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Originally from Houston, TX, Margot Gelber began her training as a competitive gymnast. She then attended the High School for Performing and Visual Arts, where she began her choreographic pursuits. She went on to further her dance training and choreographic endeavors at The Boston Conservatory under the direction of Yasuko Tokunaga and Cathy Young. Upon graduating from the Conservatory, she joined Ate9 Dance Company in Los Angeles, California.

In 2014, Gelber was commissioned to set her work "In finite space" as the inaugural presentation of The Boston Conservatory Dance Division's Alumni Commissioning Project. Gelber’s work has been featured in various prestigious dance festivals nationally and internationally, including The San Francisco Conservatory of Dance Summer Dance Series (2016), The Boston Contemporary Dance Festival (2014, 2017), The Austin Dance Festival (2016, 2022), The Seaside Dance Festival (2017), Sizzling Summer Dance Series (2015), The Southern California Ballet Gala (2016), Chop Shop Bodies of Work (2019), and more.

Margot Gelber's dedication to her craft has been recognized through various accolades and programs. In addition to participating in Elizabeth Streb’s Go! Emerging Artist Program in 2014, Gelber was awarded the Houston Met Dance Emerging Choreographer in 2015 and the Bates Dance Festival Emerging Choreographer. In 2018, Gelber presented her work in Poland at the Gdanski Festival Tanca. In 2020, she premiered a new work as part of the Boston Conservatory’s Winter Works, and in 2021, her work was showcased at SoloDans Ankara in Turkey.

Margot Gelber's work continues to captivate audiences worldwide, with recent achievements including the selection and presentation of her work at the Mexico City Dance Festival in 2023 , the Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival as well as the Jerusalem Theater. 

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

• 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