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Gary Champi

Garyis a dance artist originally from San Diego, CA. He performs between New York and Seattle, drawing on experience with a variety of choreographers, touring nationally and abroad since 2008. He is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Pomona College and is authorized by the Merce Cunningham Trust (MCT) to teach Cunningham Technique®. He has presented choreography in NY and presented four new dances in Seattle in 2022. He is invested in dance research and scholarship, which includes experience restaging dance choreography, as an assistant for Cunningham repertory, and for H.T. Chen & Dancers as an original cast member of South of Gold Mountain. Gary also has experience as a rehearsal assistant, an administrator, and a curator. He worked in many capacities for MCT from 2011-2020, holds a degree in Cognitive Science from Stanford University, and an MFA in Dance from the University of Washington.

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