The members of Elizabeth Streb’s company, STREB EXTREME ACTION, combine virtuosity and technical skill with openhearted popular appeal. Every rehearsal is open to the public. Check out what we’re working antigravity yoga nashville tn now!
Come in and watch the process as it unfolds and if you have a great idea let us know. STREB believes that the cross section of activity in our space feeds the creativity. My investigation of movement has led me to choices which vary from traditional norms. My dancers and I see the rehearsal as a laboratory for testing scientific principles on the body. We invent action ideas which we think are archetypal, noticeable, understandable.
Cassandre Joseph was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her investigation in movement began at the age of four with the sport of gymnastics. Over a span of twenty years as a competitive gymnast, she earned several state and regional titles. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.
English Literature and studied journalism at Temple University’s graduate communications program. Coming from Detroit, Michigan, Jackie has studied ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, and gymnastics since the age of 6. Daniel Rysak has finally found a way to exhaust his energy: STREB! The perfect fit to accommodate his adventurous appetite and artistic soul. In the past 8 years with STREB, Daniel has been fortunate enough to perform at the London and Vancouver Olympics, the Holland Dance Festival, and in Central Park at the Delacorte Theatre. Daniel never dreamed that his career would take such heights.
Originally from Connecticut, Tyler was trained as a dancer at a very young age and graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a B. After taking Beginning Modern Dance as a fine arts elective at George Mason University, Justin fell in love with movement and began his journey into the world of concert dance. At Mason, Justin was extremely lucky to work with an absolutely amazing faculty who took a great risk on letting this prairie boy into their program. Sophia Wade is 22 years old and from a very young age has loved flipping around, climbing walls, and doing what wouldn’t be done. Being a gymnast for 11 years has taught her resilience, confidence and body awareness. She loves moving her body in ways that are unnatural and going through experiences that make her heart pound.
Finding STREB, and doing the unordinary, feels and looks amazing. Chance Marshaun Hill, born in Stuttgart Germany, began his journey as a dancer at Southeast Missouri State University where he received his BFA in theatre and dance. He is thrilled to be joining Streb as a company dancer. Previous dance and aerial credits include: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Hairspray, Flight: Dare to Dream, Chicago Repertory Ballet, XY Dance Project, and Elle Vie Dance Company. Kairis has been teaching and coaching movement for over ten years in schools and studios throughout Queens and Long Island. Many years of training in basketball, modern dance, tap and West African dance has instilled in Kairis a student mentality that forces her to evolve.
He spent 18 years soaking up all the arts and creativity his home had to offer and then packed up and moved to New York City. He graduated from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University with a B. He also pursued his love of dance and people with minors in Dance and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. Zaire Baptiste is a multi-disciplinary artist that has been a part of the Streb Extreme Action for over 10 years producing visual and audio content as well as performing movement with the company. Zaire’s athletic football background has helped him fit in with Elizabeth Streb’s extreme action movement. Laura is a long-time journalist, author and media activist. She’s the founder and host of GRITtv.