BIO

Margot Gelber is a choreographer, performer, and filmmaker originally from Houston, TX. She began her training as a competitive gymnast before attending the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she first developed her choreographic voice. She continued her studies at The Boston Conservatory under the direction of Yasuko Tokunaga and Cathy Young, and upon graduating, joined Ate9 Dance Company in Los Angeles.

Gelber’s work has been presented nationally and internationally at festivals and venues including the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance Summer Series, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, Chop Shop: Bodies of Work, and the Gdański Festival Tańca in Poland. Her choreography has also been performed at notable venues such as 92NY, Symphony Space, and The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, as well as internationally with appearances at the Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival (2023–2025) and the Jerusalem Theater, including collaborations with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and musician Avishai Cohen.

Her choreographic career includes commissions such as In finite space for The Boston Conservatory’s Alumni Commissioning Project and This Side Up (2020). She has been recognized through programs and awards including Elizabeth Streb’s GO! Emerging Artist Program, Houston MET Dance Emerging Choreographer, and Bates Dance Festival Emerging Choreographer. She has also collaborated with Princess Grace Award winner Maleek Washington on the duet At The Fore.

Gelber’s debut dance film, If I Were You, has screened nationally and internationally at festivals and has been featured on PBS ALL ARTS and Marquee TV. The film has received multiple awards, including Best Performance at the International Avant-Garde Film Awards, Best Choreography and Best Soundtrack at Cinedanza, and the Audience Attention Grabber Award at the Knowbox Dance Film Festival.

In addition to her creative work, Gelber has taught master classes at institutions including Columbia University.

COLLABORATORS

         Maggie Foster-Dancer                                        Gabriel Lawton-Dancer

         Marlie Couto-Dancer                                         Taylor Rodman-Dancer

         Curtis Thomas-Dancer                                        Jasmine Chui-Dancer

         Robbie Moore-Dancer                                         Michael Figueroa-Dancer

         Caitlyn Taylor-Dancer                                       Rebecah Goldstone-Dancer

Matthew Ortner-Dancer Hannah Wendel-Dancer

Lindsay Harwell-Dancer        Jacob Hiss-Videographer

Lauren Berthelot-Photography  Jessie Lee Thorne-Dancer

         Maleek Washington-Choreographer/Dancer                      Teal Thomsen-Photography

PAST PROJECTS

• Future Dance Festival 92 street Y

• JISDF Closing Evening Movement No. 1 with Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

• Jerusalem Solo Dance Festival 2024

• Jerusalem Theater in Collaboration with Shlomi Shaban 2023

• Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival 2023

• Mexico City Dance Festival 2023

• SoloDans Ankara at Cermodern 2022

• Austin Dance Festival 2022

• Houston Contemporary Dance Company Terra Firma 2021

• Boston Conservatory Winter Works 2020 World Premiere

• Hudson Valley Dance Festival 2019: Warwick NY

• Chop Shop Bodies of Work 2019

• Gdanski Festiwal Tanca 2019

• Houston Met Dance "Where the Heart is" 2017

• Boston Dance Festival 2017

• DanceNow Raw Dance Showing 2017

• Seaside Dance Festival 2017

• Southern California Ballet Gala 2016

• Austin Contemporary Dance Festival 2016

• High School for the Performing and Visual Arts 2016

• San Francisco Conservatory of Dance Summer Dance Series 2016

• Emerging Choreographer Bates Dance Festival 2016

• Sizzling Summer Dance Series 2015

• Houston Met Dance Emerging Choreographer 2015

• Go! Strep Emerging Artist Residency 2015

• Boston Contemporary Dance Festival 2014

• Boston Conservatory Alumni Commissioning Project 2014