Miriam Gittens was born and raised in Fresno, California, where she received a diverse dance education at The Dance Studio of Fresno. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Juilliard School in 2017. Following graduation, Miriam joined chuthis, a project-based company presenting the work of Peter Chu, and continues to collaborate there. In 2018, she joined Ballet BC under the direction of Emily Molnar. Miriam had the extreme honor of performing works by Aszure Barton, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, Felix Landerer, Ohad Naharin, Out Innerspace, Crystal Pite, and Medhi Walerski, spanning over four seasons. In 2022, Miriam returned to New York to join Gibney Company, where she is currently an Artistic Associate. In 2023, Gittens was featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise” column.