Introducing Company Dance Artist Abigail Stachnik
@abigail_stack ✨
Abby has been a collaborating movement artist with Still Inspired for 3 seasons, and we are thrilled to have her back for her 4th as a choreographer and dancer. Her limitless, creative drive pushes boundaries and explores nuanced artistry, exposing dynamic, fluid intentionality in both her own creations and other works. Abby can be seen in the upcoming production titled OLD. LONG. SINCE— Inspired by visual artist
@hollyacahill ✨
Come see Abby perform in OLD. LONG. SINCE on April 3 and 4, 2026 at
@ruthpagecenter . Tickets are now available! Link in bio.
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Abigail Stachnik is a dance artist, choreographer, and educator based in Chicago where she performs with Symbiosis Arts and Still Inspired. She earned her BFA in Dance with Honors from the University of the Arts in 2015 and joined the Lou Conte Scholarship Program under the direction of Claire Bataille after moving to Chicago in 2016. Since then, Abigail has danced with various companies and projects including Moonwater Dance Project, MitchellMovement, Jessica Miller Tomlinson Choreography, Cocodaco Dance Project, Marlene Skog Dance, Chicago Repertory Ballet, and others.
Abigail has created new works for Movementum Dance Project, The LAUNCH Chicago, Trifecta Dance Collective, and Simantikos Dance Chicago. Her choreography has also been presented at Moonwater Dance Project’s Phases, Alluvion’s Emergence, Take Up Space dance festival, the College of DuPage’s Choreography Showcase, and Simantikos’ Choreo Kick-Of. Abigail loves to share her passion for dance by teaching classes and intensives around Chicagoland. She currently teaches on faculty at Duet Dance Academy and Talent Forum, and she directed the Moonwater Youth Company in 2021.
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