Gideon Obarzanek (born 1966) is an Australian choreographer, director, and performing arts curator, and founder of the dance company Chunky Move.
These have been performed in many festivals and theatres around the world, including Edinburgh International, BAM,[further explanation needed] Next Wave NY, Venice Biennale, Southbank London,[further explanation needed] and all major Australian performing arts festivals.
[2] As associate artist at the Sydney Theatre Company in 2012, Obarzanek wrote and directed the stage play Dance Better at Parties.
In 2013 he was awarded an Australia Council Fellowship to further research with other film, dance and theatre makers, new works to be simultaneously created for both stage and screen.
[3][4] He was artistic associate with the Melbourne Festival (2015–2017), co-curator and director of "XO State" at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts (Asia TOPA) (2015–2017).