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Andrea Haenggi
Swiss born New York-based choreographer, visual artist and performer Andrea Haenggi describes her method of choreography as visual motion construction, an exploration of pure movement vocabulary combined with visual art forms (video/film, architecture) and technology. In 1998 she founded the New York based Dance/Arts company AMDaT to create new dance works that cross boundaries between art disciplines and finding new possibilities of presentations in theaters and non-traditional sites. The goal: to challenge and engage audience in rich, thought-provoking aesthetic experiences and transform people`s perceptions of everyday life.
Bianca Falco
Born in Napoli, Italy. Co-director and choreographer of NuVoLe Dance Theatre from 2000 to 2003. She is now creating work under the name of ‘Labilab’. Graduated in ballet, studied jazz dance and diverse techniques of modern dance in Italy, France and New York City. Scholarship at the Nikolais and Louis Dance Lab., NYC. Studied single point Low Flying Trapeze and Skinner Release technique with Julie Ludwick, NYC. Studied circus aerial skills, Mexico and USA. Studied ‘Zapateado and Son Jarocho’, Veracruz folk dance and music in Mexico. She’s a Certified Pilates Teacher. Since fall 2001, Bianca has been spending a few months out of every year in Mexico in the beautiful and culturally
interesting State of Veracruz. She plays strings and sings in a music group called ‘Los Tlaconetes’ that plays ‘Son
Jarocho’, Veracruz Folk music. She’s currently studying professional singing and clarinet, while she’s getting
every day more skilled in playing jarana and requinto, Veracruz traditional string instruments. Bianca has been chosen to be the choreographer and main character in Massimo Monacelli’s first feature film, the
movie will be shoot in Umbria, Italy in 2006.
Suhwa Chung Sunhwa Chung was born in Pusan, Korea and she received a B.A. in dance at Pusan Women's University. she enterd the United States in 1994 and she received an M.A. in dance from the American University from. She was give the great honor of performing on television during the Asian Agames of 1986 and the Seoul Olympics in 1988. She has performed intensively throughout Korea and Japan and performed both traditional and modern dance at prestigious local venues in the United States including the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. She formed her own dance company, Ko-Ryo Dance Theater in 2001, in New York City. Sunhwa Chung has self - produced and directed three previous performances of the Ko-Ryo Dance Theater at the Merce Cunningham Studio, 2002-2004 and other venues in NYC. Ms. Chung was chosen as the best choreographer by Joyce Theater Foundation in May 2005 at Joyce Soho. Her choreography has been presented at the Cool New York 2006 Dance Festival, White Wave John Ryan Theater, January and February 2006 and last year's La MaMa Moves Dance Festival. In 2005 she taught creative movement at the Beacon after school program, PS 60 at the University Settlement, NYC. Most recently she presented her fourth annual performance of the Ko-Ryo Dance Theater at Joyce Soho in February 2007.
Amalia Suryani
Amalia Suryani started dancing at age 7 in the small village of Pati in Central Java, Indonesia. Thus, her roots are in the Javanese dance tradition. She later expanded her training and repertoire to contemporary dance and other regional traditions in Indonesia and began working with some of Indonesia’s well known choreographers, such as Tom Ibnur, Sentot and Supriyadi Arsyad. Ms. Suryani then led the Liga Tari dance troupe of the University of Indonesia and toured with them to several dance festivals in Europe and Asia,such as France, Belgium, Malaysia and Taiwan. She is currently directing the Saung Budaya dance group and is performing with them regularly in and around New York City. Meanwhile, she is also active and preforming regularly with Kinding Sindaw. Indonesian Dance Group - With the support of the Indonesian Consulate General, this group was founded with the goal of introducing Indonesian culture to the Indonesian-American youth residing here in the New York area, and more generally, introducing this culture to the wider public. A variety of dances from all over the Indonesian archipelago are taught within the group under the instruction of Amalia Suryani.
LeeSaar The Company was established in Israel in 2000 by the actress and writer Lee Sher and The Dancer/Choreographer Saar Harari. The company uses the different disciplines and training of Theater and Dance to create original theater and dance performances. The company members are from England, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United States and Israel. In 2004, after residency in Sydney, Australia, and two seasons in Tel Aviv, the company moved to NYC where it is currently based. In 2005, Lee and Saar received American green cards awarded for excellence in the performing arts. Performance Space 122 commissioned and presented the new work of the company "Herd Of Bulls” on October 2005 and in January 2006. Following these two successful seasons and great reviews from the NY Times and the New Yorker, the company has been invited to create new work for a long run at Performance space 122. (September-October 2006) LeeSaar the company was also invited to open the Harkess Dance Festival at The Alvin Ailey theater on February 2007. Gerald Casel
Philippine-born Gerald Casel received a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard School in 1991. He has danced in the companies of Michael Clark, Stanley Love, Zvi Gotheiner, Lar Lubovitch and Stephen Petronio where he was a member from 1991-1998 and 2001-2005 and was the Stephen Petronio Company’s Assistant Director and Director of Education. In 1997 he was given a New York Dance and Performance Award “Bessie” for sustained achievement. Gerald will soon receive an MFA in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he has been awarded two Chancellor's Awards as well as the prestigious Advanced Opportunities Fellowship. This year he is a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence.
Max Pollak
Austrian by birth, Max Pollak was inspired by the virtuosic footwork displayed by many of the greats in American film and more importantly, jazz. Mr. Pollak became an accomplished drummer and moved to New York City in 1991 to further his study in jazz at the prestigious New School University's Jazz Program from which he graduated. It was here that he came into contact with the NYC's burgeoning neo tap scene and re-kindled his love for the art form. From NYC's vibrant Latino music community he soon was incorporating elements of Afro-Cuban music and jazz in his performances and began to develop what he calls "Rumba-Tap". By combining traditional Afro-Cuban folklore, traditional tap, body rhythm as well as jazz dance, he soon distinguished himself on the international tap scene as an innovative solist and educator. RumbaTap is an explosive, dancing body percussion ensemble and a unique new way of expression created by Max Pollak. Inspired by the intense energy of Afro-Cuban culture, RumbaTap combines the elements of body percussion, song and rhythm tap in surprising new ways. Max and his multi-talented international cast will take you on a musical journey from Cuba to Bulgaria and beyond, telling their story infused with the spirit of the ever-changing metropolis they call home: New York City. www.rumbatap.com
Chang Yong Sung This young choreographer and dancer currently dances with the Alvin Ailey II Company. He will be presenting a dynamic new solo.
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