THE DUNHAM LEGACY REVISITED PROGRAM | ARTIST FACULTY
Gelan Lambert, currently a principal artist and assistant to Reginald Yates, is originally from Miami, FL and is of Haitian descent. He received a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard School, where he was awarded The Martha Hill Prize for Excellence in Dance Artistry and Leadership. Also, Mr. Lambert has trained at The Ailey School, Broadway Theater Project, The Joffrey Ballet School, and The School of American Ballet.
Alongside his training, his professional credits include The Martha Graham Dance Company, Sean Curran Company, Fosse (1st National Tour), A Christmas Carol (Madison Square Garden Theater), City Center Encores Golden Boy, NYCOpera’s Alcina/Turandot, and a featured performer for the Jacob’s Pillow Katherine Dunham Tribute conceived and directed by Reginald Yates. Additional performance credits include the Broadway/Nigeria/World Tour in Bill T.Jones’ FELA!, playing the role of JK (rhythm tapper)/Ogungun, which was described by Ben Brantley of the New York Times as “…the brilliant, tap dance artist sui generis.” Mr. Lambert has also presented solo concerts at Jacob’s Pillow, Stella Adler Studio (Resident Artist), Florida International University, City Center Studio, Long Island University, and George Faison Firehouse Theater.
In addition to his performance credits, Mr. Lambert has choreographed works for The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Public Theater, GabeStage, and choreographed Ohio University’s Antony & Cleopatra, which premiered in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in November of 2013 and NYC’s The Public Theater in March 2014.
Mr. Lambert is a 2022 recipient of the Drama Desk Award for Choreography for Paradise Square Broadway and has received awards including being a YoungArts Winner, a Presidential Scholar for the Arts, a National Society of Arts and Letters Winner, and a Jerome Foundation Fellow to Ghana, West Africa.
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