FEATURED ARTISTS

FEBRUARY 1 & 2 @ 8PM
|FEATURED ARTISTS|

The Uptown Performance Series showcases the heart of the dance scene and contemporary culture in NYC, with exuberant eclecticism. Choreographers and performers consistently bring passion, verve and sensuality to the forefront in their works in this venue.

The second event of our 2007-2008 season merges high aesthetic, strong athleticism and earthy vitality. Each of the presenting choreographers offer unique perspectives with their intriguing nuances and sensibilities.

amiti perry/æmp:dance
ellen stokes shadle/DanceWorks
heather mims kaczmarek/HMK Dance
katrina marie phillip/Strong Like Cattle

æmp:dance, Bridge for Dance Company.in.Residence
Amiti Perry, |Artistic Director/choreographer| a native Texan received her BA in Dance from the University of North Texas. She has produced, choreographed and performed original works consistently over the years as well as co-founded DIP|dance company with collaborator Coco Loupe with which she has presented and performed works in New York, Texas, Louisiana and Ohio. Professionally, she has performed as a guest artist with Rachel Lampert and Dancers (Ithaca, NY) and for four years she performed, taught, assisted and designed nationally and internationally with Skip Costa/CORE movement Project-NYC. Amiti recently returned to NYC after a three-year hiatus during which she received her MFA in Choreography from the Department of Dance at The Ohio State University. At OSU she studied under and was mentored by Bebe Miller and Dave Covey as well as Karen Eliot, Susan Hadley, and Melanie Bales. In addition she performed works by Miller and worked extensively with Michael Estanich, Blake Beckham and Esther Palmer.

ellen stokes shadle/DanceWorks
Since first presenting original work at the 92^nd St. Y, ellen stokes shadle/DanceWorks, has also been seen at Dance Space Center (now Dance New Amsterdam), Dance Forum, The Strand Theater (NJ), New York University’s Frederick Loewe Theater, Sal Anthony’s Movement Salon, the Joyce SoHo, The Bridge for Dance, St. Mark’s Church, University Settlement, City Center Studios, and the Merce Cunningham Studio. Her work has been presented by Jennifer Muller/The Works HATCH, dancenow/downtown (now dancenow/nyc), Davidson Dance Group (now Kinetic Architecture), Torque Dance, Uptown Performance Series, Rising Up, Andary Dance (Providence, RI), Thang Dao Contemporary Dance Festival, American Dance Guild, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Dancers Responding to AIDS, and The Élan Awards. http://www.essdanceworks.org

heather mims kaczmarek/HMK Dance
Heather Mims Kaczmarek |Artistic Director/choreographer/performer| received her MFA in Choreography from the Ohio State University and BFA in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she danced with the Jan Van Dyke Dance Group and the John Gamble Dance Theater. Since moving to NYC, she has performed as a member of the Heather Harrington Dance Company and also in the work of Daniel Charon, Natalie Desch, and Amy Beth Schneider. Her own work has been performed in the Peekskill Festival, the DUMBO Dance Festival, at Greenspace in Long Island City, and in the Performance Prefix at Teatro La Tea.

katrina marie phillip/Strong Like Cattle
Katrina Marie Phillip is a native of Chicago, IL. Her training started there at dance studios such as Lou Conte, Joel Hall, Gus Giordano, and the Academy of Dance Arts. She has her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Dance from Western Michigan University, and extended her studies in performance getting involved with comedy improv, learning other various acting techniques, along with getting certified in both group exercise & personal fitness training.

Katrina just recently started presenting her choreographic works here in New York City and founded “Strong Like Cattle” (SLC); a musical theatre dance group geared for the young musical theatre dance professional. For more information about Katrina & SLC, visit her website at www.katrinaphillip.com.