Media Contact Rachel Van Buskirk [email protected] (404) 747-9030 The Company We are a collective of seven classically trained principal dancers that have 85-years professional experience performing locally, nationally, and abroad. Our founding name Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre (TMBT) is a recognition of Atlanta as, both the city we call home and a cultural intersection here people and inuences come together to create a uniue and vibrant place TMBT is also a recognition of our individual experiences coming together to form a dance company uniue in character, style, and artistic voiceby bringing together our ballet and modern inuences or the creation o ne theatrical dance orks Together, we believe in the human language of DANCE as our artistic medium. We desire to CREATE an environment of ideas and innovation. We aim to EDUCATE new generations of audiences, dance artists, and creative thinkers. We wish to INSPIRE people through dance perormance and contemporary storytellinga cultural terminus rooted in people and place Terminus School of Modern Ballet Training the next generation of dance talent by combining the rigor of ballet with the creative and intuitive movement techniues o contemporary dance Through a comprehensive dance curriculum taught by our distinguished TMBT instructors, our education programs enrich the uniue gits o aspiring young artists in a sae and supportive studio environment hile cultivating a deep love and respect for the dance art form. Under the guidance and instruction of our TMBT Artists, students receive training designed to prepare them for the expectations of professional companies. Media Contact Rachel Van Buskirk [email protected] (404) 747-9030 Company Repertory | 2017-2019 exstasis choreographed by Tara Lee Lore choreographed by Heath Gill Next Door choreographed by Danielle Agami Confronting Genius choreographed by Heath Gill The Vertical choreographed by Tara Lee Horizons choreographed by Heath Gill In the Fallout choreographed by Heath Gill Translation choreographed by Troy Schumacher Everything is Waiting choreographed by Tara Lee Roam choreographed by Heath Gill, Tara Lee, Rachel Van Buskirk & Laura Morton Treaty choreographed by Christian Clark & Rachel Van Buskirk Under the Olive Tree choreographed by Tara Lee JOHN WELKER CO-FOUNDER | DIRECTOR | DANCER At 10 years, John began his classical dance training with BalletMet Dance Academy under Don Eryck, Violetta Boft, and John McFall. Early training also includes full scholarships from schools around the country and abroad. Over the course of his 25-year professional dance career, 22 of which were as a Principal with the Atlanta Ballet, John has been featured nationally and internationally in principal roles that covers the breadth of the classical and contemporary dance repertoire. Such roles include Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Albrecht in Giselle, Basilio in Don Quixote, Cavalier in Nutcracker, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Dracula in Michael Pink’s Dracula, David Bintley’s Carmina Burana, the Principal Male in Yuri Possokhov’s Classical Symphony, Alexander Ekman’s Cacti. Jorma Elo’s 1st Flash, David Parson’s Caught, and Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16 and Secus. He has also been recently featured in James Kudelka’s The Four Seasons and Alexei Ratmansky’s Seven Sonatas. John has had the additional privilege of working with some of the world’s foremost choreographic talent in the creation of new works: Christopher Hampson, Victor Quijada, Helen Pickett, Laurie Stallings, Twyla Tharp, Stanton Welch, John McFall, and Michael Pink are a few. John was the Founder and Ballet Master of Atlanta Ballet’s Wabi Sabi, which after seven seasons commissioned over 35 new works for talented aspiring choreographers. Past teaching experience includes Program Director and mentor for Atlanta Ballet’s Professional Summer Intensive from 2006- 2014. Other notable professional companies and dance education programs include: Classical Ballet Company of Guangzhou China, Atlanta Ballet, Blue Lake Fine Arts, and International Ballet Intensive. John is a recent graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s ALMA (Art Leaders of Metro Atlanta) class of 2017. Also, John graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kennesaw State University (KSU) with a B.A. in Dance and graduated with an executive master’s degree in Business Administration at the Coles College of Business at KSU in May of 2019. TARA LEE CO-FOUNDER | DANCER | CHOREOGRAPHER Tara Lee is an American-born Chinese ballet dancer, choreographer, and actress. She received her dance training from Donna Bonasera of Connecticut Dance Theatre, and received a full scholarship to the orey Ballet chool ter dancing ith orey in e ork City, she met ohn Mcall who invited her to join Atlanta Ballet; where she was a principal artist ith the company or years Tara has also been a member o Ballet British Columbia and a guest artist ith e Orleans Ballet Theatre and Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre in Houston. Her repertoire includes ork by celebrated choreographers