About Rebecca

Rebecca Steinberg (she/her) is a choreographer, dancer, scholar, educator, and arts advocate. She is a 2021 Tennessee Individual Artists Fellow and a 2019 Jacob’s Pillow Choreography Fellow. Steinberg’s interdisciplinary research projects bridge dance studies, choreography, learning sciences, queer studies, and gender and sexuality studies. Her recent choreographic work has been presented by Park Avenue Armory Avant-Garde, Metropolitan Opera Club, Soho House New York, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, OZ Arts Nashville, And Artists, Room to Room, New Dialect, and Nashville Ballet. Rebecca is a Choreographic Associate and Programs Manager with New Dialect, a Nashville-based dance company with whom she performed from 2015 to 2021. She is a creative collaborator, thinking partner, and/or performer with Kendra Portier, Falcon Dance, and Big Boy Dance. Rebecca has held faculty and guest artist positions at numerous universities, companies, and dance programs. She is currently working on a National Science Foundation research grant exploring the educational potential of choreography for STEAM learning. Rebecca earned her MFA in Dance from the University of Maryland, College Park where she is currently pursuing a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies.