Artist StatementAs a choreographer I’m largely interested in how complex and intertwining relationships can be refracted through a lens of movement and music. My work pushes and expands ballet vocabulary utilizing extreme torso movement and intricate rhythms. The narrative source material leads my choreography, and the music elevates it for a unique work that can lend itself to different interpretations. I'm largely interested in collaborating with other art forms including music and visual arts. I aim to work with live music by living composers, or composers who never gained notability in their lifetime.
Amanda Treiber’s choreographic debut “Wind-Up” premiered in NYTB’s Lift Lab Live in April 2021, and received critical acclaim. Her newest ballet "Sideslip" was reviewed as "an unforgettable experience, one that left a lasting impression on the audience," which presented at the 10th anniversary performance of CounterPointe. She was awarded a City Artist Corp grant in 2021 giving opportunity to create "Mesmers" and establish a relationship with composer Phyllis Chen. In 2022, she attended a residency at Sky Hill Farm Studio to begin the creation of "A Woman's Reason" with a newly commissioned score by Lauren Vandervelden. Amanda is a current collaborator with the Little Orchestra Society.
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Works
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Wind-Up
Music: Ryan Anthony Francis Premiere: New York Theatre Ballet's Lift Lab Live April 2021 Pianist: Michael Scales Dancers: Alexis Branagan, Julian Donahue, Giulia Faria, and Mónica Lima |
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Mesmers
Music composed and performed: Phyllis Chen Premiere: New York Theatre Ballet's Lift Lab Live October 2021 Dancers: Alexis Branagan, Julian Donahue, Giulia Faria, Jonathan Leonard, and Mónica Lima |
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Madera
Mixing musical and dance improvisation, MADERA is an original work premiered at the New York Theatre Ballet. Featuring a mixture of musical backgrounds and soundscapes, including the desertic horizons of Northern Chile, MADERA (wood) immerses the audience into an imaginative journey led by NYTB's dancers Amanda Treiber and Mónica Lima. Michael Scales - Piano Manuel Figueroa-Bolvarán - Double Bass Premiere: New York Theatre Ballet November 2021 Concept: Manuel Figueroa-Bolvarán and Amanda Treiber Collaborators: Mónica Lima and Michael Scales |
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Sideslip
Visual Artist: Marcy Rosenblat Music: Louis Andriessen Premiere: CounterPointe 10th anniversary March 24th 2023 Dancers: Julian Donahue, Giulia Faria, Jonathan Leonard, and Mónica Lima |
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Current Projects
A Woman's Reason
A new collaboration with composer Lauren Vandervelden.
Melding traditional and contemporary ideas for music and dance, the work explores how the social themes of the 1886 novel The Bostonians written by Henry James is still prominent today.
In residency at Sky Hill Farm Studio June 2022
A new collaboration with composer Lauren Vandervelden.
Melding traditional and contemporary ideas for music and dance, the work explores how the social themes of the 1886 novel The Bostonians written by Henry James is still prominent today.
In residency at Sky Hill Farm Studio June 2022
