at The University of the Arts, he has collaborated with Nora Chipaumire, Tommie WaheedEvans, Jesse Zaritt, Helen Pickett, Fana Fraser, Nacera Belaza, and Sidra Bell. Post graduation, he has worked with VonHoward Project, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, Kyle Abraham Dance Vanguard. In his time with Kyle, Jamaal has been featured in Dance Magazine, W Magazine, Essence, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. In 2026, he began teaching Contemporary/Improvisation at Gibney. In his classes, he uses various improvisational tasks and contemporary forms to further connect to personal desire and habits. Jamaal joined Gallim dance company in February 2026. While working with Gallim, he has freelanced with Tamisha Guy and Claude Johnson. In 2026, Jamaal also began taking commissions for music production. His sounds have been used for University senior solos (SUNY Purchase, George Mason, University of Hartford), The Lincoln Center Summer series, The VIVA School of Dance, and Springboard Danse. Jamaal’s personal practices are centered around queerness, black joy, theater, improvisation and comedy. Outside of the studio, he enjoys running, cooking gourmet meals, designing clothes, and making Tiktoks. DONTERREO CULP (GALLIM Artist) (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 (GALLIM Artist) (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.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY? PAYTON JOHNSON (GALLIM Artist) (she/her) grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and earned her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School in 2021. Following graduation, Payton joined LA Dance Project under the direction of Benjamin Millepied, performing across the states and France. She was a guest performer with Gibney Dance Company in 2025 and is currently a guest artist with Gallim Dance. Payton works closely with choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber as a performer, rehearsal assistant, and stager. She served as a rehearsal assistant for their work at San Francisco Ballet and staged their creations at The Juilliard School, Rambert Dance Company in London, and Oregon Ballet Theater. Her performance credits in their work include Seven Scenes at Little Island, Broken Theater in Denmark, and Satyagraha at the Palais Garnier in Paris. Payton was featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise”, and can be seen as the featured dancer in Cotopaxi’s “Roll With It” commercial as well as dancing in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s, The Bride! VIVIAN PAKKANEN (GALLIM Artist) (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. DONOVAN REED (GALLIM Artist) (they/them), a native of Philadelphia, began their dance training at the age of 16 and attended the city’s University of the Arts where they received a BFA in May 2016. During their time in college, Donovan participated as an artist-in-residence at Die Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany. They extended their training with the Pennsylvania Ballet, participating in an independent artist program as well as training with PHILADANCO!, Eleone Dance Theatre, and The Rock School for Dance Education. Donovan has performed works by Sidra Bell, Regina Van Berkel, Sharon Eyal, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Beth Gill, Andrea Miller, Tania Isaac, Meredith Rainey, and Helen Simoneau. They joined A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham in 2018, and in 2024, they were selected as one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch.” ANTONIA LUZ GILLETTE (GALLIM Artist) (she/her) was born in Miami, Florida where she attended the New World School of the Arts. She has trained in a multitude of styles ranging from ballet to hip hop. In her junior year of high school, she performed Ohad Naharin’s Echad Mi Yodea and took Gaga classes from Bobbi Jene Smith, Ian Robinson, and Bret Easterling. She studies at The Juilliard School where she’s had the pleasure of performing works by world- renowned choreographers such as Rena Butler, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Jamar Roberts, Hofesh Shechter, and Ohad Naharin. Last season, Antonia choreographed her first piece, Los Versos Mas Tristes Del Mundo, paying homage to her ancestors and connecting to her Hispanic culture.