Artistic Biography

Savannah Gaillard is a multidisciplinary artist interested in how the Black body is represented, constructed, and expressed in physical and digital spaces. Savannah began dancing at Manassas Ballet Theater and furthered her technique at Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C., the Ailey School, and Future Dancers and Dancemakers (NYU Tisch). At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., she was featured in the Nutcracker with Ballet West and American Ballet Theater. In 2018, she debuted off-Broadway in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma “Dream Ballet,” directed by Daniel Fish and choreographed by John Heiginbotham.

At NYU Tisch, Savannah danced works by Wayne McGregor (staged by Davide Di Pretoro), Ronald K. Brown, Sidra Bell, Rodney Hamilton, and various student works. Simultaneously, she studied improvisation and gaga in Berlin and Tel Aviv under the instruction of Meg Stewart, Judith Sanchez-Ruiz, Leila McMillan, Shahar Binyami, Ohad Naharin, and many more. Savannah was a beneficiary of a partial tuition scholarship through NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Princess Grace nominated finalist.

Choreographically, Savannah develops durational improvisation scores paired with creative technology and interactive design featured at the Jack Crystal Theater, Lightbox NYC, and Level Gallery NYC. November 2023, Savannah performed Nevermore’s new immersive theater experience, Dreams of Dracula, premiering at Musica NYC until November 2023.

Savannah was the Lead Administrator and Company Manager for NYC-based, non-profit dance company Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) from 2022 to 2025. She managed and aided in ETD’s production of Factory|Refractory, New Choreographer Grant Concerts (2023, 2024, and 2025), and the Fall Forward Dance Workshop.

Savannah currently performs works by Rashuan Mithell + Silas Reiner, and Mathew James. She is a dancer with the Trisha Brown Dance Company.

The impact of international crisis’ spurred an explosive passion for motion graphic design and animation. Savannah’s interests of dance and motion graphics push her to revolutionize the contemporary dance industry through her physical choreography and ostentatious design. Savannah has debuted the meshing of her animation and performance talents in Lightbox NYC’s Digital Art Festival November 2020.

Photo Credit: Stephanie Crousillat