WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY
GRAHAM FEENY (he/him), joined Gibney Company as an Artistic Associate in 2022. He was previously an apprentice with Chamber Dance Project, danced with BalletCollective, and staged Justin Peck’s Become A Mountain for BalletX. Feeny is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he performed works by Marco Goecke, Bobbi Jene Smith, Justin Peck, Trisha Brown, Jamar Roberts, Paul Taylor, and Ohad Naharin. Additionally, he has participated in training programs with NDT, Arts Umbrella, and Springboard Dans Montreal where he studied works by Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, Alan Lucien, Sharon Eyal, and Paul Lightfoot, among others. Most recently, he premiered an extended version of his duet home at the Fuori Programma Festival in Rome. Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Feeny began dancing at age two and trained in all dance styles for many years at Company C Dance Club. @grahamfeeny
MADISON GOODMAN (she/her), is from Dallas, TX, and began her dance training at KJ Dance before receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Juilliard School in May 2024. While at Juilliard, she had the privilege of performing works by renowned choreographers, including Medhi Walerski, Kyle Abraham, Caili Quan, Trisha Brown, Ohad Naharin, and Tiler Peck. Madison has further enriched her training by attending various summer programs such as Ballet BC’s 44 Summer Intensive, Orsolina28, B12, and GagaLab. In 2023, she worked as a Sales Intern at Dance Media Publications. She is also a proud recipient of Juilliard’s Career Advancement Fellowship.
TIARE KEENO (she/her), grew up in Utah and began her studies as a dancer at the age of three. While still attending high school, Tiare joined Nevada Ballet Theatre as a guest company member where she performed George Balanchine’s Serenade and worked in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil. Upon graduation, she attended The Juilliard School under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes and graduated with her BFA in 2016. While there, she worked with choreographers Camille A. Brown, Kyle Abraham, Lea Ved, and performed the repertoire of Jíri Kylián, Twyla Tharp as well as lead roles in Martha Graham’s Dark Meadow and José Limón’s Missa Brevis
Tiare has attended Springboard Danse Montreal where she performed the repertoire of Aszure Barton, RUBBERBAND Dance Group, and Kidd Pivot. In 2017, she spent 18 months in Macau, China in creation for a cirque show with MGM and ScenoPlus Productions. Upon her return to the U.S. she performed in Al Blackstone’s Freddie Falls in Love at The Joyce Theater in NYC. Soon after, Tiare moved to Los Angeles to join the contemporary repertory company, BODYTRAFFIC. While there, she collaborated with and performed works by Micaela Taylor, Matthew Neenan, Richard Siegal, Hofesh Shechter, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Baye and Asa, Brian Brooks, and Trey McIntyre, among others. She was promoted to Rehearsal Director for her final season with the company.
Tiare teaches and choreographs for studios and young artists across the U.S. and she periodically works at New York City Dance Alliance as a guest teacher and adjudicator. She is the newest board member of Share The Movement, an organization that aims to increase diversity in the dance community through educational and financial support for young BIPOC dancers.
LOUNES LANDRI (he/they) was born in Glenview, IL. He started dancing when he was twelve years old at Foster Dance Studios, training in classical ballet, modern, and contemporary techniques. In 2022, Lounes graduated from Juilliard where they performed new creations by Marcus Jarrell Willis, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Justin Peck. Lounes has also danced repertoire by Donald McKayle, Paul Taylor, and Aszure Barton. Upon Graduation, Lounes danced in The Batsheva Ensemble from 2022-2023, where they trained daily in the Gaga movement language and performed the repertoire of Ohad Naharin. In addition to dancing, Lounes is a choreographer and has participated in Juilliard’s dance workshops and projects such as Amplified Currents Festival of the Arts: Choreographers and Opus Illuminate, and Batsheva Ensemble Creates. Lounes joined Gibney Company in 2024.
