Gia Dreyer

(they/them) | Co-founder of Small Sample Size Theatre

Gia Dreyer (b. 2000) is a queer, non-binary composer from New Jersey. During their time at the Royal Academy Academy of Music in London Gia met Casper Dillen and soon after their collaborations began Since their first video art piece in March 2022, Gia has created music for Orfeo (2022), Long Tennis (2023), Long Tennis: an evening of dance (2023), A mirror is not a mirror (2024), Mouth Wash and Razor Blades (2025). Their works have been premiered internationally and include performers with diverse artistic expressions. Venues include the Place in London, the TicTac Art Centre in Belgium, and the Center for Performance Research in New York.

Their undergraduate studies began at Duke University under the tutelage of Dr. Stephen Jaffe and Dr. John Supko. After transferring in 2020, Gia studied music composition with Morgan Hayes at the Royal Academy of Music, receiving a Bachelor of Music with first-class honors. Since August 2023, Gia has been pursuing a dual master’s degree in music composition and ethnomusicology at Hunter College in NYC. Gia is developing an ethnography concerning the ontology of musicality observed in street vending at Times Square, NYC. Recent debuts of their work and research include the Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency, the Vienna Summer Music Festival, the Atlantic Music Festival, New Music on the Point, and the Nevada State Prison Museum.

"Gia combines social consciousness with music composition" - CarsonNow.org

"Gia’s music is unmistakable: a fearless marriage of mnemonic findings, indeterminacy, and razor-sharp thought. Every piece crafted with erudite, theoretical and intuitive decision making. Considering the social and the metaphysical." - Casper Dillen