
ABOUT
BIO
Gianna Burright (she/her/hers) is a Choreographer, Dancer, and Educator, who explores the juxtaposition and nuances of emotional extremes: happiness and sadness, grief and euphoria, rage and mindfulness, nightmares and dreams. A self proclaimed late bloomer she has a 2025 Kennesaw State University Choreographic Residency, is a 2025 Choreographer for SALT’s LINK program, a 2024 Baryshnikov Arts Center Fall Artist in Residence, a 2024 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago summer program Create choreographer, 2023 Carmel Dance Festival Choreography Fellow, 2022 Jacob's Pillow Ann and Westin Hicks Choreography Fellow and 2022 Dance Gallery Festival Choreographer in Residence. Gianna has presented choreographic work in fifteen countries including at iconic venues such as The Bonnie Byrd Theater, The Place, Turner Contemporary Gallery, Waterloo East Theatre, STEPS, Opendoors North America, the International Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Odyssey Theater, LA Theatre Center, and LA Dance Project. She has been mentored by some of the most acclaimed figures in the world of dance including Jojo Alsberry, Lillian Barbeito, Peter Chu, Alex Ketley, Dianne McIntyre and Risa Steinberg.
Gianna is an educator who works with dancers and movers of all ages and abilities, including working in the K-12 school system, teaching dance at both public and private schools. She aims to create artistic understanding through sensory experiences, articulation & vocabulary (verbally and physically), awareness, pleasure, joy, sadness, happiness, connection, touch, listening and partnering. Burright holds a BFA in Dance from UCSB and an MFA in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance.




I am from a small town in Southern California, Ojai, land of the Chumash peoples. I grew up with a mother as an educator and a father as an artist. Arts and education have always been a part of my life, both equally have shaped me into the person that I am today and the career that I have built. I am an introvert, learnt extrovert (thanks dad). When ever I speak in public or perform or teach my hands shake. Besides dancing and creating, traveling and seeing the world is what makes me feel most alive.
I am shy upon first meeting but I am intently listening. I grew up playing competitive soccer and horseback riding, I love being in nature, in quiet places and I am obsessed with my puppy Luna, who has a plethora nicknames that drive my loved ones crazy. I lived in London and fell in love with the city which makes it hard for me to commit to live in any other city. I had a transatlantic relationship, and though it didn’t work, it was one hell of an adventure. I have a hard time keeping both my feet on the ground, metaphorically but physically I basically never jump. I cry at pretty much everything that is both happy and sad and everything in-between. Seeing people happy brings tears to my eyes. I don’t always have words to describe what I feel but I will always do my best in my own way to convey my emotions. I am constantly learning. I dream really big, always have, always will. I love my people.
I miss my grandmothers deeply. I sometimes question if I am on the right path and feel very alone in my journey. I love anything that reminds me of childhood nostalgia. My strong will serves me well. I am deeply sensitive and I work really hard to remain that way. I crave art that shake me to my core.
“…multifaceted and technically driven composition (not to mention stunning lighting) and personalized accounts through an intimate VoiceOver soundtrack…”
“…you were left not with a sense of bewilderment, but of having had an experience, full and complete. Remarkable.”
— The Place, Jenny Gilbert
“…the alchemy onstage is engrossing.”