REBECCA LEMME

CHOREOGRAPHER

she/her

Rebecca is a choreographer, performer, educator, and visual artist. Founded in 2014, she is also Artistic Director of the LA based performance group Acts of Matter. Thematically and physically, Acts of Matter engages with work grounded in an unfettered willingness to attempt something while accepting the possibility of its failure. This physical exertion—this act of trying—is the core of humanity in the work. Rebecca’s choreographic work has been commissioned for numerous universities and professional companies, and she teaches extensively in release and ballet. A Full Professor at California State University, Long Beach, and formerly a full-time faculty member at CalArts, Rebecca holds a degree from Princeton University in English and Theater and California Institute of the Arts in Choreography. She is thrilled to return to her hometown of Chicago for her third time creating for Dance in the Parks.

Photo by Cheryl Mann