Gabrielle Revlock (dancer) a native Philadelphian, joined Jeanne Ruddy Dance in 2003 after graduating with a BA in Art History from Vassar College. As a student she was thrilled to perform Escargot by Louis Falco and dance for Twyla Tharp in a lecture demonstration.
In addition to her work with JRD, Gabrielle has danced for many local artists including Lisa Kraus, Leah Stein, Myra Bazell, Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Matthew Neenan for the Opera Company of Philadelphia. She has also performed with the UK choreographer Sean Feldman, Austrian Willi Dorner, Japanese Butoh master Katsura Kan and the Netherlands-based duo Isabelle Chaffaud and Jerome Meyer. Gabrielle’s work has received support from the PA Council on the Arts (2009), a New Edge Mix Grant (2006) and was selected as the Vassar College Alumnae Choreographer in 2005.
She has created work for the Drexel Dance ensemble and will be premiering a work on Bryn Mawr College students in Spring 2010. In 2008-2009 she was a nEW Festival Resident Artist and was chosen to present at The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009: Philadelphia presented by The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival in partnership with The Joyce Theater Foundation. In addition to performance, Gabrielle’s films have been shown two consecutive years (2007 & 2008) at the dance film festival, Motion Pictures, programmed by Philadelphia Dance Projects.
As a photographer she has been published in both Smithsonian and Bust magazines. Additionally, Gabrielle is the creator of Wear Your Wig to Work Day, a holiday occurring annually the last Friday in January. For more on Gabrielle visit: www.manodamno.com.