See the culmination of Dance Lab New York and Joyce Theater Foundation’s partnership promoting and advancing female choreographers of color in ballet. Provided with a stipend, studio time at the Joyce’s Artist Residency Center, professional dancers, a studio supervisor, and administrative support, choreographers Margarita Armas, Courtney Cochran, Amy Hall Garner, and Preeti Vasudevan explored the classical, neoclassical, and contemporary ballet idioms. Lourdes Lopez, Artistic Director, Miami City Ballet, moderated the discussion with Dance Lab New York founder, Josh Prince, and the four choreographers.
PANEL (in alphabetical order)
Margarita Armas, choreographer
Courtney Cochran, choreographer
Amy Hall Garner, choreographer
Lourdes Lopez, moderator, artistic director, Miami City Ballet
Josh Prince, founding artistic director, Dance Lab New York
Preeti Vasudevan, choreographer
DANCERS (in alphabetical order)
Anaïs Blake
Ramona Kelley
Yusaku Komori
Kelly Marsh IV
Rachel Schmidt
Nicholas Sipes
Gabriela Soto
Kameron Triche
Allison Walsh
Richard Glover, Rehearsal Director
Jason Styres CSA, Casting
MUSICIANS (in alphabetical order)
Shyamala Ramakrishna, singer
Mal Stein, percussion
Kamala Sankaram, singer
CHOREOGRAPHER SELECTION COMMITTEE
Theresa Ruth Howard
Virginia Johnson
Lourdes Lopez
Renae Williams Niles
Janet Wong
Leadership for this Works & Process program provided by Stephen Kroll Reidy.
