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American choreographer and interdisciplinary artist
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Lauri Stallings is an American choreographer based in Palmetto, Georgia. She is the founder and artistic director of gloATL, a performance platform established in 2009.[1]
Early life and education
Stallings was raised in 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 in 2021.[2]
Career
Stallings founded gloATL in 2009. The platform presents site-specific choreography in public settings.
Performances have taken place in locations including transit stations, museums, and outdoor spaces.[1]
In 2008, she choreographed big., a production created with rapper Big Boi for the Atlanta Ballet.[3][4][5]
A 2013 interview in BOMB Magazine discussed her work and founding of gloATL.[6]
Her work has also been presented in New York. In 2015, she created And All Directions I Come to You for Drifting in Daylight, presented by Creative Time in Central Park.[7]
She has created work for Ballet Nouveau Colorado.[8]
In 2018, she was among the choreographers selected for the New Dance Partners program at Johnson County Community College.[9]
A residency in Mayrinhac-Lentour, France took place in 2021.[10]
In 2025, she choreographed dancers from glo for Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.[11]
Reception
In The New York Times, Roslyn Sulcas wrote that her work Halo was "difficult to categorize".[12]
Reviews have also appeared in Pittsburgh City Paper and ArtsATL.[13][14]
In 2003, she was named one of the "Chicagoans of the Year" in dance by the Chicago Tribune.[15]
She was included in Georgia Trend’s "100 Most Influential Georgians" list in 2022.[16]
She has also been included in Atlanta Magazine’s "Atlanta 500".[17]