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2009 Artists
Bay Area Choreographers |
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Patrick Makuakāne
Patrick Makuakāne is a creative force in the hula world, and is well known for his innovative choreography while preserving the traditions and fundamentals of hula. Over the years, he has received numerous honors, including a lifetime achievement award from the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival in 2006.
• Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu Web Site |
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Amy Seiwert
Smuin Ballet Choreographer in Residence and director of im’ij’re, a contemporary ballet company in San Francisco. Named one of the "Top 25 Choreographers to Watch" to watch by Dance Magazine (2005).
• Im'ij-re Web Site |
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Benjamin Levy
Artistic director of LEVYdance and director of Studio Gracia in San Francisco. Named one of the “Top 25 Choreographers to Watch” by Dance Magazine in 2006 and honored with a Goldie Award from the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
• LEVYdance Web Site |
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Katie Faulkner
Katie Faulkner is the founder of little seismic dance company, an ODC Theater Artist-in-Resident and received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award (“Izzy”) for dance film in 2008. Her Izzy-winning film will be screened at WestWave Dance Festival 2009.
• little seismic dance company Web Site |
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Manuelito Biag
Manuelito Biag is the artistic director of SHIFT>>> Physical Theater. Mr. Biag is collaborating with Bay Area dancer-choreographers Kara Davis and Alex Ketley for WestWave Dance Festival 2009. He was named one of the “Top 25 Choreographers to Watch” by Dance Magazine in 2009.
• SHIFT>>>Physical Theater Web Site |
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Kim Epifano
Kim Epifano is the founder of Epiphany Productions and Sonic Dance Theater and the recipient of several Isadora Duncan Dance Awards and nominations. Ms. Epifano’s most recent international collaborations have been in Ethiopia, China, India, and Ireland. Collaborating artists will be musician Stephen Kent and aerial design artist Richard Kittle.
• Ephiphay Productions |
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