Gayle Gibbons Madeira
| Gayle Gibbons Madeira | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gayle Gibbons |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | State University of New York at Purchase |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Dance, singing, painting |
| Movement | Realism |
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Gayle Gibbons Madeira is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, and painter. She is a two-time USA Tango Champion and works in the style of realism painting.
Early life and education[edit]
Madeira was raised in Virginia on a farm. Madeira and her brother were not allowed to watch television, so they learned to paint. She attended the State University of New York at Purchase for dance. She moved to New York City, where she remains today.
Career[edit]
Dance[edit]
Madeira performs tango. In 2008, she and her partner Lexa Roséan won 1st in the Stage and 3rd in the Salon of the USA Tango Championship.[1] She performed in the championship again, in 2011, alongside Sid Grant, and the couple took 1st in the Open Salon.[1]
Early in Madeira's dance career, in 1995, Jennifer Dunning acknowledged Madeira as "eager" and "good-looking", but called her work, "distressing," during a performance of Passage. Passage was choreographed and performed by Madeira, during her time with the Namaste Danse Company. Dunning suggested that Madeira, "start out a little less grandly," as this was one of Madeira's early performances.[2]
Notable performances[edit]
- Almanac by Matthew Nash Music and Dance, 1993, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York[3]
- Thingsezisee'm/Degenerate Art by David Grenke, 1995, Pace University, New York, New York[4]
- Five Particular Women by Matthew Nash Music and Dance, 1995, Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, New York[2]
- Triptych Humpty-Dumpty by David Grenke, 1998, American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina[5]
- Thingsezisee'm/Degenerate Art by David Grenke, 2000, Pace University, New York, New York[6]
- Wind (The Eternal Return of the Same) by DD Dorvillier, 2001, The Kitchen, New York, New York[7]
- Private Lives of Dancers by David Gordon, 2002, Jacob's Pillow Dance, Becket, Massachusetts[8]
Art[edit]
Madeira took painting classes at the Art Students League, School of Visual Arts, and the Grand Central Academy of Art. Madeira was acknowledged as "Artist of the Month" on ArtistNetwork in February 2010. She paints using watercolor and charcoal and works on paper. She paints in the realism genre, and uses photographs to paint her subject. It takes her between 30 and 40 hours to finish a painting.[9]
She also works as a software tester.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "6th USA Tango Championship". Celebrate Tango Week July 2012. Celebrate Tango. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dunning, Jennifer. "In Performance: Dance". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2013. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Dunning" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Anderson, Jack. "Review/Dance; World and City Premieres In a Starry Prospect Park". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna. "Dance Review; Physicality, Intensity And Tackles". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Anderson, Jack. "Dance Review; Waiting for a Chance to Tumble". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna. "Dance Review; On Pulling Teeth, and 'Degenerate Art' Brought to Life". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Jowitt, Deborah. "Chop Me Up a Story". Dance. Village Voice. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Banner, Mae G. "David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Company in Private Lives of Dancers". Keeping It Real. Metroland. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Artist of the Month: Gayle Madeira". ArtistsNetwork. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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