Company Members

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Artistic Directors/Resident Choreographers

Alan Obuzor - Artistic Director – Resident Choreographer – Dancer, 2011 Regional Winner of National Society of Arts & Letters Dance/Choreography Competition, Former Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dancer, PBT School Alumni

Kelsey Bartman - Associate Artistic Director – Resident Choreographer – Dancer, Co-Founder of WIP Choreography Project, Former Nashville Ballet Dancer, PBT School Alumni

Choreographers

Gabriel Gaffney Smith - Composer, Regular Texture Choreographer, Texture Dancer, Ballet Met Dancer, Former PBT Dancer, PBT School Alumni

Erin Halloran - Texture Guest Choreographer, Former Principal Dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, PBT School Alumni
Jamie Murphy - Texture Guest Choreographer
Renee Danielle Smith - Guest Texture Choreographer
Catherine Tiso - Guest Texture Choreographer

Dancers

We are a project based company, and these are artists that have worked with us on recent projects.
Shannon Biery - Texture Dancer, Cincinnati Ballet Trainee, PBT School Alumni
Jessica Calzi - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
Miriam Ernest - Texture Dancer, Grand Rapids Ballet Company trainee, Pacific Northwest Ballet Professional Division Alumni
Laurie Lou Garside - Texture Dancer, Richmond Ballet, PBT School Alumni
Shanna Gayer - Texture Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Alana Gergerich - Texture Dancer, PBT School Alumni, Point Park University Alumni
Elysa Hotchkiss - Texture Dancer, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Soloist Dancer
Jessie Kaplan - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
Rachel Klisavage - Texture Dancer, Missouri Ballet Theatre
Mara Mandradjieff - Texture Dancer, Georgia Ballet Dancer, Former Columbus Dance Theater Dancer
Kim Marcotte - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
Amber Martins - Texture Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Rian Maxwell - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Graduate
Sarah Obuzor - Texture Dancer, Charlottesville Ballet Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Michelle Ramos - Texture Dancer
Summer Reed - Texture Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Amanda Summers - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
Gabby Thurlow - Texture Dancer, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Allie Tiso –Texture Dancer, PBT Grad
Eva Trapp - Texture Dancer, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Soloist Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Andrea Vierra - Texture Dancer, Nashville Ballet
Ashley Reade Wegmann - Texture Dancer, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Kay Whitney - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer

Christopher Bandy - Texture Dancer, Former Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dancer
Brett Bauman - Texture Dancer, Alabama Ballet
Edward Carr - Texture Dancer, Ballet Austin Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Kenny Corrigan - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
James Gilmer - Texture Dancer, Cincinnati Ballet II Dancer, PBT School Alumni
Darren McArther - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
Robert Poe - Texture Dancer, Missouri Ballet Theatre
Taylor Robinson - Texture Dancer, Point Park University Dancer
Gabriel Gaffney Smith - Composer, Texture Choreographer, Texture Dancer, Ballet Met Dancer, Former PBT Dancer, PBT School Alumni

Administrative and Technical Staff
Jenna Breitbach-Eldredge - Graphic Designer
Nick Coppula - Photographer, Lighting Designer, Stage Manager
Erin Heintzinger - Director of Marketing & PR
Marjorie Liese - Finance Manager
Joanna Obuzor - Stage Manager, Production Manager
Sarah Obuzor - Artistic Administrator
Aviana Adams - Intern, Photographer