PRE-MIP 2014 AT DANY STUDIOS FOR FIFTH YEAR
"There comes a point where dancers have done all the summer programs, and they really need something different and more challenging, with improvisational and collaborative skills."
- Alexandra Wells, Concept & Artistic Director, MIP & Pre-MIP
The Pre-Movement Invention Project 2014 (Pre-MIP) starts in just 4 days! We are excited to welcome our collaborators and dancers to this innovative program, held at DANY Studios in New York City from July 7-18.
The Pre-MIP NYC 2014 Summer Program, now in its fifth year, is a two-week introduction to the creative process and improvisational skills for advanced dancers ages 16 to 18. Each day begins with a Ballet class followed by pointe work for women and men’s work. The morning then concludes with Introduction to Improvisation. After lunch, dancers have Contemporary Technique followed by a Collaboration/Creative Process class.
PRE-MIP DIRECTORS
Alexandra Wells (Concept & Artistic Director)
Nancy Turano (New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Artistic Director)
PRE-MIP 2014 COLLABORATORS
RETURNING PRE-MIP COLLABORATORS
Francois Perron (French Academie of Ballet, Founder & Artistic Director) graduated from the Paris Opera Ballet School, and has danced with Maurice Béjart, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Ballet, among many others. An ABT® Certified Teacher, Perron has taught worldwide and is on faculty at The Juilliard School. This year, he will be featured as the director of a New York City dance school in the new reality series Big Apple Ballet.
NEW PRE-MIP COLLABORATORS
Gregory Dolbashian (The Dash Ensemble, Artistic Director & The Playground, Co-Founder & Artistic Director) graduated cum laude from SUNY Purchase Conservatory. He is a recipient of the Bessie Schonberg Residency at the Yard and won the Hubbard Street 2 International Choreographic Competition. Dolbashian's work has been commissioned by numerous companies and schools around the country, including Atlanta Ballet.
Ana-Maria Lucaciu (Assistant to Alexander Ekman) graduated from the National Ballet School of Canada and has a BFA in dance from Empire State College. She has danced with Canada's National Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, along with other international companies, and was the rehearsal director for Gallim Dance. Photo by Jubal Battisti.
David Norsworthy (FRESH Dance Intensive and TOES for Dance, Founder and Artistic Director) graduated from The Juilliard School. He has performed nationally and internationally with Camille A. Brown and Dancers, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre and Dancenorth (Melbourne), among others. His choreography has been presented in New York at the Wave Rising Series as well as internationally at ArtPowersArusha (Tanzania).
