James Gilmer

James Gilmer (Pitts­burgh, PA) trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Thea­tre School and the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School. After gradua­ting, he performed with Texture Contemporary Ballet, joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2011. While dancing with the Cincinnati Ballet for six seasons, Gilmer was promoted to Soloist in 2015 and performed works by Victoria Morgan, Amy Seiwert, Septime Webre, Ohad Naharin, Val Caniparoli, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ed­waard Liang, Jennifer Archibald, and George Balanchine, to name a few. Gilmer was also a member of Amy Seiwert’s Ima­gery, performing during the summer sea­sons since 2013, and ODC/dance, per­forming works by Brenda Way, KT Nelson, and Kate Weare. In November 2021, he performed in Twyla Now, New York City Center’s celebration of choreographer Twyla Tharp. Gilmer joined the company in 2019. Instagram: @james.agilmer.