Stephanie Troyak was a member with Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch from 2016-2021. During her 5 seasons there, she performed 14 works by Pina Bausch and performed in new creations with Alan Lucien Øyen, Dimitris Pappaianou, & Rainer Behr. For her role as Anna in Pina Bausch’s “Seven Deadly Sins” she was nominated for Germany’s prestigious Theater Prize “Der Faust” for Best Dancer. She received a BFA in Dance from NYU, and is currently based in New York City. She danced with Gallim and the Batsheva Ensemble before joining Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch for 5 seasons. Since then, Stephanie has performed in Bobbi Jene Smith’s “Broken Theater,” Punchdrunk’s “Sleep No More,” Melanie Laurent’s “Eugenie’s Tears” and will be starring in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride.” She will be returning to Tanztheater Wuppertal as a guest in 2025 to revive her role as Anna in “The Seven Deadly Sins.” Stephanie creates and teaches master classes around the globe, including USC, NYU, Wayne State University, The Joffrey School, Sam Houston, San Jacinto and more. She is a Dance Magazine 25 to Watch, YoungArts Winner in Dance & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts finalist.