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY? GRECIA CRUZ (GALLIM Apprentice) is a Mexican-American artist from Los Angeles California. She studied dance at Orange County school of the arts and continued her training in techniques including Graham, Horton, Ballet, Gaga, floor work, and more at the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. Since graduating with a BFA in 2024, Grecia has danced professionally with companies such as Visceral Dance in Chicago and BODYTRAFFIC in Los Angeles, California. She has worked in residency with Andrea Miller and participated in programs including NDT SI, GAGA Lab, GALLIM SI & Ate9. Throughout her training and professional experience she’s worked with repertoire by choreographers including Jiří Kylián, Crystal Pite, Sharon Eyal, Dimo Milev, Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Trisha Brown and more. Grecia Joins Gallim for their Joyce season in 2026 IZEL DAVIS (GALLIM Apprentice) (they/them) is a dancer and choreographer originally from California where they began their training at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy under the direction of Debbie Allen. While there, they performed as a principal dancer in Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, appeared alongside Misty Copeland at the 62nd Grammy Awards, and performed in a tribute to arts education at the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors. Izel went on to study in the Contemporary Dance Program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Complexions Contemporary Ballet Trainee Program before earning their BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase in 2026. During their studies, they performed works by Andrea Miller, Loni Landon, Doug Varone, and Ricardo Hartley III, and created their own original choreography. Their training also includes the NDT Summer Intensive, where they performed Lea Ved’s Wildflowers, and the Gallim Summer Intensive. In 2024, Izel performed Andrea Miller’s SAMA as a guest artist with GALLIM at Fall for Dance. They have also shared their passion for dance as a teaching assistant at SUNY Purchase and as summer faculty with Camarillo Dance Collective. Izel is thrilled to be joining GALLIM as an apprentice this season. CLARA GOUGH (GALLIM Apprentice) (she/her) began her dance training in Tulsa, Oklahoma under Troy Herring and Cory Barnette. She is a 2026 graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA with Honors in Dance under the direction of Pamela Pietro and a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. During her studies, she performed works by Baye & Asa and Merce Cunningham, alongside over 30 studentchoreographed works, and worked with New York-based companies including Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence, David Dorfman Dance, Gibney Company, and DOVA. Her training includes NDT, Ballet BC, Ballets Jazz Montréal, Trinity Laban Conservatoire Historical Rep Project, and Gallim Intensives. Through these experiences, she learned and performed repertoire by renowned choreographers including Jiří Kylián, Crystal Pite, Jo Strømgren, Marco Goecke, Andrea Miller, Micaela Taylor, among others. She was recently featured as a dancer in Between Us and the River, a feature film directed by Nika Fehmiu. With a deep passion for performance and the creative process, Clara is grateful to be joining GALLIM Dance Company this season.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY? MITCH STONE (GALLIM Apprentice) (he/they) is a New York City–based professional dancer and collaborator whose work spans contemporary dance, ballet, and interdisciplinary movement practices. Originally from Highlandville, Missouri, Mitchell began dancing at Tiffany’s Performing Arts Studio under the direction of Aaron Girard and Tiffany Blansit, where they grew up immersed in the competitive dance scene. This early experience shaped their foundation as a performer and sparked their interest in movement, performance, and collaboration. From 2024 to 2026, Mitchell trained with the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program and The Training Ground SF in San Francisco, performing works by Darlyn Perez and Brodie Masse, Fuchsia, Dexandro Montalvo, Rena Butler, Kira Fargas, David Harvey, and Gregory Dawson. Their professional performance experience includes working with Robert Moses’ Kin in The Kennings and performing Ali Pfleger’s work at Peri Dance Center. Mitchell has continued to develop their artistic practice through domestic and international intensives, including Ballet Jazz Montréal 360, Orsolina28’s Sharon Eyal Intensive, Ballet BC 44, Gaga Lab, and Arts Umbrella’s International Summer Intensive. These experiences have provided opportunities to explore repertory, engage with diverse movement practices, and expand their physical and artistic perspectives. In September 2026, Mitchell joined GALLIM as an apprentice, continuing to develop their artistry within the company’s contemporary movement practice. As a dancer and collaborator, Mitchell is interested in exploring physicality, sensation, and the expressive possibilities of contemporary movement. They remain curious about how dance can foster personal growth, connection, and a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them.