The School tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2008-12-17:/education/school//3 2013-01-18T20:33:47Z Movable Type Pro 4.34-en Milton Myers tag:www.jacobspillow.info,2009:/school//3.342 2013-07-08T05:00:00Z 2013-01-24T22:01:34Z Gerry Kavanaugh Recognized world-wide as a master teacher, Milton Myers is resident  
choreographer and instructor for Philadanco and on the faculties of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Fordham University's Ailey Program, and The Juilliard School. He has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and was Director of the Joyce Trisler Danscompany. He teaches and choreographs for prominent companies and dance centers world-wide. In 2012, Myers was commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra to create a work on Philadanco commemorating the Academy of Music's 155th anniversary. 

This marks his 27th year mentoring students at The School at Jacob's Pillow.
]]> ]]> Charla Genn tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2013:/education/school//3.1297 2013-07-08T06:00:00Z 2013-05-13T20:26:37Z Charla Genn is currently on the ballet faculty of The Juilliard School. In addition, she instructs professional ballet company classes in New York City at Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera, Les Ballets Trockaderos de Monte Carlo, Ballet Hispanico,... marketing Charla Genn is currently on the ballet faculty of The Juilliard School. In addition, she
instructs professional ballet company classes in New York City at Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera, Les Ballets Trockaderos de Monte Carlo, Ballet Hispanico, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She coaches professional ballet dancers, including dancers from the San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Norwegian Ballet, The Washington Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Genn is also a Dance Rehabilitation Specialist who works one on one with professional ballet dancers recovering from injuries and surgery. Genn has appeared as a guest teacher at the Vaganova School in Russia, The Washington Ballet, The Alberta Ballet, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, South African Ballet Theatre, Cape Town City Ballet, Batsheva Dance Company, The Hong Kong Academy, Royal Academy of Dancing Summer Schools, and Richmond School of Dance in Vancouver.  ]]> Contemporary Program Ballet Faculty • July 8-12 Didy Veldman tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2010:/education/school//3.741 2013-07-08T06:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:21:41Z Didy Veldman trained at the Scapino Academy in Amsterdam. She has danced with Scapino Ballet, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Rambert Dance Company, working with international choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, and Christopher Bruce... Katherine Didy Veldman trained at the Scapino Academy in Amsterdam. She has danced with Scapino Ballet, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Rambert Dance Company, working with international choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, and Christopher Bruce amongst others. She began choreographing in 1987 and continued to develop her choreography throughout her dancing career. In 1993 she founded Alias Company with Guilherme Botelho. Their creation En Manqué won two major choreographic awards. In 1994 she left Alias to join Rambert Dance Company as a dancer and choreographer. She received the Choo-San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation Award, for Seven Deadly Sins with Rambert in 1999.  Veldman left Rambert in 2000 to concentrate on her choreographic career. She has created a variety of works for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Cullberg Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet and many others.
]]> ]]> Ami Shulman tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2010:/education/school//3.740 2013-07-08T06:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:22:48Z Performer, educator, and rehearsal director, Ami Shulman trained in the Performing Arts in South Africa. She danced with Compagnie Marie Chouinard and Compagnie Flak for several years, and collaborated with videographer Joseph Rovan on an interactive installation piece. Based in... Katherine Performer, educator, and rehearsal director, Ami Shulman trained in the Performing Arts in South Africa. She danced with Compagnie Marie Chouinard and Compagnie Flak for several years, and collaborated with videographer Joseph Rovan on an interactive installation piece. Based in Montreal, Shulman teaches contemporary technique and has taught at École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal, Ballet Divertimento, National Theatre School of Canada, Cirque Du Soleil, The Juilliard School, The Ailey School, Rotterdam Dance Academy, and Springboard Project among others. She is rehearsal director for Compagnie Marie Chouinard and José Navas, and has been a movement consultant for various theater productions, including Grand Theatre Junction and Repercussion Theatre, and for theater director Yael Farber. Shulman is a Feldenkrais practitioner and continues to tour extensively in the various aspects of her expertise in movement and art.
