Jermaine Spivey​

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Jermaine Maurice Spivey was born in Baltimore, Maryland USA and is a graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts and The Juilliard School. He has been a company member of Ballet Gulbenkian, Cullberg Ballet, and most recently Crystal Pite’s company Kidd Pivot. He’s worked as a guest artist for Hofesh Shechter Company, Robyn Live 2016, and The Forsythe Company as well as a cast member of American Repertory Theater's original production The Shape She Makes conceived by Susan Misner and Jonathan Bernstein. He has assisted and/or staged Crystal Pite's work for companies such as Cedar Lake Ballet, Carte Blanche, Hessisches StaatsBallett Wiesbaden, Netherlands Dance Theater and Paris Opera Ballet. Jermaine has instructed dance all across North America and Europe for professional companies, universities, studios and training programs including USC Kaufman School of Dance, Cal Arts, The Juilliard School, UCLA, NYU Tisch, Baltimore School for the Arts, The Performing Arts Project, MOVE NYC, No)one. Art House, Nuova Officina Della Danza and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, A.I.M. and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He is a 2001 Princess Grace Awardee and a 1998 NFAA 1st Level Awardee. As a choreographer, Jermaine has created and performed two full evening works along with Spenser Theberge titled Rather This Then and Position 3. In addition, he has been commissioned by The Juilliard School, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Salt Contemporary Dance, Rambert 2, LA Dance Project, The Broad Museum, Christina Aguilera Live at The Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, Sacramento Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gibney Company, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, NDT2 and is currently an Associate Artist with Netherlands Dance Theater.