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Gillian Ebersole
Gillian Ebersole

Gillian Ebersole is a dancer and choreographer, as well as a poet, dance writer and educator. Gillian graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University with a dual degree in Dance and English. Their first poetry book The Water Between Us received the Charlotte Mew Prize and was published by Headmistress Press in 2021. Gillian lives and creates in Berkshire County with their partner.

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Becket

Jacob's Pillow: The Center Will Not Hold celebrates resistance in the best way – with dance

By Gillian Ebersole, 28 June 2025
The Center Will Not Hold rings in the 93rd Festival at Jacob’s Pillow, a celebration of American and Black vernacular dance styles led by Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance.
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Becket
28 Jun 2025
The Center Will Not Hold celebrates resistance in the best way
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North Adams

Music From The Sole is here to stay

By Gillian Ebersole, 05 October 2024
Music From The Sole brought their work I Didn't Come to Stay to MASS MoCA in an evening of joyful and percussive live music and dance.
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North Adams
05 Oct 2024
Music From The Sole is here to stay
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Becket

Dance Theatre of Harlem pushes the boundaries of ballet

By Gillian Ebersole, 24 August 2024
Dance Theatre of Harlem feels poised to forge ahead to a new era, all while bringing together its knowledge and legacy from the past half century.
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Becket
24 Aug 2024
Dance Theatre of Harlem pushes the boundaries of ballet
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Seattle

Pacific Northwest Ballet proves ballet is for the stage and the screen

By Gillian Ebersole, 15 October 2020
Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rep 1 delivers a magnificent first installment of their 2020-2021 virtual season.
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Seattle
15 Oct 2020
PNB proves ballet is for the stage and the screen
By Gillian Ebersole
Los Angeles

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake proves emotional and timeless in Los Angeles

By Gillian Ebersole, 06 December 2019
Matthew Bourne's brilliant rendition of Swan Lake makes this classic story ballet refreshing, contemporary and emotional.
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Los Angeles
06 Dec 2019
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake proves emotional and timeless in LA
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Los Angeles

Wendy Whelan embraces minimalism in The Day

By Gillian Ebersole, 18 October 2019
The Day features music by David Lang and choreography by Lucinda Childs as former ballerina Wendy Whelan and cellist Maya Beiser perform together in this work contemplating memory, mortality, and aging.
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Los Angeles
18 Oct 2019
Wendy Whelan embraces minimalism in The Day
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Los Angeles

Celebrating 60 Years of Alvin Ailey: still bringing revelations

By Gillian Ebersole, 07 April 2019

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater prove timeless and timely in a 60th birthday soirée in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles
07 Apr 2019
Celebrating 60 Years of Alvin Ailey
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Los Angeles

The Only Constant Puts Humanity On Stage

By Gillian Ebersole, 18 January 2019
Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company's The Only Constant explores the human condition, putting raw emotion on display, along with a lot of sawdust.
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Los Angeles
18 Jan 2019
The Only Constant Puts Humanity On Stage
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Los Angeles

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company Tackles Marathon 7-Hour Performance

By Gillian Ebersole, 03 November 2018
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company captures the audience for seven hours during this trilogy of works meditating on memory, suffering, and relationships.
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Los Angeles
03 Nov 2018
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company Tackles Marathon 7-Hour Performance
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Paris

Risky Business at Hotel de Sully with Ambre Senatore's Promenade

By Gillian Ebersole, 24 July 2018
Ambra Senatore’s Promenade À Sully presented as part of the Paris L'Eté festival manages to navigate the chance of site specific work with quirky and refreshing ease
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Paris
24 Jul 2018
Risky Business at Hotel de Sully
By Gillian Ebersole