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UPTOWN PERFORMANCE SERIES
FRIDAY, MAY 16 & SATURDAY, MAY 17 @ 8PM

TICKETS: $15 general / $10 students
Reservations: 212-749-1165

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The Uptown Performance Series has had a powerful presence on the Upper Westside and the NYC dance scene for over 7 years, attracting new and established choreographers from around the city, its five boroughs tri-state area, and beyond. The successful series has pushed boundaries by presenting the classical to the eclectic, showcasing delectable works to please a variety of dance palettes.

Our personal attention & dedication to providing an intimate yet professional setting has made our venue quite unique and attractive to presenters and audiences alike.  Our converted studio theater seats 60+ and is one of the few venues left uptown which is still committed to promoting emerging choreographers.

 |FEATURED ARTISTS|

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 since 1998. She co-founded DIP|dance in person with collaborator Coco Loupe, performed as a guest artist with Rachel Lampert and Dancers and for four years she performed, taught, assisted and designed nationally and internationally with Skip Costa/CORE movement Project-NYC. Amiti took a three-year hiatus from NYC 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. She performed works by Miller and worked extensively with CoCo Loupe, Michael Estanich, Blake Beckham, Esther m Palmer, and composer David Mourneau. Since her return to New York, she has been creating and presenting new works with her company, æmp:dance, as well as performing with ellen stokes shadle/DANCEWORKS.

jesodances

Jeso O'Neill resides in the Upper, Upper, Upper West Side but misses the sunshine and oranges of her native Florida. In the Past, she has danced in works by Michael Foley, Ezra Caldwell, and Ori Flomin. In the present, she dances for MariaColacoDance and makes dances/videos for her solo project, jesodances (www.myspace.com/jesodances). In the future, she plans to take over the world (or maybe just the city).

lorena egan dance

Lorena Egan received her training at The Phoenix School of Ballet in Arizona, and later at The Juilliard School. She choreographed her first dance at age 12 and her work has been seen at The Juilliard Theater, Alice Tully Hall, The Clark Studio Theater, and other venues in New York.

Movement Underground

Tonya Sisco began her dance career at the age of 3. She eventually began training with Boston Ballet at the age of 7. After Boston Ballet, she attended the University of Hartford’s Hartt School. While at Hartt, her choreography career began with many small works. By 2006, she was able to choreograph her first major, main-stage work, Without Inhibition. The piece was later selected to be performed at ACDFA - Northeast Region in 2007. Without Inhibition was also presented at the University of Hartford’s Creativity & Research Colloquium.

Tonya created Movement Underground in 2008 with co-founder and performer, Laurel Desmairis.

Through movement, Tonya believes that, as human beings, we can truly speak to one another on a much deeper level than spoken words. Or we can say nothing at all. Because there is certainly nothing wrong with movement & sound that pleases and satisfies the senses. (www.movementunderground.org)

RASTRO Dance Company

    
Rastro is a contemporary dance company founded in New York (1998) by Julieta Valero, Venezuelan dancer, urged by her creative impulse and her search for a genuine dance language. Rastro aims to promote the appreciantion of comtemporary dance by offering in addition to regular performances, opportunities for education, professional development and collaboration with the community of choreographers, dancers and performance artists, here in the United States, Venezuela and abroad. Dancers include Leigh Atwell, Cynthia Cortes, Maya Krishnasastry, Milvia Pacheco, and Edgar Rodriguez. www.myspace.com/rastrodancecompany

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.