Episode 21: Andrea Miller

Andrea Miller is a US-based choreographer, creative director, and the founder of the internationally renowned multidisciplinary organisation GALLIM. Working across dance, film, fashion, and the visual arts, Andrea is known for her exploration of the essential elements of human behaviour and the alchemy of human expression through the medium of movement and performance.

Andrea is a Guggenheim, Sadler's Wells, New York City Center, and Princess Grace Fellow. 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 full 5th floor of The Met Breuer. Andrea has been commissioned by the likes of New York City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Rambert2, and Ailey II, presenting her works in world renowned venues including the Lincoln Center, The Joyce, BAM, the Royal Albert Hall, London’s Royal Opera House, and Theaterhaus Stuttgart.

This September, Andrea presented ‘Les Noces Ascent to Days’ at London’s Sadler’s Wells. Created for English National Ballet, the piece is her reimagining of the famous Stravinsky score originally choreographed by overlooked Russian dance pioneer Bronislava Nijinska. For the piece, she collaborated with the late great British sculptor Phyllida Barlow on set design. Holland Park Opera also performed the music live on stage. You can read the review I wrote for the TLS here.

On Friday 24th November, Andrea will be returning to London to restage excerpts of 'Les Noces Ascent to Days' at the Victoria and Albert museum as part of their dance-focused V&A Friday Late event. Ahead of the performance, I couldn’t wait to talk to Andrea about breaking out of the concert dance bubble to present work in non traditional performance spaces, her collaborations with visual art organisations and creators in particular Phyllida Barlow, and her plans for the future of her company who are fast approaching their 20th anniversary.