ANDREW MCSHEA (he/him) originally from Leesburg, VA, began his training in ballet and jazz at the Loudoun School of Ballet. He earned a BFA in Dance from Point Park University, under the direction and mentorship of Rubén Graciani. While at school he performed pieces by MADBOOTS Dance, Bennyroyce Royon, and George Balanchine. Professionally, Andrew has worked with DanceWorks Chicago, Gallim Dance, Peter Stathas Dance, Seattle Dance Collective, and Whim W’Him Seattle Contemporary Dance. During his four years with Whim W’Him, he took part in the creation of and performed in new works by Bret Easterling, Emilie Leriche, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Maurya Kerr, Hannah Garner, Joseph Hernandez, FLOCKWorks, Mark Caserta, Rena Butler and more. Andrew was featured in Dance Magazine’s 2023 “25 to Watch” article. He has also shown his own work in Seattle through organizations such as Velocity, CO—, and Cornish College of the Arts. Andrew joined Gibney Company as an Artistic Associate in 2024.
JIE-HUNG CONNIE SHIAU (she/her) is a choreographer, dancer, and educator. She was born in Gainesville, FL and raised in Tainan, Taiwan. Shiau has worked as a collaborator and artist with an array of dance companies, including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Gallim Dance, Helen Simoneau Danse, MeenMoves, Adam Barruch/Anatomiae Occultii, and Kevin Wynn Works. Her choreographic work has been presented internationally at New Choreographer Project in Taipei, Taiwan, Loyola University, Little Island Dance Festival, SUNY Purchase Spring Concert, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago summer intensives, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Shiau has been recognized as a Chicago Dancemaker Forum Greenhouse Artist in 2019, as one of Dance Magazine’s 2018 “25 To Watch”, with an Honorable Mention for the Jadin Wong Award for Emerging Asian American Dancer in 2014, and with a Reverb Dance Festival Dancer Award in 2014. Shiau was an inaugural Choreographic Fellow for the 2022-23 season at Gibney Company. Her dance film Greener Grass was a semi-finalist in the London International Web & Shorts Film Festival in 2021. Shiau was the leading female dancer in Huang Ruo’s opera, Angel Island, which premiered at BAM Harvey in January 2024. Shiau is currently a freelance artist, based in NYC, and an Artistic Associate at Gibney Company. @shiaujiehungconnie
ZACK SOMMER (he/him) is a native of San Diego, California. He completed his early dance training at Danceology Performing Arts Campus before attending The Juilliard School where he graduated with a BFA in 2024. During his time there, he had many performance opportunities, including performances of works by distinguished choreographers like Medhi Walerski, Aszure Barton, and Ohad Naharin. Zack’s early accomplishments include being recognized as SPOTLIGHT’s Grand Prize Finalist and a Youngarts Award Winner. Zack has
also attended many summer programs, such as Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet BC 44, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, and Arts Umbrella where he was able to study numerous masterworks and has been in new creations with Ethan Colangelo, Akira Yoshida, and Helen Pickett. During his senior year, Zack was a Guest Artist with Ballet BC and with Gibney Company and was fortunate to perform works by Johan Inger, Mthuthuzeli November, Shahar Binyamini, and Sonya Tayeh. Upon graduation, Zack joined Gibney Company, and is thrilled to be continuing as an Artistic Associate with the company.
MADI TANGUAY (she/her), joined Gibney Company as an Artistic Associate in 2023. With the company she has performed works by Johan Inger, Sharon Eyal, and has premiered works by Spenser Theberge & Jermaine Spivey, and Mthuthuzeli November. Most recently working with the TL Collective in 2020, she has premiered several works by Micaela Taylor including MISFIT and BlueNav, and has assisted choreographic residencies at USC and B12. Recent works and collaborations include Damien Jalet, BRAINDEAD, Nowness, and Vogue Protugal. Interested in a career that expands across many mediums, Madi graduated from UCLA with highest honors in World Arts and Cultures B.A. and International Development Studies B.A. Creating a relationship between research and artistic practice, she produces multidisciplinary work across dance, music, and film.
She attributes her early inspiration and study to Springboard Danse Montreal (2022) and Hubbard Street Dance Professional Program (2020) under the direction of Alexandra Wells. During her time in these programs she has worked with Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Ethan Colangelo, Shamel Pitts, and Bobbie Jean Smith. Tanguay’s artistic abilities have been recognized by The YoungArts Foundation and The Music Center’s Spotlight. Through mentorship by Bret Easterling, Spencer Theberge, Jermaine Spivey, Pau Aran, and Ella Rothschild; she has begun to explore her own choreographic inquiries through community based and collaborative practices.