Gary Champi

Gary is a dance artist currently completing his MFA in dance at the University of Washington. As a performer, he works between New York and Seattle, drawing on experience with a variety of choreographers, touring nationally and abroad in theater spaces, museum installations, and site-specific work. As an educator, he teaches commercial dance and western contemporary modern forms at UW, is certified to teach Cunningham Technique®, and has taught master classes and workshops for various institutions throughout the country. As a choreographer, Gary has presented work at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and in collaboration with other artists for concert dance, exhibitions, and competitions. He also has experience restaging dance work, as an assistant for Cunningham repertory, and for H.T. Chen & Dancers as original cast of South of Gold Mountain. Gary also holds a degree in Cognitive Science from Stanford University and has experience as an administrator in the arts and for a biotech company.