REBECCA NIZIOL, from Houston, TX, graduated from The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. She traveled to Vancouver, Canada, to study in the Arts Umbrella Graduate Program and most recently trained at Lines Ballet School in San Francisco. Rebecca has had the pleasure of performing repertoire by Nacho Duato, Alonzo King, and Bill T. Jones. Rebecca is a founding member of DanceWorks Chicago, joining in January 2008, and is continuing work with choreographer Gina Patterson in Voice Dance Company projects. She completed a residency with Kunst-Stoff Arts in San Francisco fall of 2010 as guest artist / resident choreographer. Rebecca is currently working with Chuthis on a production opening summer 2011 in New York City.