]]> July 8-12]]> Douglas Lethren tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2013:/education/school//3.1299 2013-07-13T06:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:27:25Z Jacob's Pillow alumnus Douglas Letheren also studied at St. Paul's School, the Conservatoire de Rennes, and The Juilliard School where he received his BFA in 2007. Letheren worked with Aszure Barton, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, and Mikhail Baryshnikov's Hell's... marketing Jacob's Pillow alumnus Douglas Letheren also studied at St. Paul's School, the
Conservatoire de Rennes, and The Juilliard School where he received his BFA in 2007. Letheren worked with Aszure Barton, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, and Mikhail Baryshnikov's Hell's Kitchen Dance. Joining the Batsheva Ensemble in 2007, he danced with the Batsheva Dance Company from 2008-2012, where he worked with Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, and Gai Behar. He is also a teacher and student of Gaga, Ohad Naharin's movement language. Letheren is now a founding member of Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's new project, L-E-V, as well as its company manager. L-E-V recently premiered a new work in collaboration with the GoteborgsOperans Danskompani in Sweden, where Doug was rehearsal assistant, Gaga teacher, and performer. He is a recipient of the 2007 Movado Future Legends Award, nominated by Mikhail Baryshnikov.  ]]> Contemporary Program Gaga Faculty • July 15-19 Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2013:/education/school//3.1298 2013-07-14T06:30:00Z 2013-01-18T20:30:14Z Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar have collaborated for the past decade. Eyal was a dancer with Batsheva Dance Company from 1990 until 2008, served as Associate Artistic Director between 2003 and 2004, and assumed the role of House Choreographer in... marketing Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar have collaborated for the past decade. Eyal was a dancer with Batsheva Dance Company from 1990 until 2008, served as Associate Artistic Director between 2003 and 2004, and assumed the role of House Choreographer in 2005. Behar was a producer of live music, techno raves, and underground art events in Tel Aviv before joining forces with Eyal. Over the past 10 years, the pair has created works for Batsheva, and began choreographing around the world for companies such as Carte Blanche, the Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Oldenburgisches Staatstheater. This past year, they formed their own company, L.E.V., with a creative force of dancers, designers, and their composer and collaborator Ori Lichtik, who has created music as well as DJs live for most of their work. L.E.V. had its premier in the fall of 2012 at the Gothenburg Opera, and will have its United States debut this summer at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. ]]> July 14-21]]> Pamela Pribisco tag:www.jacobspillow.info,2009:/school//3.349 2013-07-14T07:00:00Z 2013-05-13T20:25:21Z Pamela Pribisco was a principal dancer with the Cleveland Ballet for ten years. She served as Ballet Mistress for the Cleveland Ballet, American Ballroom Theater, and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, for which she choreographed and staged numerous pieces... Gerry Kavanaugh Pamela Pribisco was a principal dancer with the Cleveland Ballet for ten years. She served as Ballet Mistress for the Cleveland Ballet, American Ballroom Theater, and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, for which she choreographed and staged numerous pieces in their repertoire. Pribisco has been Company Teacher for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Company Teacher and Ballet Mistress for Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She has choreographed original productions of Peter Pan and Peter and the Wolf for young audiences and has written several articles for Pointe Magazine advising young dancers on their careers. She teaches annually at The School at Jacob's Pillow and guest teaches nationally.
