A dancer and choreographer, Jody Sperling (Instagram: @jody_sperling) is the Founder & Artistic Director of the Time Lapse Dance (www.timelapsedance.com) ensemble based in New York City. She is the world’s leading exponent of Loie Fuller, a “mother” of modern dance, art world icon, and performance technology innovator. Jody’s unique Fuller-style choreography elegantly combines motion, swirling silks, and lighting to create exquisite spectacles conjuring the hypnotic beauty of nature.

In addition to creating dozens of works for her company, Jody frequently collaborates on multidisciplinary projects in film, music, theater, and immersive performance. Jody and Time Lapse Dance are prominently featured in the Loïe Fuller documentary Obsessed with Light. She served as choreographer, creative consultant, and movement coach for the French feature film, The Dancer, a Fuller biopic. Jody has worked with such varied institutions as Switzerland’s renowned Knie Circus, Ice Theatre of New York, and The Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Notably, Jody uses her captivating art form to raise environmental awareness: she has danced on melting Arctic sea ice; been honored with a Creative Climate Award; performed at a forest planting; sent troupes of plastic bag-clad performers roving city streets as a commentary on plastic proliferation; and, since 2022, is the Eco-Artist-in-Residence at the New York Society of Ethical Culture, where she is advancing a mission of dancing toward a greener future.