Born from the meeting of Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder in Block 5 Dance Composition Class 19 years ago. Upon graduation in 1993, they formed a dance company of two and have toured the world with dances made on their own terms, inspired as much from a block plan rhythm and their liberal arts [...]
Todd is the co-artistic director of Chicago based performance group Rooms Productions. In the past year Todd has written and directed several Rooms performances including Cycle 7 and Bird Dog Sedition: as well as devising a number of performance and video installations for Chicago Arts District events. Todd received his Masters Degree in Acting from [...]
Wendy is Head of Movement at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and has worked extensively as an actress including West End , RSC, repertory theatre and tours of USA, UK and Sweden. Extensive work in film and T.V., Movement Director: Walking with Cavemen (series) and The Iceman [...]
Mr. Sun Chuo-Tai “Jack Sun” Graduated from the renowned National Institute of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan. Sun is a performer, choreographer and a teacher of dance. He works with many notable dance companies such as the Tai Gu Tale Dance Theatre, the Dance Forum Taipei Dance Company (2001-2003) and Taipei Dance Circle (2004). He also [...]
Casey Avaunt was born in Maine and grew up dancing locally at the Bates Dance Festival. She graduated from The Colorado College in December 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Drama/Dance as well as distinction in the department and as a recipient of the Broadway Theater League Award for two consecutive years. She [...]
Works for music-theater include: “O Pioneers!” (Published by Dramatic Publishing, filmed for American Playhouse/PBS), “Honor Song For Crazy Horse”, “HeartLand”, “The Boxcar Children”, “The Araboolies of Liberty Street”, “Leaving Queens”, “Lenny and the Heartbreakers”, “The Two Orphans” and “Three Visitations” (an opera trilogy.) She is one of the eighteen composers represented in the theatrical song [...]
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DS 208 | Intermediate Modern Dance | Block 7 Tiffany was raised in Miami, Florida where she began her dance training in performing arts elementary and middle schools. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. While earning her BFA, she performed in choreography by [...]