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Lauri Stallings is an American choreographer and interdisciplinary artist whose work is based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the founder and artistic director of the performance platform gloATL, established in 2009.[1] Her work has been presented in public spaces, museums, and performance venues in the United States and internationally.[1]
Early life and education
editStallings was raised in rural Gainesville, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in performance studies from Point Park University in 1989. She later completed a Master of Fine Arts in Social Practice and Environmental Studies at Prescott College, graduating in 2021.[2]
Career
editStallings is the founding artistic director of gloATL, a performance platform established in 2009 that presents site-specific choreographic work on stages and in public and nontraditional spaces.[1]
Her work has been presented in a range of contexts, including public sidewalks, museums, and traditional stages. Performances have taken place in transit stations, commercial settings, and natural settings.[1]
Stallings’ work has been the subject of interviews and features in arts publications. In a 2013 interview with BOMB Magazine, she discussed her choreographic practice and the founding of gloATL.[3]
Stallings collaborated with rapper Big Boi on the Atlanta Ballet production big. (2008), for which she served as choreographer.[4][5][6]
In 2015, Stallings presented And All Directions I Come to You as part of Drifting in Daylight, a public art exhibition organized by Creative Time in Central Park, New York.[7]
Earlier in her career, Stallings created work for Ballet Nouveau Colorado. Writing in The Denver Post, critic Kyle MacMillan described the company’s program as incorporating her choreography within an abstract, movement-driven structure.[8]
In 2018, Stallings was one of four choreographers commissioned for the New Dance Partners program at Johnson County Community College in Kansas City.[9]
Stallings has presented work internationally, including a residency and performances in Mayrinhac-Lentour, France.[10]
In 2025, dancers from Stallings’ platform glo performed in Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.[11]
Reception
editStallings’ work has been reviewed in national and regional publications. In The New York Times, critic Roslyn Sulcas described her work Halo as "difficult to categorize", noting its structure and use of space.[12]
Additional coverage has appeared in regional publications, including Pittsburgh City Paper and ArtsATL, which have reviewed her work.[13][14]
In 2003, Stallings was recognized as one of the "Chicagoans of the Year" in dance by the Chicago Tribune.[15]
Stallings was included in Georgia Trend’s "100 Most Influential Georgians" list in 2022.[16]
Stallings has consistently been included in Atlanta Magazine’s yearly "Atlanta 500," a list of Atlanta leaders in arts, sports, and entertainment sectors.[17]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Torres, Beau. "Lauri Stallings Discusses Hippodrome and gloATL". Burnaway. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Prescott College". Prescott College. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lauri Stallings". BOMB Magazine. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hip-Hop Star Tries Ballet, With Help From His Friends". The New York Times. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "OutKast's Big Boi Does Ballet — But 'No Tutus' — For Atlanta Production 'Big'". MTV News. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Simmons, David Lee (9 April 2008). "Big Boi does the ballet". Creative Loafing. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lauri Stallings / gloATL". Creative Time. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ MacMillan, Kyle (14 April 2010). "Ballet Nouveau Colorado lunges into the abstract with piece by Lauri Stallings". The Denver Post. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Hanssen, Libby (19 September 2018). "Creating Work For Johnson County's New Dance Partners Requires A Sense Of Humor". KCUR. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lot. Une compagnie de danse américaine s'installe trois jours à Mayrinhac-Lentour". La Dépêche du Midi. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Fort Worth Symphony plays all-Russian program with dancers in Stravinsky Rite of Spring". The Dallas Morning News. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (14 June 2010). "Critic's Notebook: Halo". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Forever premieres". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Perry, Cynthia Bond. "Dance review: gloATL reaches for utopia in Liquid Culture". ArtsATL. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Chicagoans of the Year: Dance". Chicago Tribune. 28 December 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "100 Most Influential Georgians". Georgia Trend. 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Atlanta 500: Arts, Sports, & Entertainment". Atlanta Magazine. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
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