about

Gabe Katz (he/him) is a multimedia artist, dancer, choreographer, educator, and graduate of Marymount Manhattan College Class of 2018, receiving his BFA in dance and a minor in studio art. He is also an alum of The School at Jacob’s Pillow, as well as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Professional Training Program and Springboard Danse Montreal, both under the direction of Alexandra Wells. Gabe has performed repertoire by choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter, Maxine Doyle, Peter Chu, Sonya Tayeh, Jonathan Campbell and Austin Diaz with MADBOOTS DANCE, Katherine Maxwell with Hivewild Dance Company, Jenn Freeman, Larry Keigwin, Akira Uchida, and Rena Butler. His commercial credits include Gap, Puma, Eartheater, Shygirl, Paul McCartney, and Ryan Heffington. He was featured in Akira Uchida’s film “Still” which made it’s premiere on NOWNESS in 2022. Gabe has taught and choreographed at dance institutions around the country, creating numerous live works as well as dance on film. Gabe was a performer in the final cast of Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More in NYC, choreographed by Maxine Doyle.

artist statement

I am attracted to human beings for their smiles, the depth in their eyes, the subtlety in their gestures, the passion in their heads and hearts, and the infinity in their senses. These same things attract me to dance. I am curious about the space between my thoughts and feelings, and the reality of the tangible earth around me. I am a bundle of my experiences, the experiences of those who have come before me, and the inevitable potential of the what has yet to happen.

I am interested in dance that celebrates and distorts the human body, that reminds and reimagines, that creates symbiosis, and that makes those who interact with it feel alive, comforted, and sometimes even more lost than they were before. I am entertained by irony and the tension between humor and absurdity. I am much more interested in gathering more questions than I am in answering them. Mostly, I am interested in patience.

I love to dance like myself, as well as everything and anything my mind can imagine. Not everything is possible, but everything is imaginable. I love to feel empowered in my body, and I love to share that feeling with others through the exchange of dance. We get to share and receive gifts every time we move. Who doesn't love gifts?

STILL - Nowness - Akira Uchida

PUMA NYFW FUTROGRADE - Choreographed by Holly Blakey

Sleep No More

“Emursive presents Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More - an award winning theatrical experience that tells Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy through a film noir lens.”

Artistic Director - Felix Barrett

Associate Director and Choreographer - Maxine Doyle

Gabe was a performer and swing in the final cast of Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More in NYC.