SCHOOL OF MOVEMENT
GALLIM METHODS at Peridance
Thursdays | 5:30-7PM
@ Peridance Center
126 E 13th St, New York, NY 10003
single class: $27
GALLIM Methods is a training program which practices Andrea Miller’s movement philosophy and creative methodology through a guided improvisation between the body's network of systems and the imagination. Through a combination of movement explorations and focused exercises, the class brings nuanced attention to regions of the body, its availability for movement, range, coordination, texture, and creative expression and its possibilities within space, time, and music.
For all movers, all levels of experience, ages 16+
Class SchedulE
Thursday, October 1, with Jasmine Alisca
Thursday, October 8, with Jasmine Alisca
Thursday, October 15, with Vivian Pakkanen
Thursday, October 22, with Vivian Pakkanen
Thursday, October 29 with Antonia Luz
Photo by Lauren Teng
Photo by Lauren Teng
FACULTY
JASMINE ALISCA
Jasmine Alisca (she/her) is a dancer from Las Vegas, Nevada who started her dance training at a young age in ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary. She then graduated from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and carried on to SUNY Purchase College where she just finished her third year as a dance major with a concentration in composition. At SUNY Purchase College, she has been able to train in many forms of modern dance techniques such as Graham, Cunningham, Limon, DOVA, and Horton. Jasmine has also been able to perform works by Jie-hung Connie Shiau, Loni Landon, Andrea Miller, and Jenn Freeman. She is expected to graduate in the Spring of 2025.
ANTONIA LUZ
Antonia Luz (she/her) was born in Miami, Florida where she attended the New World School of the Arts. She has trained in a multitude of styles ranging from ballet to hip hop. In her junior year of high school, she performed Ohad Naharin’s Echad Mi Yodea and took Gaga classes from Bobbi Jene Smith, Ian Robinson, and Bret Easterling. She studies at The Juilliard School where she’s had the pleasure of performing works by world- renowned choreographers such as Rena Butler, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Jamar Roberts, Hofesh Shechter, and Ohad Naharin. Last season, Antonia choreographed her first piece, Los Versos Mas Tristes Del Mundo, paying homage to her ancestors and connecting to her Hispanic culture.
VIVIAN PAKKANEN
Vivian Pakkanen (she/her) is a Finnish dance artist who trained at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (BA) in Norway and the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance (MA) in England. She was an ensemble artist with Nagelhus Schia Productions during the 2020-2021 season and part of the 2019- 2020 cohort of Rambert2 where she participated in the creation of Andrea Miller’s SAMA. Vivian’s work extends to live concerts, television, and music videos, notably with recording artist AURORA. She has performed works of choreographers Jermaine Spivey, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Liv Lockwood, Tormod Midtbø, Ludvig Daae, Ingri Fiksdal, Kristin Helgebostad, Yaniv Cohen, and Kyuja Bae among others, showcasing her artistry at venues such as Sadler’s Wells Theatre, the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, and Dansens Hus Oslo. In addition to performing with GALLIM, Vivian contributed to Miller’s Les Noces for the English National Ballet as a research and development artist.
Photo by Dan Chen - Wardrobe Courtesy of Hermès