Founded in 2020 by Artistic Director Genna Moroni, Gorgeous Ugly Movement (G.U.M.) Collective is a place where movement artists explore their range and ability to tell stories through physicality. Every process first begins from an honest desire to uncover and highlight distinct, talented and diverse voices in movement. Each dancer’s personal history and experience in the field of dance and life itself makes its way into the collaborative process of a new piece.

When developing new works, Genna believes the best art includes multidisciplinary exchange. The reason it is a “collective” is because each new G.U.M. work prioritizes the collaboration between multidisciplinary artists. Storytelling with those who speak different art languages puts a new lens on the creative process. Curiosity, spontaneity and playfulness to communicate in a new way lay the narrative path.

G.U.M. Collective is there when artists need it and want it…As an entity, G.U.M. is a bit amorphous, which is its beauty.