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“Not only is each member of the Pillow family wonderfully helpful and delightful to interact with, but the faculty is absolutely mind-blowing. Their names are ones I have heard many times before but never imagined I’d be working with at such an intimate level.”
- Christopher Howard, Jacob's Pillow faculty
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Viktor Plotnikov
Ballet Program Gala Choreographer
Viktor Plotnikov was born in Kharkov City, Ukraine, and began his training at the age of 11 at the Kiev-Ukraine School and continued at the St. Petersburg Ballet Academy. From 1987 to 1990, he was a soloist with Donetsk...
Anna-Marie Holmes
Ballet Program Director
Anna-Marie Holmes, artistic director, choreographer, producer, teacher and celebrated ballerina is an internationally acclaimed luminary. Her interpretations of the Russian classics have been staged in more than 30 countries on five continents. In 1997, she received the Dance Magazine award...
Ramona Pansegrau
Ballet Program Music Director
Ramona Pansegrau became musical director and conductor for Kansas City Ballet in 2006. Prior to that, she had been music director for Tulsa Ballet for nine years and conductor of the Tulsa Symphony orchestra for ballet performances. She was principal...
Adam Sklute
Ballet Program Faculty
Adam Sklute was named artistic director of Ballet West in 2007. Prior tothat time, he was with The Joffrey Ballet for nearly 25 years. A native of Berkeley, California, Sklute did not begin dancing until the age of 15. After...
Stephanie Saland
Ballet Program Master Class Artist
Stephanie Saland was born in Brooklyn, and entered The School of American Ballet at age 15. Three years later she was invited by George Balanchine to join the New York City Ballet (NYCB) and, in a 21-year career with NYCB,...
Kee-Juan Han
Ballet Program Faculty
Kee-Juan Han is School Director of The Washington School of Ballet. From 1993 to 2003, he directed The School of Ballet Arizona. His dance career began in his native Singapore, where he began his training at age 10 with Florrie...
Rennie Harris
Cultural Traditions Program Director
Lorenzo "Rennie" Harris, raised in an African-American community in North Philadelphia, has taught workshops and classes at universities nationwide since the age of 15. He is a powerful spokesperson for the significance of "street" origins in any dance style. In...
Marjory Smarth
Cultural Traditions Program Faculty
Marjory Smarth was born in November of 1969 on the island of Haiti. She moved to the upper west side of New York City by 1974. Though she was already familiar with the native dances of her culture, in the...
Mr. Wiggles
Cultural Traditions Program Technique Faculty
Mr. Wiggles is a proud member of three major forces in hip-hop and funk styles culture; the "Rock Steady Crew", the "Electric Boogaloos", and "Zulu Nation". He started his career as a dancer by battling throughout the tough streets of...
Cachet Ivey
Cultural Traditions Program Faculty
Cachet Ivey, an independent artist and accomplished performer, teaches and performs West African dance all over Philadelphia, devoting time and energy to the youth in her community. Currently, she teaches open community classes at the Hawthorne Cultural Center. Prior to...
Anthony "Ynot" DeNaro
Cultural Traditions Program Faculty
Anthony DeNaro, a.k.a. Bboy Ynot, is a member of the legendary dancetroupe known as the "Rock Steady Crew". He is most known for his rhythmic approach to the dance which has earned him respect from pioneers such as Crazy Legs...
Moncell Durden
Cultural Traditions Program Faculty
Moncell "ill Kozby" Durden is a Philadelphia-based choreographer, dancer, educator and dance historian. Michael Jackson, the Lockers, early 20th century musical films, and Mop-Top Crew, a pioneering dance ensemble from New York City, all inspired him in 1988 to embark...
Pamela Pribisco
Contemporary Traditions Program Floor Barre and Ballet Faculty
Born in Ohio, Pamela Pribisco was a principal dancer with the Cleveland Ballet, performing the works of George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Leonide Massine and Kurt Jooss. As a highly respected teacher of classical ballet and pointe in New York...
John Levis
Contemporary Traditions Program Music Director
John Levis, a native Philadelphian, is a composer-pianist and synthesist who has been involved with the Philadelphia dance community since 1971. It was after his graduation magna cum laude from the Philadelphia Musical Academy (now University of the Arts) in...
Milton Myers
Contemporary Traditions Program Director
Milton Myers teaches for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey/ Fordham B.F.A. Program, The Juilliard School and STEPS on Broadway, and is an instructor and resident choreographer for Philadanco. He has taught for many prominent companies and festivals worldwide...
Aszure Barton
Contemporary Traditions Program Guest Choreographer
Aszure Barton has forever danced and made dances. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and received her formal dance training at the National Ballet School in Toronto where, as a student, she helped originate the ongoing Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Showcase....
