Luka Gabriel Appelbaum is a New York–based dance artist and choreographer. He holds a BFA in Dance with dual concentrations in Choreography and Modern, along with a minor in Arts Management from Marymount Manhattan College. In March, The Young Choreographers Festival will be presenting Luka’s Choreographic work at The Joyce Theater. Multiple pieces of his choreography have also been presented at Marymount Manhattan College.

Luka has performed works by esteemed choreographers including Andrea Miller, Bill T. Jones, Martha Graham, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Pedro Ruiz, Donterreo Culp, Karen Gayle, and others. He has danced at iconic venues such as Chelsea Factory, Playwrights Horizons, and The Joyce Theater, where he was a part of the centennial season with the Martha Graham Dance Company and the NYCDA Foundation’s Destiny Rising. Outside of Marymount, Luka received tutelage from Gallim School of Movement, American Repertory Ballet, and Koin & Co. Luka brings curiosity and conviction into every space he enters, all while somehow maintaining a chaotic sense of humor and proper alignment.

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