]]> Ballet Technique and Alignment for Contemporary Program • July 14-19 Maurya Kerr tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2012:/education/school//3.1169 2013-07-21T06:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:24:19Z Maurya Kerr is the director of tinypistol, a San Francisco based dance company. She danced with Alonzo King LINES Ballet from 1994-2006 and is now a senior faculty member for the LINES Ballet educational programs, and also teaches workshops nationally... marketing Maurya Kerr is the director of tinypistol, a San Francisco based dance company. She danced with Alonzo King LINES Ballet from 1994-2006 and is now a senior faculty member for the LINES Ballet educational programs, and also teaches workshops nationally as a visiting guest artist at Hollins University and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She is a winner of the 2011 Hubbard Street National Choreographic Competition, and created sad monsters for Hubbard Street 2 in residence with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2011 Ballet Nouveau Colorado commissioned the creation of two works, and in August of 2012 WestWave Dance Festival presented a full evening of her work, including the world premiere of FreakShow; shown in part at the REVERBdance Festival/APAP 2013. In 2012, Kerr was the recipient of a CHIME grant affording her the opportunity to work in mentorship with Alex Ketley.  ]]> Ballet Technique for Contemporary Program • July 21-28 Jeffrey Page tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2012:/education/school//3.1291 2013-07-24T06:00:00Z 2013-04-16T17:14:50Z An alumnus of The School at Jacob's Pillow, Jeffrey Page is an Emmy-nominated and MTV Video Music Award-winning choreographer. His entertainment industry accolades range from being a Broadway performer in the Tony Award-winning musical FELA!, to MTV Best Choreographer Award-winner... marketing An alumnus of The School at Jacob's Pillow, Jeffrey Page is an Emmy-nominated and
MTV Video Music Award-winning choreographer. His entertainment industry accolades range from being a Broadway performer in the Tony Award-winning musical FELA!, to MTV Best Choreographer Award-winner for Beyoncé's hit "Run the World (Girls)", to choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance where his electric numbers received praise from judges Debbie Allen, Nigel Lythgoe, and Mary Murphy. He has achieved notoriety as an expert in African, jazz, and hip-hop dance and is widely recognized for imbuing his choreography with innovative approaches. He conceives and develops projects with intricate layers of multiculturalism that resonate with directors, producers, and audiences. ]]> Movin' Commercial Dance Program Director •
June 24- July 7
]]> Gustavo Ramírez Sansano tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2013:/education/school//3.1300 2013-07-28T06:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:26:34Z Gustavo Ramírez Sansano was appointed Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater in 2009 after directing Proyecto Titoyaya in Valencia, Spain for four years. Sansano has received numerous awards for his choreography, including first prizes at the Ricard Moragas competition... marketing Gustavo Ramírez Sansano was appointed Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater in 2009 after directing Proyecto Titoyaya in Valencia, Spain for four years. Sansano has received numerous awards for his choreography, including first prizes at the Ricard Moragas competition in Barcelona, the Dom Perignon choreographic competition in Hamburg, and Las Artes Escénicas de la Comunidad Valenciana. He has been commissioned internationally to create works for Compañía Nacional de Danza, Hamburg Ballet, TanzTheater München, Nederlands Dans Theater, and many more. As a dancer, Sansano has performed works by numerous choreographers while dancing for the Ballet Joven de Alicante, Ballet Contemporaneo de Barcelona, Ballet de la Comunidad de Madrid, Nederlands Dans Theater II, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Sansano was chosen by Por La Danza Magazine for its 15th anniversary as one of the Fifteen Choreographers to Watch, and Dance Magazine in its annual 25 to Watch list in 2012. ]]> July 21-28]]> Aya Kaneko tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2013:/education/school//3.1296 2013-07-28T15:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:31:57Z Aya Kaneko was born in Osaka, Japan. Kaneko was awarded the vocational examination syllabus certificate at The Royal Academy of Dance in London. She has worked with several ballet companies, projects, and schools as a dancer and teacher in Osaka... marketing Aya Kaneko was born in Osaka, Japan. Kaneko was awarded the vocational examination syllabus certificate at The Royal Academy of Dance in London. She has worked with several ballet companies, projects, and schools as a dancer and teacher in Osaka and Kobe. She moved to New York City in 2006 and performed for choreographers such as Milton Myers, Dwight Rhoden, Helen Pickett, Edgar Zendejas, Aszure Barton, and Tero Saarinen. She participated in The School at Jacob's Pillow Contemporary Program in 2008 and 2009, where she received a full scholarship and the Professional Advancement in Dance Award. Kaneko studied Horton technique under Milton Myers and is currently his assistant/demonstrator at The Ailey School, The Juilliard School, The School at Jacob's Pillow, Implus Tanz Dance Festival, Steps on Broadway, Peridance; and for company classes, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Philadanco. ]]> Milton Myers • July 8-28
]]> John Levis tag:www.jacobspillow.info,2009:/school//3.351 2013-07-28T16:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:31:52Z John Levis is a composer, pianist, and synthesist who has been involved with the Philadelphia dance community since 1971. A graduate of the University of the Arts, he has worked with Philadelphia schools and companies, including University of the Arts,... Gerry Kavanaugh John Levis is a composer, pianist, and synthesist who has been involved with the
Philadelphia dance community since 1971. A graduate of the University of the Arts, he has worked with Philadelphia schools and companies, including University of the Arts, where he is Music Coordinator for the School of Dance. In 1995, he was commissioned by Dance Spotlight to compose and perform the musical score for two videos/DVDs on Lester Horton technique, created with staff and dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He has composed ballet scores, including a score for Milton Myers as part of Philadanco's 35th anniversary in 2004 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Levis continues to compose for dance, to work with independent film projects, and to compose instrumental compositions of all kinds. This is Levis' 17th year on faculty at The School at Jacob's Pillow.
