Rebecca Gual (she/her) is an interdisciplinary performer, choreographer, and project manager. Born and raised in Queens, NY, she is proudly of Jamaican and Puerto Rican descent. Rebecca began her dance training at The Ailey School, continuing her education at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and Ballet Hispánico. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance and Choreography from California Institute of the Arts, where she studied under Andre Tyson, Becca Lemme, Colin Connor, Cynthia Young, Glen Eddy, Julie Bour, Laurence Blake, and Rosanna Gamson.
Rebecca is currently the Rentals Manager at CPR — Center for Performance Research, a member of the Movement Research Artists of Color Council, and a Creative Partner with Sydnie L. Mosley Dances. She has previously held administrative positions at A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, UOVO, Gibney, and Roads & Kingdoms. As a performer, she has had the pleasure to collaborate and perform in works by Ligia Lewis, Jessica Lang, Katherine Morales, Danielle Kipnis, Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, Zoe Scofield, Karesia Batan, Dolly Sfeir, Tarren Johnson, Michael Leon Thomas, Joan Bradford, Oroma Elewa, Morgaine de Leonardis and Jacqueline Dugal.
Rebecca creates and presents dance works as gual + moves. Her works have been presented at The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), SMUSH Gallery, Ailey/Citigroup Theater, Queens Museum, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), and Triskelion Arts, among others. Rebecca has engaged in choreographic residencies at Bethany Arts Community and the Dance Your Future Residency presented by BAAD! and Pepatián, under the mentorship of Beatrice Capote and Alicia Díaz.
ID: A portrait of Rebecca sitting at a table. She wears black framed glasses, a brown jacket, a tan top, and her hair is down right above her shoulders. Behind her are shelves and plants. Image courtesy of Artist.