School of movement
The SOLO Experience
Saturday, December 19th | 10:00AM-3:30PM
MONDAY, january 18th | 10am-2:00PM
Are you a dancer looking to deepen your artistry, strengthen your solo work, or explore performing a GALLIM solo?
The Solo Experience is a two-day intensive where participants learn Andrea Miller’s Middle Length Poem and receive direct feedback from Artistic Director Andrea Miller. This experience is perfect for seniors solos, audition material, or personal practice.
Upon completion of the intensive, participants will be granted a limited, non-exclusive license to perform the solo in agreed-upon contexts that support their professional and artistic goals, including but not limited to auditions, end-of-year showcases, creative projects, or personal artistic practice, subject to the licensing terms outlined below.
Apply today and step into the beauty and power of Middle Length Poem.
“Middle Length Poem was a moment to marvel and wonder where Miller's inspiration for movement originates.”
Schedule
DECEMBER 19TH, 2026
@ Joffrey Ballet School | 47-10 Austell Pl, 4th Floor, Long Island City, NY
10-11am GALLIM Methods
11-11:15am Break
11:15-1:15 Learn Solo with Donovan Reed
1:15-2pm Lunch
2-3:30 Learn Solo with Donovan Reed
JANUARY 18TH, 2027
@ Abrons Art Center | 466 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
10-11am GALLIM Methods
11-11:15am Break
11:15-12:00pm Review Solo
12:00-2:00 Feedback Session with Donovan Reed
*Following the program dancers will receive personal feedback from Andrea Miller
GALLIM Methods
GALLIM Methods is a movement technique training which practices Andrea Miller’s movement philosophy and creative methodology through a guided conversation between the body's network of systems and the imagination. Through a combination of guided improvisation and focused exercises, the class brings nuanced attention to regions of the body, its availability for movement, range, coordination, texture, and creative expression in relationship to the rest of the body and its experience within space, time, music, and art.
Middle Length Poem
A dancer as writer, a body as unfinished poem. This solo traces the obsessive, elusive process of creation: the chase, the loss, the surrender, the sudden arrival of something true. Written in real time. Never quite complete.
Photo by Dan Chen
REGISTRATION & TUITION
QUALIFICATIONS
The SOLO Experience is open to all pre-professional and professional movement artists with prior experience and an interest in training in GALLIM technique and repertory. Participants must be at least 16 years of age to participate.
APPLY
Please submit: Headshot, Resume, & Performance & improvisation reel
Application Deadline: October 30th, 2026
Notification Date: November 6th, 2026
Spots are limited!
TUITION
$650
Payment plans are available — please email annas@gallimdance.com.
*Registration is non-refundable except in the case of a medical necessity with a doctor’s note.
What’s Included
Learning the Solo
December 19th: Repertory session with Donovan Reed
January 18th: Coaching session with Donovan Reed. Following this session dancers will recieve personal feedback from Artistic Director Andrea Miller.
Technical Support
GALLIM will provide participants with technical specifications required for the presentation of the solo. This may include, but is not limited to, guidance regarding costume requirements, lighting design, and other relevant production elements. Such materials are intended to support participants in producing the work in alignment with the artistic integrity of the solo.
Licensing
Participants will be granted a limited, non-exclusive license to perform the solo for up to two (2) performances within a six (6) month period following the completion of the program. Performances must occur in contexts consistent with the purposes of the program, including showcases, auditions, or other approved presentations.
Requests for additional performances or an extension of the licensing period must be submitted in writing to GALLIM and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Approval of such requests may be subject to additional terms and/or licensing fees.
GALLIM FACULTY
Photo by Anne-Michelle Mallory
ANDREA MILLER (Founder / Artistic Director) is a choreographer, creative director, and founder of the internationally renowned multidisciplinary organization GALLIM. A Hispanic creator and collaborator for dance, film, fashion, and the visual arts, Miller is known for her exploration of the essential elements of human behavior and the alchemy of movement and performance. Miller is a Guggenheim, Sadler's Wells, New York City Center, and Princess Grace Fellow, and was featured in Forbes as an entrepreneur and leader in the dance world. She is the first choreographer to be named Artist in Residence at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, creating two large scale works for The Temple of Dendur and the fifth floor of The Met Breuer. Her visual art collaborations include a sound, sculpture, and performance installation for Lincoln Center processing the pandemic as well as collaboration with visual artist Antony Gormley at White Cube, Phyllida Barlow with ENB and works for The Glass House, Art Basel, Frieze Festival, Grace Farms, and Grand Central Station.
Miller’s dance works are presented by leading institutions and festivals around the world including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, City Center, The Joyce, Jacob’s Pillow, BAM, Royal Albert Hall, Sadler's Wells, London Royal Opera House, Théâtre National de Chaillot, Teatre Grec of Barcelona, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Canal Madrid, Teatro Nacional de Panamá, DanceHouse Vancouver, Spoleto Festival, and others.
Recent dance commissions include English National Ballet, New York City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Bern Ballet, TanzLuzern, Noord Nederland Dans, Pennsylvania Ballet, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Rambert2, NDT2, Ailey II, and The Juilliard School.
Film collaborations include celebrated directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, Xavier Dolan, Ezra Hurwitz, Bat-Sheva Guez, and long time collaborator Ben Stamper.
Her collaborations in fashion and brands include multiple collaborations with Hermès as well as VOGUE, Bergdorf and Goodman, SportsMax, KSwiss, Lacoste, Target, Calvin Klein, Crate & Barrel, SLS Hotels Miami and Las Vegas, and Beautiful Destinations. Miller serves on the board of Chelsea Factory and The Doris Humphrey Foundation.
Miller’s repertory, creative methodology and dance training have been taught through the GALLIM School of Movement as well as The Juilliard School, NYU, UC Kaufman, Harvard, Barnard, Marymount Manhattan, and others. She has been Adjunct Professor at Marymount Manhattan College and Barnard, and guest faculty at The Juilliard School, where she is an alumna.
Photo by Alexander Diaz
Donovan Reed (they/them), a native of Philadelphia, began their dance training at the age of 16 and attended the city’s University of the Arts where they received a BFA in May 2016. During their time in college, Donovan participated as an artist-in-residence at Die Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany. They extended their training with the Pennsylvania Ballet, participating in an independent artist program as well as training with PHILADANCO!, Eleone Dance Theatre, and The Rock School for Dance Education. Donovan has performed works by Sidra Bell, Regina Van Berkel, Sharon Eyal, Tommie WaheedEvans, Beth Gill, Andrea Miller, Tania Isaac, Meredith Rainey, and Helen Simoneau. They joined A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham in 2018, and in 2024, they were selected as one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch.”
Testimonials from GALLIM School of Movement Students:
“I can bring myself as a human to this experience and it's celebrated and encouraged. Everything that I'm learning here has helped me add to that experience and combine it into something that I can move forward with in my dance career as a well-rounded and in-tune, responsive and engaged dancer and professional. That's something that's very unique to this intensive.” - Jelani Davis Best
“I had an amazing time, the environment and culture that has been established at GALLIM made me feel comfortable in committing to the work, trying and failing sometimes, and trusting the process.”
“It was an intense experience, not exhausting but enriching instead. I’m so grateful for having the opportunity to meet this amazing and talented artists, from the teachers to the staff and the students. I really loved the atmosphere and the vibe of every class, the simplicity and the humanity of it. It was a process of acceptance of myself, challenge and question my artistry and my movement. A real exploration where I felt free.”
