GREGORY LAU

Gregory Lau was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He started his training at Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts, is a graduate of LaGuardia Arts High School, and attended The Juilliard School, under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes. He received additional training from the Alvin Ailey School, French Academy of Ballet, Cedar Lake, Nutmeg Conservatory, and The Canadian National Ballet School. After attending The Juilliard School, Gregory joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2 from 2013-2016 and transitioned to Nederlands Dans Theater 1 from 2016-2019. Gregory has been a recipient of the NFAA YoungArts Level 1 Award in Modern Dance and Ballet. He has created with and performed works by Jiri Kylian, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Marco Goecke, Paul Lightfoot & Sol Leon, Hans Van Manen, Johan Inger, Edward Clug, Marne & Imre Van Opstal, Medhi Walerski, Alexander Ekman, Jiri Pokorny, and Camille A.Brown. Gregory has also created his own works at the annual choreography workshop "Switch by NDT", Bright Steps Gala in Tokyo, and the RGB Gala in Osaka, Japan.

In December 2019, Gregory joined Crystal Pite's company, Kidd Pivot. Gregory is continuing to expand himself as an educator through movement and mindfulness. Bringing consciousness to unconscious habits and creating space for meaningful exploration of the mind-body through dance and meditation.