Gwen Welliver
Professor
School of Dance
Gwen Welliver is a choreographer and movement director based in New York City. She is the recipient of a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and the New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award for Sustained Achievement in Dancing with Doug Varone and Dancers. She previously served as Rehearsal Director of the Trisha Brown Dance Company, where she led the revival of early work, opera restagings, and the supervision of the company’s international touring repertory. Her teaching has taken her to academic programs, conservatories, cultural centers, and festivals across four continents. Welliver’s current research explores speculative and open-ended approaches to dance, including performing simultaneity, emotional tenor through non‑figurative drawing, and collaborative practices.
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Education
Master of Fine Arts, Bennington College
Teaching Areas
Choreography, Directing, Dance Composition, Contemporary Dance, Movement Improvisation
Research Areas
Choreography, Movement Improvisation, Non-figurative Drawing