" Michelle Pellizon and Gierre Godley move naturalistically, and thus they command our attention from the start. Godley's sudden end is perfectly timed, and if we have questions at this point, we are ready to see more."
- ReadingDance.com
((-eryc taylor dance, joyce soho 2010-
"... The Polarity, danced by Gierre Godley and Dillon Honiker, all I can say is WOW!!!! Showstopper. They both dance with power and masculinity; it is refreshing."
-iDanz
-eryc taylor dance, joyce soho 2010-
Gierre Godley is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas. While in Arkansas he trained with C. Michael Tidwell and Arleen Sugano. Gierre also had the privilege to train at the Ailey School and with Deeply Rooted Dance Production in Chicago, IL. While in New York, Gierre has performed at St. Marks Church, The FAB Festival, The Ailey Citigroup Theatre, The American Dance Guild Festival, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, The Iridium Jazz Club, The Joyce SOHO, SummerStage (East River Park), Battery Park (Downtown Dance Festival), DUMBO Dance Festival, The Cunningham Studio, Kimbel Theater and at Greenspace in Queens to name a few. He has been a guest artist with Nathan Trice/Rituals, Abraham.In.Motion, Naganuma Dance, Rainwater Dancers, Neville Dance Theatre, Stefanie Nelson Dance Group, Malcolm Low/Formal Structure, Yoo and Dancers, Trio Dance Collective and Classical Contemporary Ballet Theatre, Jazz Aint Dead, and Adams Company Dance to name a few. Gierre is currently the Co-Artistic Director of his own repertory duet company, Sobers & Godley.
As a choreographer, Gierre has set many works on students while pursuing his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Currently he serves as Resident Choreographer, alongside Simone Sobers, for Sobers & Godley. Together their work has been presented at the DUMBO Festival, Movement Research Open Showing, Green Spaces Take Root, Lets Dance! East Flatbush Dance Festival, The Atlas Theatre, The wildwood performing arts center in little rock, ar and the Zion Arts Centre in manchester, england. Recently, Gierre began his solo choreographic career with Project 44, an all male project by project dance troupe. PROJECT 44 has performed in the 2011 queens fringe festival, the Steps laboratory series, and the young choreographers festival at symphony space in manhattan.
2010 MFA (Dance) Tisch School of the Art.
Sobers & Godley founded in 2009 by Simone Sobers and Gierre Godley is a dynamic and versatile partnership created with the intent to perform and create contemporary works with a heartrending voice. Sobers and Godley fuse physicality, sensuality, and raw emotion to create a real experience for their audience. In addition to creating their own work, Sobers and Godley perform repertory pieces that include work by Camille A. Brown, Sidra Bell, Troy Powell, Nathan Trice, Adam Barruch, and Sydney Skybetter/Jessy Smith. The duet had their first full length evening at NYU Atlas Theater in May 2010.
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PROJECT 44 established in 2010 by Gierre Godley, is an all male project based dance company residing in Queens, New York. The group aims to showcase the beauty, athleticism, and versatility of male performers.
Performances
Collaborators-[performers
Diego Gasca- Dancer
Patrick John o'neill- dancer
brad beakes- dancer
dillon honiker-dancer
japoet- poet
2.22.12
-NYC10-
Dixon Place
"Unto These Sands"
10.22.11
-blaktino festival"
excerpt of "ease"
10.16.11
-fertile ground-
green space studios
9.24-9.25.11
-Balasole-
ailey citigroup theater
premier of "best kept?"
7.11.11
-The young choreographers festival-
symphony space
premier of "unto these sands"
5.15.11
-2011 queens fringe festival-
the secret theatre
premier of "my glorious imperfection"
2.15.11
-Steps Laboratory Series-
Steps on Broadway
Premier of "Summer of 2010"
Ive learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
-Maya Angelou
Artistic Statement
My work is a direct reflection of me as a dancer, a scientist, and a man. Fused with influences from the dancers, I seek to show dancers as limitless humans with real emotions and reactions. I enjoy the beauty of familiar vocabulary as well as quirky movement, which is developed through improvisations. In my eyes not all dance has to be esthetically pleasing and at the same time not all dance as to be emotionally and energetically draining. I see my role as a choreographer not as one that attempts to make you love my work rather I hope my work leaves you feeling something and wanting more!
Choreographic Works
-2011-
ease
best kept?
Unto these sands
figures
my glorious imperfection
summer of 2010
The sh t we lost in the fire
the lesser of two
-2010-
the emancipation of dissonance
worldwithinwords
influence
le chord-on bleu
52 card-pickup
-2009-
sam i am...
body language
to be or not to be
silly rabbit
-2008-
group
reality check
"To touch to move to inspire- this is the true gift of dance."
-Aubrey Lynch
Teaching Statement
My class explores every aspect of the layers that make a dancer. I specifically design each class to cater to the needs of the individual students. We start with an opening breathing exercise to allow the dancers to connect to the floor, the space around them, and their own bodies. Within the class, the dancers are encouraged to explore rhythm, dynamics, energy, and focus. I believe this individual exploration allows the dancer to practice his or her own creative artistry while maintaining certain set parameters. Steps range from very technical vocabulary to a more relaxed pedestrian movement. Special attention is paid to how the dancers relate their movement to the musical choices of the accompanist. If an accompanist is not present, I select a variety of musical compositions that both help the dancers connect with the music, as well as challenge their musicality. My goal is to help my students understand how technique is there to aid their dancing, not be a crutch limiting their artistic growth. The class is ultimately a fun and casual, yet demanding experience that will leave the dancer sweating from doing what they love to do, dance!
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Hope to hear from you!
3.8-3.12.12
-Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup-
Joyce SOHO
-PROJECT 44-
NYC10
1.27.12
-Sobers & Godley-
NYU Past/Forward
Skirball Perf Arts
12.8.11
LCA
Women in Dance
Ailey Citigroup
11.4.11-11.6.11
Triskelion Arts Center
Blaktino Festival
BAAD
Fertile Ground
Green Space
9.24.11
FAB! Festival
9.24.11-9.25.11
BalaSole- SOLO
6.11.11
The Young Choreo.
Festival
Symphony Space
6.17.11-6.18.11
Center For
Performance Researcch
-Choreo-
Nellie Rainwater
7.3.11-7.30.11
Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Los Angeles, CA
8.18.11-8.21.11
Houston Fringe Festival
Houston, TX
