FAC Dance Alumni Taught Classes at the Greenville Dance Festival
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| Peter Base Teaches Ballet for Boys |
Fine Arts Center graduates taught classes as guest artists/teachers
at the Greenville Dance Festival on Oct. 6. The event for dancers in
the Upstate was held at the Fine Arts Center and Wade Hampton High
School.
Peter Base, a graduate of the FAC who currently dances as a
professional dancer with Carolina Ballet Theatre (his third season) and
has performed with the Brevard Ballet, taught a ballet class for boys.
Mr. Base trained with the Greenville Ballet and at FAC.
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| Rebecca Lee |
Rebecca Lee is a graduate of the Fine Arts Center who is currently
the director of dance in the ARMES dance program, the after school dance
program held at the Fine Arts Center. Rebecca received her M.F.A. from
Florida State University. She has been a company member with Dance
Repertory Theatre in Tallahassee, Fla., and with the Power Company in
Columbia, S.C. She has also been a guest artist with Wildwood Ballet and
is currently dancing with the Greenville Ballet.
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| April Schaeffer |
April Schaeffer is a graduate of the FAC and was a member of the
Southeast Theatre Dance Company. April has been a teacher for the South
Carolina Children's Theatre since 2006, and since 1998 she has been a
principal dancer for the Greenville Little Theatre. She has performed
with Centre Stage and the Warehouse Theatre. She recently choreographed
"Chicago" for the Spartanburg Little Theatre.
Dancers Organize First Improv Jam
Dance student Jacqueline Calle proposed the idea of having a
school-wide improvisation jam, having experienced such events at the
American Dance Festival this past summer. Rhiannon Laymon helped
Jacqueline organize the Winter Improv Jam on Dec. 17 in the Dance
Studio. The theatre tech crew hung Christmas lights to give atmosphere,
and students from all of the arts areas participated. Film student Stephen Simmons
created this video.
Andrew Kuharsky Set New Ballet on Dancers in October
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| Andrew Kuharsky |
Andrew Kuharsky created a new ballet on dancers in the morning class early in October, set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Mr. Kuharsky is a graduate of Canada's National Ballet School and
was an apprentice with the Joffrey Ballet in New York. He was a
principal dancer with The Atlanta Ballet and a soloist with Les Grands
Ballets Canadiens in Montreal. He has performed across Canada, the U.S.,
and in France, Italy, Switzerland and Yugoslavia.
State Department of Education Grant for Guest Artist Tim Glenn
Jan Woodward received an Innovative Art Special Project Grant from
the State Department of Education to bring Tim Glenn to the FAC for a
dance residency.
Tim Glenn is an associate professor in the school of dance at
Florida State University, where he teaches courses in dance technology,
including dance video and projection design, and offers modern dance
technique and repertory courses primarily influenced by the
Nikolais/Louis philosophy and method of performance. His primary
interests in dance technology include digital media, videodance,
telematics and multimedia theatre. He has worked as videographer for the
Paul Taylor Dance Company's Repertory Preservation Project since 2003
and has documented 27 masterworks by Taylor.
Glenn is a former member of the Nikolais & Murray Louis Dance
Company and the Melrose Motion Company and is the artistic director of
Performance Tech: Tim Glenn and Company. Influenced by his mentor, Alwin
Nikolais, Glenn enjoys "total theatre" design, including costume design
and construction. Choreographing since 1987, Glenn's repertoire has
been performed internationally in the Netherlands, Japan and numerous
national venues.
Mr. Glenn also presented a lecture for the community entitled "Dance and Technology: A Blending of Art and Technology."
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| Sara Procopio |
Sara Procopio, who is a native of Syracuse, N.Y., was in residence at
the FAC setting a new work and teaching master classes from Nov. 12-16,
2012. Her new work, "From Here to the Sky," was performed in the
Winter Honors Showcase in December and will be performed in the FAC
Dance Concert on April 26. She also talked with the students about
college dance programs and careers in dance during an informal lunch
gathering at the FAC, giving students an opportunity to ask questions
about a future in dance.
Ms. Procopio is a founding member and former Artistic Associate of
Shen Wei Dance Arts. For 12 years, her work with Shen Wei has included
performing and teaching at renowned venues and festivals throughout
Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. Sara recently worked
with choreographer Jonah Bokaer on a project in collaboration with
Robert Wilson.
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| Tyler Gilstrap |
Tyler Gilstrap restaged her dance "Crash Rhythm" on the morning
dancers and created a new choreographic work, "Last Dance," on the
afternoon dancers. Ms. Gilstrap earned her BFA in dance from Southern
Methodist University and performed "Midsummer Marriage" with the
Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany, after graduation. She has
danced with Morales Dance, Patrick Corbin and Amy Marshall Dance Company
and has been a guest artist with the Dodge Dance Company and New York
Theatre Ballet.
Ms. Gilstrap has been a featured dancer in such films as "Across the
Universe," directed by Julie Taymor, and "The Wackness," directed by
Jonathan Levine. She was also the assistant choreographer for the film
"Love and Other Drugs." Ms. Gilstrap has taught hip-hop and modern
dance in Germany, Hungary, Italy and throughout the United States and
was a founding member of Battleworks Dance Company, under the direction
of Robert Battle.
