Mark Gonzalez

Mark Gonzalez is a dance artist from Edinburg, Texas. He received a BFA in Dance with emphasis in Performance and Choreography from Texas State University. During his time in Texas he had the privilege to work with artists such as Christa Oliver, Andy and Dionne Noble (Noble Motion Dance), and Mike Esperanza. After leaving Texas, Mark trained and performed with The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 under the direction of Shonna Matlock. He was a scholarship recipient for Giordano Dance Chicago and Flockworks and has trained at Orsolina28 in Moncalvo, Italy. After moving to Chicago, Mark Apprenticed with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre where he performed the works of Monique Haley and Katlin Bourgeois. He is now a Company Artist with Identity Performing Arts and Still Inspired.

Outside of performing, Mark is a commissioned choreographer and has had the privilege to present his own choreography regionally, nationally and internationally at festivals including but not limited to COCO Dance Festival (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago), Dance City Festival (Detroit, MI), Koresh Artist Showcase (Philadelphia, PA), BarnStorm Dance Festival (Houston, TX) and New Dances 2024, a partnership with DanceWorks Chicago and Thodos Dance Chicago. Recently, Mark was selected as a 2025 Standout Choreographer International Exchange Recipient at Dance City Festival: Detroit, and was selected to present his work in Seoul, South Korea at the 2026 ARTSinTANK Dance Festival in Korea. He will also be co-leading a performance workshop where he will be developing a new work with his artists and Choi Bo-gyeol Dance Company. Mark is also a dance competition adjudicator with KAR Productions and ID Dance Competition. Mark is a firm believer in the power of passion and hard work.