Francisco Martinez
Contemporary Traditions Program Ballet Faculty
Francisco Martinez was a dancer with Compania Nacional de Danza (Spain) and Ballet Royal de Wallonie (Belgium). His performance experience is diverse, including works of Petipa, Fokine, Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Hans Van Manen, Nacho Duato, Vicente Nebrada, Alberto Alonso and...
Banu Ogan
Contemporary Traditions Program Technique Faculty
Banu Ogan was born in Ankara, Turkey and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where she studied ballet with Lila Higgins and won a National Society of Arts and Letters Career Award in Dance. In 1991, she graduated with a bachelor's...
Tero Saarinen
Contemporary Traditions Program Guest Artist Choreographer
Tero Saarinen, artistic director, dancer, choreographer, dancer-choreographer, began his career as a dancer with the Finnish National Ballet in 1985, where he soon attracted attention as a soloist. Despite his success, he left the ballet in 1992 to seek new...
Stacey Calvert
Contemporary Traditions Program Ballet Faculty
Stacey Calvert began her ballet training at the Calvert-Brodie School ofDance, studying with her mother and godmother. In 1980, she entered the School of American Ballet and joined the corps de ballet of the New York City Ballet (NYCB) in...
Arturo Fernandez
Contemporary Traditions Program Repertory Faculty
Arturo Fernandez has been the ballet master of Alonzo King's LINES Ballet since 1992. His career in dance includes work as a professional dancer, choreographer and master teacher. He received his training at the United States International University under the...
Helen Pickett
Contemporary Traditions Program Guest Choreographer
Helen Pickett studied dance at the San Francisco Ballet School. While in school, she performed with the San Francisco Ballet under the direction of Michael Smuin and Lew Christensen, and later, Helgi Tomasson. For more than a decade, she performed...
Chet Walker
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Director
Chet Walker, a performer on Broadway since the age of sixteen, has many Broadway credits to his name; most prominently he has appeared in the Bob Fosse musicals The Pajama Game, Pippin, Dancin', and Sweet Charity. As an international director...
Bill Hastings
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Guest Artist Choreographer
Bill Hastings has performed in over 40 musicals and plays including Broadway and national touring productions of The Most Happy Fella, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Rags, Bob Fosse's Dancin' and Sweet Charity. Hastings has choreographed more than 40 productions for...
Dana Moore
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Guest Artist Choreographer
Dana Moore was last seen on Broadway in the smash hit Chicago. If you missed her in the Broadway production of Fosse, you can catch her on the DVD. A veteran Fosse dancer, Moore worked directly with Bob Fosse as...
Steve Marzullo
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Music Director
Steve Marzullo received his training at the Manhattan School of Music. His New York credits include: musical director for Once On This Island, Working (Actors' Fund) and Having It Almost (NYMF); associate conductor for Mamma Mia, Seussical, Grease (1st revival),...
Ric Ryder
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Vocal Coach
Ric Ryder grew up working in musical theatre in his native Baltimore and Washington. He trained in classical voice on scholarship at Baltimore's famed Peabody Conservatory and received a B.F.A. in Vocal Performance from the University of Maryland. He continues...
Timothy Kasper
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Technique Faculty – Pilates and Yoga
Timothy Kasper is a dancer, singer, actor, director, choreographer and teacher. His work has been seen in New York, on national and international tours, in regional theatres and at Jacob's Pillow. His staging and performing credits include A Chorus Line,...
Spence Ford
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Guest Artist Choreographer
Spence Ford is delighted to be part of historic Jacob's Pillow Dance, working with longtime friend and colleague Chet Walker. Originally from Richmond, VA, she enjoyed an 18-year performing career in New York City before she embarked on her second...
Molly Hickok
Choreographers Lab Program Performance Coach for Dancers
Molly Hickok is a founding member of Big Dance Theater. She has appearedas an actor/dancer in 14 of its works, including The Other Here, Plan B, Mac Wellman's Antigone, A Simple Heart and Shunkin, in New York City, at City...
Paul Lazar
Choreographers Lab Program Co-Director
Paul Lazar founded Big Dance Theater in 1991 with Annie-B Parson. His workwith the company includes conceiving, directing and/or performing in such works as PLAN B, Mac Wellman's Antigone, CSC's Another Telepathic Thing, Shunkin, Mac Wellman's Girl Gone as well...
Annie-B Parson
Choreographers Lab Program Co-Director
Annie-B Parson started Big Dance Theater in 1991 with its first performances at Dance Theater Workshop. Her subsequent choreography with Big Dance has appeared in venues including: The American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, Spoleto Festival, MCA/Chicago, The Walker Arts Center,...
