Dance New York International

         DANCE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL
                SUMMER PROGRAMS 2010
Paris, FRANCE; Burgos, SPAIN; New York, NEW YORK

                        

Click here to download France/Spain application
Click here to download New York City application

Directed by Kazuko Hirabayashi, the objective of Dance New York International - Summer Programs is to engage dancers and emerging choreographers in a cross-cultural dialog, enriching their knowledge and experience of each other's ideas through language studies and creative collaborations.  Each participant will have the opportunity to perform and/or create new pieces of choreography that will be presented in an open venue.  Dancers and choreographers work together with international artists to produce these performances.  Additionally, students are immersed in every aspect of French, Spanish, or American culture, from traditional customs, food, and nightlife to high art.

FEATURED FACULTY AND CHOREOGRAPHERS:


France and New York City: Wilfried Romoli
Born in 1963, Mr. Romoli joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1973. He became a dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1979, a coryphee in 1982, sujet in 1983, premier danseur in 1989, and finally an étoile in 2005. In May 2008, Mr. Romoli performed his final performance with the Paris Opera Ballet in the “Phlegmatic” role in Balanchine’s “Four Temperaments, to which he brought exceptional presence and intensity. After the performance tribute was paid to Mr. Romoli by none other than the French culture minister, Christine Albanel, who named him a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. Mr. Romoli currently resides in Paris, France and teaches for various international programs.


Spain: Lázaro Carreño
A native of Cuba, Mr. Carreño began his professional ballet career in 1969 when he joined Ballet de Camagüey, and he began dancing principal roles with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba the following year. He has been a guest artist with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ballet Nacional de Caracas. Mr. Carreño was awarded the Cuban National Arts Medal, the highest artistic honor in Cuba. He began teaching at Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1972 and was granted the title of ballet master in 1976. He has also taught at Toronto's National Ballet School of Canada, Britain's Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Houston Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.


Spain: Corneliu Ganea
Born in Romania in 1980, Mr. Ganea pursued his classical and modern education in Romania and Switzerland from the age of 13. He has worked with Augsburg Ballet Theater, Ballet Theater Munich, Galilidance and Krisztina de Chatel Dansgroep.  Other works that followed were presented and awarded at international competitions and festivals in Germany, Spain, Japan, South Korea and Italy.  He has won Mortelleti Adriana with a first and a second prize of the International Choreography Competition, Burgos-New York.


New York City: Ana Marie Forsythe
Ms. Forsythe received her formal dance training at the Newark Ballet Academy under Fred Danieli and her Horton training under Joyce Trisler. She began her professional career with the Garden State Ballet company at age 13 and with the Joyce Trisler Dance Company at age 14. She also performed with the Sophie Maslow Dance Company as well as her own company. Ms. Forsythe began teaching the Horton technique in the 1960’s and has devoted more than twenty years to documenting the Lester Horton technique. She is an internationally-recognized master teacher of the technique and has been invited to teach in more than a dozen countries. In preservation of the Horton technique, she co-authored The Dance Technique of Lester Horton, and was artistic director of three Horton videos documenting this important modern dance technique. Currently she is the Co-director of the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program at The Ailey School where she has taught since 1973 and has been the Chair of the Horton department since 1979. She conducts an annual Horton Pedagogy Workshop at The Ailey School each summer.


New York City: Francesca Harper
Raised in New York City, Ms. Harper studied at the School of American Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet School, and The Ailey School. After performing with the Dance Theater of Harlem, she danced with William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt from 1991–1999; she became a Principal Dancer in 1994. Francesca has also performed in several Broadway productions: Fosse, All Shook Up, and The Color Purple. Most recently she played Helene opposite Molly Ringwald in a national tour of Sweet Charity. She also premiered her critically-acclaimed one-woman show at the 2002 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. She has choreographed works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Tanz Graz, The Ailey School, and her own company, The Francesca Harper Project. The Francesca Harper Project has performed at La Biennale di Venezia, Holland Dance Festival, Harkness Dance Festival, Central Park Summerstage, New York City Center, Harlem Stage, and many other venues.


Director of Dance New York International: Kazuko Hirabayashi
Ms. Hirabayashi received her Diploma from the Juilliard School, and danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company. She has served as the Martha Graham School Faculty Chairman and the Graham Ensemble’s Artistic Director. She currently teaches at the Ailey School, the Juilliard School where she is Faculty Emeritus, and SUNY College at Purchase, where she is the Conservatory of Dance Graduate Program Director. She is the recipient of the Doris Humphrey Choreographic Fellowship, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council for the Arts, and the NYS Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 1967 she formed the Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theatre, and has choreographed over 80 dances. Kazuko has served as president of the Burgos-New York Choreographic Competition since 2002, and now is the Program Director of Dance New York International in Burgos, Spain; Paris, France; and now New York, New York.

SAMPLE CLASS SCHEDULE for France and Spain:                      
(Monday-Friday)
9:30-11:00 Ballet
11:00-12:30 Modern
12:30-2:00 Rehearsal
2:00-4:00 Lunch/Siesta
4:00-5:00 French/Spanish Language
5:00-6:30 Composition/Spanish Dance
6:30-9:30 Rehearsal
9:30-10:30 Dinner/Cena
Saturday: Optional Rehearsal
*Times are approximate and vary between both programs.  Breaks will be given throughout the day, and participants may not be rehearsing during all specified time slots.

SAMPLE CLASS SCHEDULE for New York City:
(Monday-Friday)
9:00-10:30 Ballet
10:30-12:00 Modern
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-6:00 Rehearsal (dancer may be in more than one rehearsal)

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PARIS, FRANCE            
Three Weeks

Click here to visit our partnering Studio Danse Théâtre Musique website

DATES:
Mon June 13-Fri July 2

COST:
$1500 tuition (non-inclusive airfare and housing)

EXCURSIONS:
Optional opportunities to explore the 'City of Light' include The Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Montmartre, Norte Dame, and more. (Site fees not included.)

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES:
A performance of professional pieces and selected student works in a beautiful proscenium theater. A weekly presentation of student works in various venues throughout the city.

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  BURGOS, SPAIN
                          Four Weeks

Click here to see Ciudad de la Danza's information on last year's DNYI Spain Program

DATES:
Mon July 5-Fri July 30 (depart NYC on Sat July 3, and return Sun Aug 1)

COST:
$3800 (all inclusive: airfare, room and board, excursions (except Guggenheim Museum Fee), most public transportation within Spain, and tuition)

EXCURSIONS:
Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, beaches of San Sebastian, 2 days and 1 night in Madrid, and further optional exploration of Burgos such as the old monastery and river tour

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES: Performance of professional works at Teatro Principal in the center of Burgos. Presentation of student works at the beautiful historic Teatro Clunia. Possible guest appearance at the Certamen Internacional de Coreografia en Danza Moderna New York-Burgos (International Modern Choreography Competition).

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NEW YORK CITY
Two Weeks

Click here to visit our partnering Ailey Extension website

DATES:
Mon, Aug 9 - Fri, Aug 20

COST:
2-Week Price:
$600 per person per week if purchased before June 9, 2010
$650 per person per week if purchased after June 9, 2010

1-Week Price:*
$675 per person per week if purchased before June 9, 2010
$725 per person per week if purchased after June 9, 2010
*Does not include participation in culminating performance

Performance fee: $20 per person
Observation fee: $25 per day

Click here to download France/Spain application 
Click here to download New York City application