Rachael Lieblein-Jurbala (she/her) joined the 92nd Street Y, New York Harkness Dance Center in 2022, where she serves as Associate Director, Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) and Artistic Programming. As an administrator, producer, dancer, and choreographer, Rachael fervently believes in the power of dance to impact lives and build community. At 92NY, she is proud to help steward programs that expand access to dance and dance education for children, families, artists, and educators.
Prior to joining 92NY, Rachael was Program Manager for the Spencer Educational Foundation where she managed five educational grant programs dedicated to funding opportunities for students in the risk management and insurance fields. From 2019 to 2020, Rachael taught dance and led community programming for young people at the Center for Family Life Beacon Community Program at PS1 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and served as Teaching Artist for the Lifelines Interdisciplinary Arts Program at M.S. 136 and M.S. 821.
Rachael is the director of Rachael Lieblein-Jurbala Dance Works – a company creating narrative-driven, socially-engaged performance since 2020. Since 2022, Rachael has served as co-producer and curator of the WestFest Dance Festival, an annual festival presenting the works of emerging and established movement artists in New York City, housed in the historic Westbeth Artists Residence. She is proud to serve on the board of the Sasamani Foundation – an organization based in Bagamoyo, Tanzania dedicated to increasing access to education and employment opportunities for women and girls through holistic sponsorship and empowerment-driven programming.
Rachael holds a bachelor’s degree in Dance and Sociology with a certificate in Community Action and Public Policy from Connecticut College.
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