]]> Contemporary Program Music Director • July 8-28 Chet Walker tag:www.jacobspillow.info,2009:/school//3.352 2013-07-29T05:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:47:27Z Performing on Broadway since the age of 16, Chet Walker has appeared most prominently in the musicals of Bob Fosse. Conceiver of the Tony Award-winning musical Fosse, he is an international director/choreographer and Artistic Director of WALKERDANCE. Recent productions include... Gerry Kavanaugh Performing on Broadway since the age of 16, Chet Walker has appeared most prominently in the musicals of Bob Fosse. Conceiver of the Tony Award-winning musical Fosse, he is an international director/choreographer and Artistic Director of WALKERDANCE. Recent productions include La Cage aux Folles in Brazil, Jazz On Jazz in Norway, and Triumph at the Las Vegas Hilton. In 2011, his company participated in a Creative Development Residency at Jacob's Pillow to re-create and document Cole Technique. Subsequently, Heat Wave: The Jack Cole Project premiered at New York's Queens Theatre in May 2012. Currently, he is the choreographer of the pre-Broadway Pippin revival (Diane Paulus, dir.), in Cambridge; Cabaret in Oslo; and Chicago in Atlanta. He will choreograph A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in Tel Aviv next spring. 

This marks his 14th season holding auditions internationally for The School at Jacob's Pillow and serving as its the Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Director.


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]]> Bob Richard tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2013:/education/school//3.1354 2013-07-29T08:00:00Z 2013-05-24T20:55:34Z Greg
Bob Richard's choreography includes How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: The Musical! (Broadway and Tours); "LazyTown" Season 3 by Turner Network Television. "The Tonight Show"; "The Today Show" and "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade"; The Resident Choreographer for the past 15 years at Sacramento Music Circus, staging over 35 top of the line productions. This fall, Bob will choreograph a National Tour of "HELLO DOLLY" starring Sally Struthers. Bob will also return to Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre to Stage OLIVER! after his wildly acclaimed Production of the MUSIC MAN.

Other notable theatre credit include The Pioneer Theatre in Salt Lake City; North Shore Music Theatre; The Old Globe Theatre (annually with How the Grinch Stole Christmas); Theatre Under the Stars; Ordway Performing Arts Center. Bob's work won a Bay Area Critics Circle Award with the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and an Ivey and Houston Area Theatre Award for Choreography on his tour of Cabaret. 

Bob is the Founding Artistic Director of The American Musical Theatre Dance Company.  
Dancing, teaching Master Classes worldwide, and Choreographing encompassing 30 years in show business, Bob is honored to be sharing what he loves with the dancers of Jacob's Pillow and is grateful to Chet for allowing him to share what is in my heart and soul!

]]> August 11-August 18]]> John Fischer tag:www.jacobspillow.org,2012:/education/school//3.1206 2013-08-18T16:00:00Z 2013-01-18T20:33:47Z marketing ]]> ]]>