NAME

Jesse Obremski (he/him)

POSITION

Artistic Associate, Gibney Company

HOMETOWN

New York City

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School; The Juilliard School; Lar Lubovitch Dance Company; The Ailey School; Studied at Jacob’s Pillow and Springboard Danse Montreal.

EXPERIENCE

Worked with Helen Simoneau Dance, Peter Stathas Dance, WHITE WAVE, Kate Weare Company, Brian Brooks Moving Company, and The Limon Dance Company (soloist and principal).

HONORS

Recipient of the Asian American Arts Alliance’s 2016 Jadin Wong Award; Eagle Scout Rank recipient; Mentioned in the NY Times, NY1, and named Dance Magazine’s March 2019 Dancer “On The Rise.”

INTERESTS / ACHIEVEMENTS

Jesse is an educator and speaker, and has restaged José Limón’s work at MOVE|NYC|, The University of Wyoming, and has assisted Limón restagings at The Juilliard School (2015-2018); Jesse is also the movement director and choreographer for the musical duo, The Sound of Aja, and a collaborator with The BringAbout.

Was the Associate Executive Director of Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance (EMDOD) after serving on its Board for four years.

Founded Obremski/Works, which has been presented internationally with an emphasis on dance films and AAPI Support Fellowships.

Jesse’s choreographic works have been presented across the United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Turkey, Germany, Japan, China, and Malaysia by Gibney Company, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Brigham Young University, EMDOD, Obremski/Works, and has been produced by Gibney Company and Fall For Dance North 2023, among others.

Jesse's Moving Toward Justice Fellowship project OUR PATHS cultivates greater communal empathy through podcasts, video interviews, written articles, festivals, and workshops.

CONTACT

www.jesseobremski.com

www.obremskiworks.org

IMAGES

Courtesy of Gibney; Back of card image by Amy J. Gardner