{{Short description|American dancer and choreographer}} {{Infobox person | name = Gabrielle Lamb | image = Gabrielle Lamb.png | caption=Gabrielle Lamb during Pigeonwing performance | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = Savannah, Georgia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = dancer, choreographer, and company director | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Gabrielle Lamb''' is a dancer, choreographer, and company director. In 2020, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contemporary Faculty Bio {{!}} Gabrielle Lamb {{!}} Steps on Broadway|url=https://www.stepsnyc.com/faculty/bio/Gabrielle-Lamb/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.stepsnyc.com}}</ref>
== Career == She was trained at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and the Boston Ballet School before joining Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 2000, where she was promoted to soloist two years later. She has also danced for Morphoses under the direction of Christopher Wheeldon.<ref name="sltrib.com">{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Kathy|title=More substance than spice as SALT Contemporary Dance moves into 2nd season (with video)|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/3043168-155/more-substance-than-spice-as-salt|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref> She has danced principal roles in works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Ohad Naharin, Peter Quanz and Christopher Wheeldon and has originated leading roles in new ballets by Mauro Bigonzetti and Shen Wei.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pointemagazine.com/inside-pt/issuesaprilmay-2015women-watch/|title=Women to Watch - Pointe Magazine|date=2015-04-03|work=Pointe Magazine|access-date=2017-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-villarreal/ballet-memphis-return-to-_b_8566512.html|title=Ballet Memphis' Return to New York|last=Villarreal|first=Alexandra|date=2015-11-16|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stewardshipreport.com/architecture-made-tactile-gabrielle-lambs-pigeonwing-dance-at-baruch-pac/|title=Architecture Made Tactile: Gabrielle Lamb's Pigeonwing Dance at Baruch PAC {{!}} The Stewardship Report|website=www.stewardshipreport.com|access-date=2017-03-29}}</ref>
Lamb has choreographed for Ballet Memphis, Milwaukee Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Royal Winnipeg Ballet,<ref name="Women to Watch">{{cite web|last1=Burke|first1=Siobhan|title=Women to Watch|url=http://pointemagazine.com/inside-pt/issuesaprilmay-2015women-watch/|website=Pointe Magazine|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref> SALT Contemporary Dance,<ref name="sltrib.com" /> and BalletX.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabrielle Lamb/Pigeonwing Dance to Premiere New Work at Baruch Performing Arts Center|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Gabrielle-LambPigeonwing-Dance-Premieres-New-Work-at-Baruch-Performing-Arts-Center-20161014#|website=Broadway Way|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref> She is currently the choreographer and director for her company, Pigeonwing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=Gabrielle Lamb Has Found an Ideal Stage for a Pandemic: A Carpet|url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/gabrielle-lamb-2647449310.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1?rebelltitem=1|access-date=2021-07-14|website=Dance Magazine|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, she started an outdoor program in collaboration with Guggenheim called "The Carpet Series."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Marcius|first=Chelsia Rose|title='There's something about the rug that just invites people to watch': New York dancer performs on Persian rug in new outdoor series in collaboration with Guggenheim|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-dancer-gabrielle-lamb-guggenheim-the-carpet-series-20200815-xr42biiw6napvi65s5fawuem3a-story.html|access-date=2021-07-14|website=nydailynews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Contemporary Dance Series » New York Botanical Garden|url=https://www.nybg.org/event/kusama/kusama-cosmic-nature-programs/contemporary-dance-series/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=New York Botanical Garden|language=en-US}}</ref>
== List of choreographed works == ''' 2014 '''
HappenStance - Milwaukee Ballet<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kosidowski|first1=Paul|date=February 14, 2014|title=Decisions Decisions|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/Decisions_Decisions/|website=Milwaukee Mag}}</ref>
Dovetail<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seitz|first1=Jonelle|title=New American Talent/Dance|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2014-04-04/new-american-talent-dance/|website=The Austin Chronicle|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref>
''' 2015 '''
Glas<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bonfield|first1=Stephan|title=Dance Notebook: Gabrielle Lamb's glas a shimmering study in watercolours|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/dance-notebook-gabrielle-lambs-glas-a-shimmering-study-in-watercolours|website=Calgary Herald|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref>
I Am A Woman: Moult - Ballet Memphis<ref>{{cite web|last1=Villarreal|first1=Alexandra|title=Ballet Memphis' Return to New York|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-villarreal/ballet-memphis-return-to-_b_8566512.html|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref>
''' 2016 '''
Tessellations - The Joffrey Ensemble
Bewilderness - Pigeonwing<ref>{{cite web|last1=Escoyne|first1=Courtney|title=Architecture Made Tactile: Gabrielle Lamb's Pigeonwing Dance at Baruch PAC|url=http://www.stewardshipreport.com/architecture-made-tactile-gabrielle-lambs-pigeonwing-dance-at-baruch-pac/|website=The Stewardship Report|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref>
== Fellowships and awards == ''' 2014 '''
Princess Grace Award for Choreography
New York City Center Fellowship<ref name="Women to Watch"/>
''' 2015 '''
CUNY Dance Initiative Residency<ref name="Criscitiello">{{cite web|last=Criscitiello|first=Alexa|date=October 14, 2016|title=Gabrielle Lamb/Pigeonwing Dance to Premiere New Work at Baruch Performing Arts Center|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Gabrielle-LambPigeonwing-Dance-Premieres-New-Work-at-Baruch-Performing-Arts-Center-20161014-page2|website=Broadway World|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref>
''' 2016 '''
Baruch College Performing Arts Center Residency
Creative Engagement Grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council <ref name="Criscitiello"/>
'''2020'''
Guggenheim Fellowship<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation {{!}} Gabrielle Lamb|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/gabrielle-lamb/|access-date=2021-07-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724075040/http://www.morphoses.org/ Morphoses Company website] *[http://www.gabriellelamb.com Personal website]
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