GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS
GINA PATTERSON A 2021 Bogliasco Fellow, Gina Patterson has won such honors as the Choo San Goh Award, a nomination for an Isadora Duncan Award, the Hubbard Street 2 National Choreographic Competition, New Choreographers on Pointe, the National Choreographic Initiative, and a commission by The Cowles Center / SOLO Commissioning Program, funded by the McKnight Foundation. During her long career as a principal artist, she was known as a versatile, consummate performer, dancing with Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Ballet Austin, Ballet Florida, and as a guest artist in North America and Europe. Ms. Patterson has been a prolific dance maker since 1998, creating choreographies for companies, universities, and international audiences. Multi-disciplinary full- evening productions include Liquid Roads for MADCO, a contemporary adaptation of Romeo and Juliet for CoDa21, and a one act Hansel and Gretel created for the Croatian National Theatre. Her work appears in the repertoire of companies across the US and has been presented internationally in Italy, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Spain. She educates through classes, creativity workshops and multi-disciplinary collaboration with young artists, working with University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Arts Umbrella in Vancouver, Dancers’ Workshop, Interlochen Arts Academy, Point Park University, Goucher College, Mercyhurst University, and the University of Iowa. Ms. Patterson advocates for empathy and compassion, searching to uncover the authentic and vulnerable – the voice within. She uses her art to examine our humanity and interconnection, believing in the art form’s power — to heal; and through the creative process, build unity and community. LILY GELFAND David Dorfman Dance Company Member / David Dorfman Dance is Company- in-Residence at Dancers’ Workshop. Lily Gelfand is a Brooklyn-based dancer, experimental cellist, composer, and teaching artist. Originally fromYoungstown, Ohio, Lily received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College. As a dancer, Lily has had the pleasure of performing works by Kyle Abraham, Joanna Kotze, Kendra Portier, David Dorfman, Jasmine Hearn, Thryn Saxon, Serena Chang, and Ani Javian. As a cellist, Lily is currently on staff as a dance musician at The Juilliard School, and has composed and performed original collaborative works for Christina Robson, Jasmine Hearn, Dance Lab NY, Toscana Dance Hub, Venza Dance, TheWooden Floor, Douglas Gillespie, and Nik Owens. Additionally, Lily is a 200 Hour RYT through the Yoga Alliance, and uses cello as a source of sound healing for a variety of meditations and restorative practices throughout the country. Her favorite color is green.
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