Alicia Delgadillo 
Guest Artist 
@aliisabel 

Alicia Delgadillo is currently a Rehearsal Director for Charlotte Ballet. She began her career with Hubbard Street 2 and danced for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for 8 seasons. She became a founding member of PARA.MAR Dance Theatre in 2020, and later joined Gibney Company as an Artistic Associate from 2021-2023. Alicia graduated with Honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program where she was able to foster her passion for arts outreach through JUNTOS Collective, a non-profit dance outreach organization with whom she has traveled internationally. She has taught through residencies at universities including NYU Tisch, and also served as Artistic Coordinator for Hubbard Street Summer Intensive, Company Manager for PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, and has produced various artistic projects. 

Luke Csordas 
Guest Artist 
@luke.csordas 

Luke Csordas is thrilled to be joining Gibney Company this summer as a guest artist. Csordas grew up near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he trained at MJ Dance Center during high school. He then received his BFA in Dance in 2022 from the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance where he had the pleasure of working with William Forsythe, Jermaine Spivey, Bret Easterling, and Jodie Gates. Upon graduation, Csordas joined Charlotte Ballet under the direction of Alejandro Cerrudo. He feels lucky to have performed works by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, George Balanchine, Alejandro Cerrudo, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Barak Marshall, Hope Boykin, Penny Saunders, Mthuthuzeli November, and more incredible artists. Csordas’ choreography has been presented twice for Charlotte Ballet’s FLIP program. While studying to receive his BFA in Dance, Luke also focused on Cinematic Arts at USC’s SCA. He is passionate about progressing and engaging with his community. 

Hannah Hardy 
Artistic Apprentice 
@hannahbananahardy 

Hardy (she/her) is a freelance artist based in New York originally from Salt Lake City, UT. In May 2024 she completed the GibneyPRO Certificate Program under the direction of Alexandra Wells & Bret Yamanaka working with choreographers Peter Chu, Ana Maria Lucaciu, Laja Field, Adam Barruch, Lea Ved & Sidra Bell. Hardy is returning as a guest apprentice with Gibney Company, and is excited to be performing Bliss by Johan Inger again. She received her BFA from Brigham Young University and received further training across Europe at Orsolina28, ImPulsTanz, Henny Jurriëns Studio, & Deltebre Dansa. In all her work, Hardy strives to create joy and promote inclusion in the spaces she enters. 

Eleanor Simmons 
Artistic Apprentice 
@eleanor.simmons  

Eleanor Simmons is a multi-disciplinary artist currently based in New York City. She graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance from UC Irvine where she was recognized as a Donald McKayle Scholar. Upon graduation, Eleanor completed the GibneyPRO Certificate Program under the direction of Alexandra Wells and Bret Yamanaka, and has worked as a collaborator with chuthis. and an Artistic Apprentice with Gibney Company. Eleanor’s dancing has taken her across the globe, where she has participated in programs such as Springboard Danse Montréal, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She has had the pleasure of performing works by Ohad Naharin, Peter Chu, Parvaneh Scharafali, and Lea Ved, among others. Eleanor utilizes art to empower and connect to people of all backgrounds through the authenticity of her creations and collaborations.