Tag Archives: festival
- 27-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Luis Salgado
Photo by Jason River “Every door I have opened today has opened because I’m a dancer. Dancing is what made me, what opened those doors. I am everything else because I was a dancer first.” –Luis Salgado Luis Salgado has opened yet another door. BOUNTIFUL: A Teacher’s Journey, conceived and directed by Luis Salgado, premieres tonight Continue Reading
- 22-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Amanda Turner
Photo by Jason River Amanda Turner works throughout the U.S. and internationally as a master teacher, choreographer and consultant. She has been voted by Dance Magazine as one of New York’s Top 10 Women Artists “who are doing it all.” Born in Nottingham, England, she completed her early training at the prestigious Elmhurst Ballet School Continue Reading
- 21-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Rebeca Tomás
Photo by Lee Wexler Abanico Rebeca Tomás is an internationally acclaimed Flamenco dancer, sharing her mastery with Revolucion Latina in this year’s Choreographers Festival. She began her formal dance training in Granada, Spain at Maite Galán’s Escuela de Danza Española. She later moved to Madrid, where she studied at the renowned Flamenco Academy Amor de Dios under Continue Reading
- 20-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Daniel Fetecua-Soto
Photo by Jason River Daniel Fetecua-Soto is originally from Bogotà, Colombia. He earned his BFA from Folkwang-Hochschule in Germany, and since 2006 he has been a member of the Limón Dance Company. He has appeared as a guest artist in Pina Bausch’s acclaimed and unforgettable Rite of Spring and Tannhäuser. Daniel has also worked with La Continue Reading
- 15-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Valeria Cossu
Valeria Cossu began her professional career performing at the Opera Lirica in Italy. She went on to join several prestigious international dance and theatre companies such as MAYUMANA, Yllana, and Kaleido. Always the versatile artist, Valeria’s performance career soon expanded beyond into the realms of directing and choreographing. She has worked in Europe as the Continue Reading
- 13-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Gabriela Garcia
Gabriela is Co-Founder and Director of R.Evolución Latina. She has delivered the heart of our organization’s mission to underprivileged students in New York and her native La Paz by teaching workshops at community centers and master classes at local dance schools. An impassioned mentor and teacher, she truly makes a difference through the arts. Musical Continue Reading
- 11-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Rickey Tripp
Photo by Jason River Rickey Tripp is a fiery performer, choreographer, and teacher. He has appeared on Broadway in Motown the Musical and In the Heights. Other performance credits include the off-Broadway production of In the Heights (which received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance), the AIDA national tour, and The Radio City Continue Reading
- 8-4-2016
A Teacher’s Journey: Meet Vania Masías
Vania Masías has an extensive performance background, having danced professionally for companies such as the National Ballet of Ireland and modern choreographers like Yvonne Von Mollendorf. She has toured internationally throughout Europe and the Caribbean. Most recently, Vania has been in Peru leading the D1 Cultural Association, of which she is both the founder and Continue Reading
- 28-1-2012
Elizabeth Maria Walsh
Elizabeth Maria Walsh is a young dancer from Miami who found herself struggling with the decision of following her heart and pursuing a career in dance (a career that many told her was not a real career) or settling into her 9-5 job after finishing school. She chose to dance in New York City in Continue Reading