About
Who We Are
staibdance is an Atlanta-based dance company that uses the transformative art of contemporary dance to explore universal aspects of the human experience that inspire, engage, and build community.
Throughout our 19-year history, staibdance has been an ever-evolving organization that consistently asks: who were you? who are you? who will you become?
Our performances and classes ask participants to lose themselves and find themselves through evocative imagery both on the stage and in the studio classroom. We meet, head-on, the joys, challenges, curiosities and beauty that contribute to our dynamic, universal experience – that which make us human - to ignite conversation and re-reveal the sublime and transformative effects of truthful human interaction.
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
Our History
George Staib’s impulse to form staibdance was driven by a spirit of investigation and an overwhelming need to create. In 2005, Staib and a group of dancers created and presented original pieces, and as performance opportunities increased, staibdance incorporated in 2007, growing to include workshops and educational programming.
The staibdance summer intensive in Sorrento, Italy was created in 2010, expanding the mission to include cultural and international exchange. Simultaneously, in efforts to engage the growing roster of dancers relocating to Atlanta, week-long summer intensive workshops began in 2011. The first workshop was filled to capacity and has since been a meeting point for movement artists from across the country. The company gained momentum with increased commissions and was often produced by the American College Dance Association (ACDA), and by 2014, international commissions, along with a teaching residency in Sweden, were offered to Staib and the company.
In 2014 staibdance became a 501(c)3 contemporary dance company, consistently producing original work, and annually offering workshops and educational programming. The successful premiere of "Attic" in 2015 brought Staib critical acclaim for his innovative movement combined with energized tension and nuanced virtuosity of the dancers. With the premiere of "Moat" in 2016, Staib’s stature as a choreographer became more elevated with ArtsATL writing: “the piece demonstrates how Staib’s relentless inquiry and rigor brought out the best in many of the city’s finest contemporary dancers, and managed to elevate the standards for local dance.” In 2017, "wishdust" premiered with sold-out performances and was recognized by ArtsATL as “one of the most powerful and thoughtfully conceived dance works presented in Atlanta this year.”