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about joseph galba
Height: 5"10.5 | Eye Color: Light brown | Hair Color: Dark Brown
Joseph Galba is a Dancer, Singer, and Actor from Detroit who has worked with American Ballet Theatre, Michigan Opera Theatre, Biba Bell, Jenn Freeman, Shannon Mather, Meg Paul, and Christian Vincent, among others. With a BFA in dance from Wayne State University, he has a background in Modern, Contemporary, Ballet, Partnering, Jazz, and Hip-hop. He has performed at Walt Disney World, the Detroit Opera House, Detroit Music Hall, and other renowned venues. His artistic style is marked with an experimental spirit, fusing contemporary, modern, and commercial styles of dance and performance.
education and training
2018
2016
2004-2014
BFA with Honors in Dance, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
In collaboration with Biba Bell, Jenn Freeman, Meg Paul, and Molly Shanahan
Complexions Detroit Summer Dance Intensive
Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Clifford Williams
Deborah’s Stage Door Center for the Performing Arts (DSD)
Select performances
2018 Nine2Five by Joseph Galba, Screen Dance International, Detroit Institute of Arts
2018 Monk (extra), American Ballet Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet, Detroit
Opera House, Artistic Director: Kevin McKenzie
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2018 Le Sommeil by Meg Paul, ACDA East-Central Conference, Athens, Ohio
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2017 Letter to the Town by Lisa LaMarre, Sidewalk Festival, Detroit
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2017 The Sitting Room by Meg Paul, (313) to the (514), Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Detroit, Michigan
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2017 When by Jenn Freeman, Spring Dance Concert and Dance Workshop Showcase, Bonstelle Theater and Allesee Theater, Detroit, Michigan
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2016 Torrero Boy (dancing role), Michigan Opera Theatre’s Carmen, Detroit Opera House, Director: Ron Daniels
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2015 Heard•Detroit by Nick Cave, collaboration between dance, art and fashion, Detroit Riverfront
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2013 Numb by Christian Vincent, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
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2010 Cosmic Love by Shannon Mather, LADM Chicago
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Special skills
Acrobatic/Tumbling
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Side Left Aerials, Standing/Travelling Back Handsprings, Standing Back Tucks
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Dance Styles
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Hip-hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Modern, Ballet, Partnering, Contemporary, Congolese