such as orma lo, Christopher Hampson, ames udelka, iri ylian, ouglas Lee, ayne MacGregor, Ohad aharin, nnabelle Lope Ochoa, Gina atterson, Helen ickett, Michael ink, Crystal ite, uri ossokhov, leei Ramantsky, Liam carlett, Lauri tallings, Ben tevenson, Tyla Tharp, and tanton elch rincipal roles include Odette in an Lake, uliet in Romeo and uliet, Ophelia in Hamlet, Mina in racula, and the title roles in Madame Buttery, Cinderella, and irebird Tara has taught company class or tlanta Ballet and the preproessional level o tlanta Ballet Center or ance ducation, as ell as master classes or several schools and universities in Georgia including mory and Brenau Universities Lee has choreographed ve original orks or tlanta Ballet he has also createdrestaged several ballets or abi abi, e Orleans Ballet Theatre, and mory ance Company; and has a ne ork or imensions ance Theatre o Miami to debut the summer o at Cs oyce Theatre Tara is an actress represented by ervis Talent, and has costarred in television series such as TTs Good Behavior and BCs Game o ilence CHRISTIAN CLARK CO-FOUNDER | DANCER | DESIGNER Born and raised in Atlanta, Christian Clark began his dance training at the age of eight under the direction of Robert Barnett. His proessional dance career has spanned teen years, orking as a principal artist ith the tlanta Ballet, Royal innipeg Ballet, and various other companies. Clark has performed leading roles in iconic ballets like an Lake, Giselle, Romeo et uliette, and racula to name a e He has danced orks by orld renoned choreographers such as Tyla Tharp, Ohad aharin, le ckman, Liam carlett, uri ossokhov, orma lo, tanton elch, ayne MacGregor, and iri ylian n Clark starred in the lm adaptation o Moulin Rouge the ballet led by orden orris and Grammy and mmyinning directors ierre and ranois Lamoureu long ith dancing, he has shared his knoledge o dance ith many schools around the country Clark has been a guest instructor at the Greater tlanta Christian chool, gnes cott College, and ennesa tate University, as ell as a codirector o tlanta Ballets proessional summer intensive s a proud tlanta ative, Christian is impassioned to share his epertise in classical and contemporary dance ith tlantas net generation o young dancers RACHEL VAN BUSKIRK CO-FOUNDER | DANCER | MARKETING Rachel began her training at age four with the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, achieving her dvanced R certication he continued her training under Li Yaming, founder and director of Coastal City Ballet in Vancouver, Canada. Professionally she performed with Atlanta Ballet for thirteen years and has been commissioned as a guest artist with various other companies such as e Orleans Ballet Theatre, Montana Ballet Company, an Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, and Atlanta Opera. Professional highlights include North American premieres of David Bintley’s Carmina Burana as the principal lead “Fortuna”, Liam carletts Vespertine, and the orld premiere o Lauri tallingss big ith Big Boi rom Outkast ome o her avorite roles include Lucy in Micheal inks racula, utumn in ames edulkas our easons, and the duet in Ohad aharins Minus Other orks that ere eatures include Ohad aharins ecus, leei Ratmanksys even onatas, le ckmans Cacti, Helen icketts rayer o Touch and Christopher Wheeldhon’s Rush. Rachel performed soloist roles in many classical ballets such as an Lake, Giselle, on uiote, Romo et uliette, and Cinderella and principal roles in George Balanchine orks such as erenade and tars and tripes Rachel as nominated and the cover girl or ance Magaines s to atch, named a Under by rtsTL and as a recipient o a onprot Leadership ard by oung onprot roessionals etork In addition to her dance career, Rachel is a passionate educator and mentor having taught at Atlanta Ballets Centre or ance ducation reroessional ivision and codirected its roessional ummer ntensive he is currently pursuing a Business egree in conomics at Georgia tate University ith the goal to help provide for artists and their arts. HEATH GILL CO-FOUNDER | DANCER | CHOREOGRAPHER Heath began training and performing and the young age of four. While his primary focus through most of his arts career has been in many styles of dance, his performance experience also includes trumpet, piano, musical theater, and lm Straight out of high school, Heath began a distinguished career with Atlanta Ballet performing their varied classical ballet and contemporary repertoire. Over his 10 years there, he performed in works by renowned choreographers such as Christopher Wheeldon, James Kudelka, Twyla Tharp, David Bintley, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Jorma Elo, Helen Pickett, Liam Scarlett, Jiri Kylian, Alex Eckman, and Ohad Naharin. A few of his critically acclaimed roles include: Mercutio in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, 1st Seminarian in David Bintley’s Carmina Burana, Kilroy in Helen Pickett’s Camino Real, and the Improv Soloist in Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16. Heath has been recognized for his dancing as one of ArtsATL’s “30 under 30” and Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”.