jermaine spivey
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Jermaine Maurice Spivey was born in Baltimore, Maryland USA and is a graduate of
Baltimore School for the Arts and The Juilliard School. From 2002-2017, Jermaine lived
and worked predominately throughout Europe. He has been a company member of
Ballet Gulbenkian and Cullberg Ballet, worked as a freelance/guest artist for Hofesh
Shechter Company, Robyn Live 2016, The LID, Arias Company and The Forsythe
Company from 2013-2015 as well as a cast member of American Repertory Theater's
original production The Shape She Makes conceived by Susan Misner and Jonathan
Bernstein. Since 2008, Jermaine has been a member of Crystal Pite's project based
company Kidd Pivot. He has rehearsal assisted and/or staged Crystal Pite's work for
companies such as Cedar Lake Ballet, Carte Blanche, Hessisches StaatsBallett
Wiesbaden, Netherlands Dance Theater and Paris Opera Ballet. Jermaine has
instructed dance all across North America and Europe for professional companies,
universities, studios and training programs including USC Kaufman School of Dance,
Cal Arts, The Juilliard School, UCLA, NYU Tisch, Baltimore School for the Arts, The
Performing Arts Project, MOVE NYC, No)one. Art House, Nuova Officina Della Danza
and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. He is a 2001 Princess Grace Awardee and a
1998 National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts 1st Level Awardee. As a
choreographer, Jermaine has been commissioned by Salt Contemporary Dance,
Rambert 2, LA Dance Project, The Broad Museum, Christina Aguilera Live at The
Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, and most recently Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago, NDT 2 and Ballet Flanders. Jermaine has also created and
performed two full evening works with partner and collaborator Spenser Theberge
titled Rather This Then and Position 3.