GABRIEL SPEILLER

Gabriel Speiller, a native New Yorker raised in Queens, is a freelance choreographer currently based in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a BFA from Belhaven University and an MFA from The University of Arizona, where he received the Outstanding Graduate Award from both the School of Dance and the College of Fine Arts. Speiller has performed with prestigious companies such as Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, Paul Taylor 2, and Ad Deum Dance Company, touring nationally and internationally.

Recently, Speiller was selected as one of eight choreographers worldwide for the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow. He has served as a visiting professor at Texas Christian University's School of Classical and Contemporary Dance, and his choreography has been commissioned and performed by numerous companies and institutions, including Dallas Black Dance Theater, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, Ballet North Texas, Zion Dance Project, and Texas Christian University, among others.

His dance films have been featured in festivals such as the PNB Dance Film Festival, Red Rock Screen Dance Festival, and the Dance Studies Association Conference in Vancouver. As a creator, Speiller is driven by an exploration of diverse human experiences, seeking to evoke visceral responses from both performers and audiences alike.

For Pointeworks' NYC Tour in Season 2 (March 2025), he choreographed a new work called One Way Line, which premiered with a four-dancer cast.