Program Books/Miriam Gittens
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Miriam Gittens

dancer

Miriam Gittens (dancer) was born and raised in Fresno, where she received a diverse dance education at the Dance Studio of Fresno. She earned her BFA from the Juilliard School in 2017, and following graduation, joined chuthis, a project-based company presenting the work of Peter Chu, where she continues to collaborate. In 2018, she joined Ballet BC under the direction of Emily Molnar. Gittens has performed works by Aszure Barton, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, Felix Landerer, Ohad Naharin, Out Innerspace, Crystal Pite, and Medhi Walerski. In 2022, she returned to New York to join the Gibney Company, where she is currently an Artistic Associate. In 2023, Gittens was featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise” column.