We endeavor to bring to our students masters of the dance, voice, musical theater
and acting community. We have had the privilege of having the following instructors
teach our students: Desmond Richardson, Pedro Ruiz, Larry Keigwin, Denise Vale,
Kristina Berger, Manwe, Dominique Kelley, Katie Langan, Jana Hicks, Max Stone, Ryan
Kasprzak, Kristin Huffman, Robin Irwin, Christopher Davis – to name just a few.
Make sure to check here for upcoming Master Classes – open to all not just PACC
students.
MASTER HORTON CLASSES
WITH KRISTINA BERGER
Thursday, September 22, 2011
4:00-5:30 pm Intermediate Level
6:30-8:00 pm Advanced Level
$30 p/p Space limited - reserve your spot
Class Description: Kristina’s class approaches this art form with technical precision balanced with ease, flow and breath; intellectual thought patterns; and physical athleticism through the Horton vocabulary, the main focus being on MOVING and the vital collaboration between dancer and music. Whatever level, background, or age......the student will experience this as an art form that moves, breathes, and DANCES!
Kristina Berger, from Washington D.C., has toured internationally as performer and teacher. Currently she is a principal dancer with Erick Hawkins Dance Company, a founding member of SWATT, a recent member of Molissa Fenley & Dancers, and a teacher of the Horton Technique. She discovered her love of the Horton Technique as a scholarship student at Jacob’s Pillow studying with Jimmy Truitte. Kristina has since performed as soloist with the Lester Horton Dance Theatre, Inc. under the direction of Don Martin, and worked as assistant/demonstrator to Milton Myers for several years.
Ms. Berger has been on dance faculty at Marymount Manhattan College for eight years. Other ongoing teaching credits include Steffi Nossen School of Dance, Steps on Broadway, and Performing Arts Center of Conn. with guest artist positions at La Guardia High School of Performing Arts, Taiwan National University of the Arts, University of Las Vegas, and most recently, guest choreographer for Boston Youth Moves’ “Swellegance”, honoring the legendary Tommy Tune.
She has danced with Joyce Trisler Danscompany and Washington Opera Ballet.
Other adventures include solo guest artist as the first female “Hanuman The Monkey King” with Bali’s foremost music and dance company, Semara Ratih, under NYC’s Balinese American Dance Theatre and circus dancer with Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus.
DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES
HIP HOP - CONTEMPORARY MODERN CONTEMPORARY LYRICAL
- MODERN DANCE
In an effort to offer our students varied dance experiences and instructors, we have put together a workshop that we think will be a positive and broadening educational series
for Intermediate/Advanced and Advanced level dancers.
Dancers will need approval for acceptance into this program.
Tuesdays: 6:00-9:00 pm
October 4, 2011 - February 28, 2012
Min: 12 Dancers Max: 18 Dancers
SPECIAL DISCOUNTED TUITION: $350.
This is a 50% discount off our normal rate of $350 for 5 months of 1.5 hour classes. You are getting 5 months of 3 hour classes with a great faculty in varied dance disciplines! This is a DANCE DEAL that offers you the best of 4 different disciplines with 3 different instructors.
SPACE LIMITED - REGISTER NOW
Payment In Full due at the time of registration.
No Refunds once classes begin.
MASTER CLASS
WITH LARRY KEIGWIN
Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15, 2011
Larry will set a piece of his choreography on
PACC Company Dancers !
Larry Keigwin is artistic director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY, founded in 2003 to create and share provocative, witty and engaging dances. Combining physicality with theatricality, K+C’s electrifying brand of contemporary dance samples a variety of mediums and fuses art with entertainment. K+C has performed at The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, American Dance Festival and more. Keigwin has created 16 dances, including the large-scale choreographic event Bolero and recent acclaimed works such as Runaway (2008), the site-specific Sidewalk (2009) and Bird Watching (2010). Now a centerpiece of K+C’s outreach work, Bolero incorporates a cast of community members and dancers into a tableau of a specific demographic or geographical region. Based on the success of Bolero ADF (2007) and Bolero NYC (2007/2009), K+C has developed Bolero Colorado, Bolero Santa Barbara, Bolero Suburbia and most recently, Bolero Akron.
In addition to his work with K+C, recent commissions include Works & Process at the Guggenheim, The Juilliard School, The New York City Ballet's Choreographic Institute and The Martha Graham Dance Company, among many others. This past summer, Keigwin was named the Vail International Dance Festival’s first artist in residence, during which time he created and premiered a new work with four of ballet’s most prominent stars. He most recently staged the opening event of Fashion Week: “Fashion’s Night Out: The Show,” which was produced by Vogue and featured over 150 of the industry’s top models strutting in formation around the fountain and plaza at Lincoln Center.
In 2004, Dance Magazine named Keigwin in their annual list of “25 To Watch.” Keigwin’s other choreographic credits include work with the pop band Fischerspooner, comedian Murray Hill, and as an associate choreographer for both The Radio City Rockettes and the Off-Broadway musical The Wild Party. Keigwin has also created Keigwin Kabaret, a fusion of modern dance, vaudeville, and burlesque presented by the Public Theater at Joe's Pub and by Symphony Space. He is a co-founder of the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, a multi-disciplinary festival designed to increase cultural opportunities in the region, as well as provide creative residencies to young, emerging choreographers.
