“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 BOUNTIFUL: A Teacher’s Journey, conceived and directed by Luis Salgado, premieres tonight at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center. Nine choreographers and a group of …
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]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 in Camberley. She …
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] 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 such figures as Maria …
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 Fura Dels Baus, …
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 Assistant …
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 theater …
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] 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 Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. He has served as assistant choreographer …
Matthew Steffens is one of the nine uniquely brilliant artists choreographing BOUNTIFUL: A Teacher’s Journey. He also happens to be starring in the show. He has served as the Associate Choreographer for the Broadway production of Doctor Zhivago and as the Associate Choreographer of the Off-Broadway immersive hit Queen of the Night. He has performed on Broadway in Promises, Promises and Women on the Verge…,and …