Galen Treuer (Dancer)has been dancing with Arena since 2005 and is co-founder of Live Action Set – a physical theater company that creates highly physical original plays. Galen grew up in Duluth, MN. After graduating from Oberlin College with high honors in economics, he moved to Minneapolis in 2001 to pursue a dance career. Over the past eight years he has performed with more than 30 companies and choreographers. Galen also creates dances and is currently working on the project ‘Private Dances: dances for money’ in which he choreographs dances for small audiences. His artistic activities have been supported by an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, a Travel Study Grant from the Jerome Foundation, and an Emerging Artists Residency at the New York Mills Cultural Center.