Master Fosse - Broadway Jazz - Tap Classes
with Ryan Kasprzak
Saturday, November 12, 2011
10:00-11:00 am Int/Adv Level Fosse Jazz
11:30-1:00 pm Adv Level Fosse Jazz
1:00-2:00 pm eg/Int Level Broadway Jazz
2:00-3:00 pm Int/Adv - Adv Tap
Ryan is currently the resident choreographer
and dance captain for the National Tour of Billy Elliott and was dance captain
for for the International Tour of Fosse
$30 p/p Space limited - reserve your
spot
RYAN KASPRZAK is currently the Associate Resident Choreographer and dance
captain for the national tour of Billy Elliot, the Musical. He appeared
on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance along with his brother, Evan. Ryan continues
to create new work with Parallel Exit: Physical Comedy Theater. Their show
Cut to the Chase was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and This Way, That
Way prompted the NY Times to say Kasprzak, "can get laughs simply by breathing."
Their comic tap musical Time Step has been seen at the New Victory Theater,
Joyce SoHo, and Lincoln Center Institute in New York and at the Cos Festival
in Spain. Ryan was nominated for a New York Innovative Theater Award for
Outstanding Choreography and served as dance captain for the International
Tour of Fosse. Ryan has been honored to perform with such legendary entertainers
as Ann Reinking, Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines, Jimmy Slyde, and the Nicholas
Brothers. Visit www.ryankasprzak.com
MASTER CLASS
CONTEMPORARY
with Pedro Ruiz
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
6-7:30 pm Int/Advanced Level
7:30-9 pm Advanced Level
Space is Limited Registration Required $30 p/p
Pedro Ruiz is a renowned choreographer and dancer who was born and trained in Cuba, as well as in Venezuela. In a 21-year career with Ballet Hispanico as its principal dancer, Ruiz also choreographed three critically acclaimed ballets for the company. The New York Post said of Guajira, "An especially fine work of form and structure." The New York Times gave kudos to Club Havana saying, "An explosion of sensuous pure dance." And Time Out New York glowed, "Ruiz's Cecilia furthers the notion that his pieces exhibit a timelessness." Mr. Ruiz has now set out on his own choreographing for other dance companies. Since 2005, he created Sonetos de Amor for Chicago's Luna Negra Dance Theater; premiered a new work, Mediterranea, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center; restaged his acclaimed Guajira for Marymount Manhaatna College; as well as a collaborative piece for The Joffrey Ballet and Luna Negra entitled called San Juan. In the Fall of 2007, Ruiz will premiere Allegro con Sabor at The Harris Theatre in Chicago for The Joffrey. Recently, Ruiz was profiled nationally on the PBS program "In The Life." Upcoming in 2008, he will also be choreographing for Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA Program and LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. Mr. Ruiz is also teaching as a faculty member at Marymount College, Alvin Ailey and is on the staff of Scarsdale Ballet. Ruiz has performed at The White House for several presidents and, in 1998, he received the New York dance world's highest honor, the Bessie Award. Last year, Mr. Ruiz was also honored for his illustrious dance career by The Cuban Artist's Fund and was awarded a major grant by The Joyce Foundation.
MASTER GRAHAM
CLASS & WORKSHOP
with Denise Vale
Saturday, May 12, 2012
10:30am-12:30 pm ADV Level Class
1:00-5:00 pm ADV Level Workshop Rep: Maple Leaf Rag
Class/Workshop Size Limited to 30
Registration Required
Master Class $30 p/p
Workshop Class $50 p/p
Both $75 p/p
A native of Pennsylvania, Ms. Vale began her professional performing career with the Martha Graham Dance Company in 1985 attaining the rank of Principal Dancer. Roles performed include the Pioneer Woman in Appalachian Spring, Woman in White in Diversion of Angels, Cassandra in the first Graham full length evening work, Clytemnestra, Chorus Leader in the Greek ballet Night Journey, The Chorus Woman in Cave of the Heart, The Attendant in Herodiade, Leader in the 1980's reconstructed Steps in the Street, and Night Chant, a ballet created for Ms. Vale by Martha Graham in 1989. Graham solos performed include Lamentation, Frontier, Satyric Festival Song and the Denishawn solo Serenata Morisca. Film work includes, Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed, NHK: Martha Graham Dance Company in Japan, and Five Dances by Martha Graham. From 1995 until 2003 as Director of the Modern area, Denise Vale served as an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Oklahoma and in 2003 was granted tenure with promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Dance. Accepting the full time position in the fall of 2003 as the first "Artist in Residence" at the NYC based Marymount Manhattan College; Ms. Vale continues to serve on faculty at MMC, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. As of late, her performing interests include dancing nationally and internationally with NYC theatre artist Richard Move in his highly acclaimed show, Martha @. Ms. Vale is the currently Rehearsal Director of the Graham Company, NYC and currently performing again with their company.
The Performing Arts Center of Connecticut is honored to have Denise as a Guest Faculty Member.