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“Beautiful, fragmented — at times jarring and at others bewildering” - ArtsATL.org
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Founded in 2007, staibdance is an Atlanta-based contemporary dance company known for its raw physicality, arresting imagery, and emotionally charged theatricality. Led by Iranian-Armenian Artistic Director George Staib, the company creates immersive evening-length works that draw from multicultural perspectives to probe the complexity of the human experience. Each project is crafted with rigor and risk—inviting audiences into spaces of reckoning, beauty, and shared humanity.
Beyond the stage, staibdance invests deeply in artistic development and cultural exchange.
New Work
With ten original works in its repertoire—three currently touring—staibdance has been presented by the American Dance Festival, Opening Nights at Florida State University, Alabama Dance Festival, Temple University, and The Historic Bama Theatre, among others
Summer Intensive in Italy
Dive into the poetry of physicality and the elegance of athleticism in this two-week immersive program with world-renowned faculty
Root Theory Winter Workshop
A three-day movement workshop designed for adventure seeking creatives
(MC)2 Festival
a multi-cultural dance festival uniting Atlanta-based dance organizations under one roof for six days of classes, performances and community conversations
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
City of Atlanta, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Emory University Research Committee
Fulton County Arts & Culture
Georgia Council for the Arts
The Latham Foundation
The National Endowment for the Arts
The New England Foundation for the Arts
New Music USA
South Arts
AEC Trust
The Imlay Foundation
Tri-M Foundation
The Foster G. McGaw Educational Foundation
staibdance has been awarded funding by:
