PRIMO PASSO Re’Sean Pates, Anthea Young by Thom Willems, Long Time Collaborator an Almost Molecular Sense of Quietude

About the Program

Paul Crewes Rachel Fine Artistic Director Managing Director BROTHERS SUPER STRAIGHT is coming down PULSE CREATED IN 1982. COMMISSIONED BY HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO COMMISSIONED BY RIVER NORTH CHICAGO DANCE IN 1989. DANCED BY Gerald Espinosa and Re’Sean Pates COMPANY IN 2006. DANCED BY Will Clayton, Gerald Espinosa, CHOREOGRAPHED BY Daniel Ezralow DANCED BY Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, PRESENTS Kelsey Landers, Vanessa Nichole, and David Parsons Junji Dezaki, Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, Re’Sean Pates MUSIC BY Igor Stravinsky’s Concertino Isaac Huerta, Kelsey Landers, COSTUMES BY Jackson Lowell for Twelve Instruments V a n e s s a N i c h o l e , R e ’ S e a n P a t e s , A n t h e a Y o u n g MUSIC BY Thom Willems MUSIC BY David Lang Two lead dancers in the Paul Taylor Dance ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN BY Howell Binkley COSTUMES BY Jackson Lowell Company borrowed the studio key and snuck Daniel’s first of five commissioning works by ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN BY Ryan O’Gara in during the wee hours of the night to create Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is inspired EZRALOW DANCE this choreography. It is an homage to being “Ezralow gives the process of creation by Artist Robert Longo’s work titled “Men in a Brother and having a Brother, which they its due in ‘Pulse,’ a playful and profound the Cities” and the mathematical thesis “The ARTISTIC DIRECTOR both have. homage to the great unknown. Company Daniel Ezralow Divine Proportion.” This work is about modern members, clad in Jackson Lowell's shimmery humanity and the necessity of structure and SVSPLKT diaphanous costumes, repeat a mesmerizing form. Influenced by architecture books and COMMISSIONED FOR BATSHEVA series of slides across the stage. At times, DANCE COMPANY IN 1986. the inevitability of gravity, soft balls were a magnetic force seems to draw couples DANCED BY Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, thrown at dancers during rehearsals to together then swiftly break them apart. David Junji Dezaki, Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, explore their reflexive reaction and codify it Lang's spherical compositions entwine with Isaac Huerta, Kelsey Landers, Vanessa Nichole, into movement. With a commissioned score Ezralow's propulsive choreography to create PRIMO PASSO Re’Sean Pates, Anthea Young by Thom Willems, long time collaborator an almost molecular sense of quietude. The MUSIC BY Tom Waits of William Forsythe’s, …“Daniel Ezralow`s dancers, through flowing gestures, appear to This was number two of five commissions `SUPER STRAIGHT is coming down` is a spin imaginary helixes.” CONCEIVED BY Daniel did for Batsheva Dance company. dance to bring the house down-which is what - Chicago Tribune 2006 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND Juxtaposing western urban lifestyles with it did Friday night at the opening of Hubbard CHOREOGRAPHER Daniel Ezralow and Arabella Ezralow Balinese rural country gives this piece a Street Dance Companys’ two-weekend spring CHROMA Daniel Ezralow conflicted internal feeling. At the time of season in the Civic Opera House.” – Richard CREATED IN 2003. Christiansen, Chicago Tribune, April 30, 1989 ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PERFORMED BY the commission, Russian immigrants were DANCED BY Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, Arabella Ezralow streaming across Israel’s borders and the Junji Dezaki, Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, Joachim Cooder, Junji Dezaki, dance explores the experience of being SF Isaac Huerta, Kelsey Landers, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR accepted and of being left out. The title was COMMISSIONED BY HUBBARD STREET DANCE V a n e s s a N i c h o l e , R e ’ S e a n P a t e s , A n t h e a Y o u n g Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, Isaac Huerta, Kelsey Landers, CHICAGO IN 2004. Jeff McLaughlin designed to reveal as little as possible about MUSIC BY S t r a u s s , B l u e D a n u b e W a l t z Re'Sean Pates, Vanessa Nichole, Anthea Young DANCED BY Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, the work, so as not to have expectations. COSTUMES BY A m e r i c a n A p p a r e l LIGHTING DESIGNER Junji Dezaki, Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, Isaac Huerta, Kelsey Landers, Dan Weingarten MUSIC BY T H I S I B E L I E V E FOREIGN TAILS Vanessa Nichole, Anthea Young CREATED BY ISO DANCE THEATER IN 1986. DANCED BY Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, VIDEO PROJECTION Igor Stravinsky’s Concertino for Twelve Instruments, Chanson de COSTUMES BY Jackson Lowell DANCED BY Junji Dezaki, Isaac Huerta, Junji Dezaki, Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, Marc Rosenthal Trouvieres, Claude Debussy, Thom Willems, Ludovico Einaudi, MUSIC BY Leonard Bernstein Kelsey Landers, Anthea Young Isaac Huerta, Kelsey Landers, Tom Waits, David Lang, Johann Strauss and Joachim Cooder ORIGINAL LIGHTING BY Ryan O’Gara CHOREOGRAPHY BY Daniel Ezralow, V a n e s s a N i c h o l e , R e ’ S e a n P a t e s , A n t h e a Y o u n g STAGE MANAGER To move… to jump… to dance… to escape Jamey Hampton, Ashley Roland and LIVE MUSIC BY J o a c h i m C o o d e r Garrett Crouch gravity and the homogeneity of society Morleigh Steinberg - ISO Dance COSTUMES BY J o a n i e C o y o t e and become yourself. Life is a marvelous COSTUMER ORIGINAL COSTUMES BY ISO Dance Program kaleidoscope of countless simple actions that This I Believe is an excerpt from Daniel Joanie Coyote MUSIC BY Claude Debussy are as unique as each and every one of us. Ezralow’s PEARL, the new and original dance Tonight’s program will feature a selection From the family tree of Pilobolus and theater play inspired by the life of writer and LIVE MUSIC The expression of life is in itself a dance… MOMIX, co-mingled with Paul Taylor and humanitarian, Pearl S. Buck, which opened Joachim Cooder from the following works. even the most imperceptible shiver can be pure gymnastic talent, Daniel Ezralow, beautiful. - Daniel Ezralow at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater Brothers 2015. Daniel traveled to Zhenjiang, China to COMPANY MANAGER Jamey Hampton, Ashley Roland and Morleigh research the life of Pearl S. Buck., conducting Sarah Haggerty SVSPLKT Steinberg created the magical Foreign Tails SPARK (excerpts) in an old Connecticut barn, surrounded COMMISSIONED BY BALLET FLORIDA IN 1996. intensive dance workshops discovering new Foreign Tails international talent to complement Ezralow EZRALOW DANCE by nature and rural farmlands. Classical DANCED BY Kelly Allen, Will Clayton, REHEARSAL DIRECTOR SUPER STRAIGHT is coming down whimsy mixed with movement invention. Junji Dezaki, Gerald Espinosa, Najla Gilliam, Dance Company’s signature performers. This Anthea Young Isaac Huerta, Anthea Young new multi-cultural collaboration of talent SF not just mirrors a life, but brings to life the FILM BY Daniel Ezralow - Tour of Holland PRODUCTION ASSISTANT SPARK (excerpts) legend of PEARL. "The ambitious, episodic Elijah Solomon spectacle is a vivid example of what Mr. PULSE Ezralow’s program bio calls his “unique style DOCUMENTARIAN CHROMA of physical expression.” - The Wall Street Elijah Ezralow Journal 2015 This I Believe

JULY 13-14, 2017 Bram Goldsmith Theater

Running time: One hour and 50 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission

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EZRALOW DANCE award-winning dance specials Windows (Bravo), Company, Boston Court, Open Fist, Echo Theater ANTHEA YOUNG (Ezralow Dance Rehearsal “Welcome to Episodes Josh Groban in Concert A movement based ensemble known internationally for its explosive (PBS) and (PBS) and Companies, Long Beach Opera, Chicago Opera Director) is a native of Kingston, JA, growing up in the wild and has choreographed music videos and staged shows Theatre, Ensemble Theatre of Santa Barbara, SBT, Washington, DC. She trained at Creative Dance physicality, originative thought and playful humor. Founding artistic for musicians including Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Actors Gang, 24th St. Theatre, Universal Studios Center, Dance Institute of Washington and the DTH wonderful world director and choreographer, Daniel Ezralow, has assembled a Sara Bareilles, Sting, David Bowie and U2. Hollywood. Awards include: LADCC, LA Weekly, the Residency. She received her B.F.A. from Marymount diverse and talented group of world class performers to fuel Ezralow’s work has earned him two American Garland and the Dramalogue. Professor of Theatre Manhattan College and is fl uent in contemporary of Daniel Ezralow.” invention, collaboration and play, while making a creative home for Choreography Awards for innovative and Design at California State University Northridge, MFA ballet and modern. Anthea is in her fi fth year with OPEN - Victoria Looseleaf, outstanding choreography, a Choreographic Media in Design and Production from CalArts. Ezralow Dance, most recently performing in his expansive and eclectic body of work. The breadth of Ezralow’s PEARL Fjord Review 2016 Honors Award, an Emmy Award, Emmy nomination, (Wallis Annenberg Center 2016), (Lincoln creative work includes the development and touring of signature the Premio Positano (Italy), a Nijinsky Award, an MARC ROSENTHAL (Video Projection Designer) Center David H. Koch Theatre 2015), Ezralow Dance works; a catalogue of international commissions spanning and Ischia Award and an NEA Choreographic Award winning Producer/Designer, specializing in (Ford Theatres 2014), Olympics (Sochi 2014) mingling the disciplines of dance, theatre, film, visual arts, opera Fellowship. This past fall he received the McCallum Projection, Lighting and Show Control: Theater, workshop, The Getty Center (Site specifi c work DIRECTOR’S NOTE Theater Choreographic lifetime achievement award. opera, dance, ballet; cruise ships, theme parks, 2013), and OPEN’s European Tour. Anthea recently and performance; unique workshops designed to awaken and inspire concerts, spectacles, interactive art installations. Of returned from Baku, Azerbaijan where she worked Primo Passo, Italian for “First individuals through breath, movement and creative expression; ARABELLA EZRALOW (Associate Artistic note: Raditatical; Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Bid; on the choreographic team for the opening and Step,” is the fi rst step in life, mentoring and internship programs; explorative research projects Director) Born in Gloucestershire, England, received Casablanca, The Dance- Beijing; Prince Super Bowl closing ceremonies of the 4th Annual Islamic the fi rst step in a career, the combining storytelling, technology and the arts, probing the her BA in Art from Pomona College (CA), and studied XLI Half-Time Show light-up costume effect; SkyFire Solidarity Games. fi rst step in love and the fi rst questions of dancing and humanity. Ezralow Dance collaborates with performance art and movement theatre at Riverside Tesla Coil show; Disneyland/DCA; Carnival Cruise Studios (London). She has worked as a visual Lines; Salt Lake City Olympics; Annenberg Space for PERFORMERS step in dance. Looking at performers, composers, visual artists, writers, filmmakers, collaborator, writer and performer with Daniel Photography; Skypower Houston; On Light; Burning some of our fi rst steps helps technicians and designers interweaving contemporary dance with Ezralow since 1995, when they created ‘Mandala’, a Man; Aquaponics garden design. Owner, Personal KELLY ALLEN is originally from central California us to see where we have provocative ideas and striking visuals. multimedia extravaganza, that toured worldwide and Creations, Inc.; Vice President, Red Planet Ventures, and has been working in television, fi lm, concert & come from and where we was reviewed as a work of ‘modern genius’. Most Inc.; COB, LA League of Arts; past VP, Themed theatre for almost eleven years in Los Angeles. Her might be going. recently, she conceived and created the dance Entertainment Association; featured industry writer, movement background includes jazz, contemporary, theater play PEARL (currently touring China 2017; 2004 LDI Projection Designer of the Year. ballet, jazz-funk, theatre and she is a versatile & A hybridization has occurred premiering in Vancouver, Montreal and China 2016 personalcreations.net athletic performer. Kelly is in her fourth year with and Lincoln Center David H. Koch Theater 2015); the Ezralow Dance, most recently performing in OPEN in recent years in the world show, ‘Flying Bodies, Soaring Souls’, in collaboration CREATIVE TEAM touring dance theatre shows WHY (2005) and OPEN, GARRETT CROUCH (Stage Manager) Hails from (Wallis Annenberg Center 2016), PEARL (Lincoln with legendary designer Issey Miyake. Ezralow also of dance, blending avant- currently touring. Arabella has been awarded the Kingsport, TN. He received his BFA from the AMDA Center David H. Koch Theatre 2015; Int’l Tour 2016), DANIEL EZRALOW transformed the Mariinsky Theatre (Saint garde and commercial, ballet (Artistic Director & Mary Drew Art Award and the Duane Michaels Award College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Ezralow Dance (Ford Theatres 2014), Olympics (Sochi Petersburg), into a rolling wheat fi eld, creating and and hip hop, modern and Choreographer) has made an award-winning career for her work in photography and sculpture and is a where he studied acting, music theory, combat, 2014) workshop, and The Getty Center (Site-specifi c directing a striking visual spectacle, provocatively street, and has brought us a expanding the boundaries of dance. From his recipient of the Fleming Fellowship. As a performer, dance, fi lm, musical theatre, as well as classical and work 2013). Other dance credits include: Katy Perry, reinterpreting Igor Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’. As a beginnings as a dancer with 5x2 Plus, the Lar Arabella has played lead and supporting roles in modern theatre. This is Garrett’s second project with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon series), wider canvas of possibilities director/choreographer, Ezralow has created fi fteen Lubovitch Dance Company, Pilobolus, and the Paul numerous fi lms, mini-series, and on stage, both in Ezralow Dance, and Garrett is beyond grateful for the Superstore (NBC), Glee (FOX), Bunheads (ABC), in concert dance work. Primo original dance theatre plays that have toured Taylor Dance Company, Ezralow’s professional life the US and the UK. chance to be a part of the Ezralow legacy! All thanks Natasha Bedingfi eld, Celebrat10n (The Music Passo takes a look at some internationally to glowing reviews. His most recent has grown to include work as a director and belong to the Father, my family, and Mr. Ezralow! Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall). show OPEN, with Ezralow Dance, had its US premiere of the hybrid creative choreographer. He has, over decades, masterfully JEFF McLAUGHLIN (Technical Director) Jeff is at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles 2016. evolutions of my work. traversed the mediums of live performance, fi lm and very happy to be working with Daniel once again! JOANIE COYOTE (Costume Designer) has been a WILLIAM CLAYTON is a dancer and storyteller In addition, Ezralow has created live and fi lmed television, from modest venues to the world’s Commercial clients include Kellogg’s, Tropicana and costumer and designer for over 30 years. Some who was born and raised in the Inland Empire. He events at the Louvre Museum and the Pompidou Much like the journey of a greatest stages. With a directorial approach both Huawei. Television credits include: Comic Edge and highlights include designing costumes for Garry graduated with his BFA in Dance Theater from the Centre (Paris), Yankee Stadium and the Guggenheim visceral and imaginative, his unique style of physical Octane Academy. Recent notable works include: Marshall's Falcon Theatre in L.A., being resident American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Feburary seed searching to plant Museum (NYC), the Getty Museum and The Ford expression has earned him a distinguished Baby Doll, The Blue Iris (NAACP nominee), costume designer at Stages Theatre in Houston, 2016. The following summer he had the opportunity itself, dances spring forth Theater (L.A.) and the Opening Ceremonies of the international reputation as a groundbreaking artist. Bakersfi eld Mist (Ovation nominee), A House Not fabric painting and dying for American Ballet Theatre, to train at the Alonzo Lines Ballet Summer program. from the most unusual 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. As a Daniel Ezralow has conceived, directed and Meant To Stand (Ovation and LA Weekly constructing costumes for the Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker Since then, he has worked with several LA-based choreographer, Ezralow has been commissioned for combinations of circumstances, choreographed the new and original dance theater Award nominee) and The Train Driver (Ovation and Suite and dressing Les Miserables on Broadway. choreographers and companies including: Invertigo, original works by Paris Opera Ballet, Batsheva Dance cross-pollinating and play PEARL, inspired by the life of writer and LA Weekly Award nominee) all at The Fountain Brockus RED, Company Rhome, Teasandra Chavez, Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and reinventing themselves again humanitarian, Pearl S. Buck, which opened at Lincoln Theatre; Grace And Glorie (Ovation winner) at The SARAH HAGGERTY (Company Manager) A New Ricky Palomino, and most recently Daniel Ezralow. The Huffi ngton Philadanco amongst others. His choreography and and again. My work is ever- Center’s David H. Koch Theater 2015. Colony; Church & State, Obama-ology and Pray To Orleans native, Sarah received both her BFA in dance William is in his fi rst year with Ezralow Dance. He is aerial creations are in The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Post called it, “a stunning collaborative spectacle of Ball (Ovation Winner) at The Skylight; Recent Tragic and Masters in business management at the forever grateful for the love and support he has changing and redefi ning Soleil, Broadway’s Spider-Man:Turn off the Dark and dance, theater, fi lm, music, multi-media and Events (LADCC Award nominee), The Long Christmas University of Florida. During her undergraduate gotten from his family, without them these dreams itself, and I am ever grateful the seminal musical fi lm Across the Universe. Hailed history." To bring to life the legend of Pearl, Ezralow Ride Home (Ovation nominee), and A Skull in years, she performed works by Yaniv Abraham, Neta would not be possible. to all of my predecessors, by The Chicago Tribune as “One of the best American traveled to Zhenjiang, China to research Pearl’s Connemara (Ovation and LADCC winner) at Theatre Pulvermacher, Shapiro & Smith, Gerri Houlihan, dancer choreographers now working on an teachers, mentors, extraordinary journey. In China he conducted Tribe. Check the web: JeffMcLaughlinDesign.com Dana Ruttenberg and Kristin O’Neal. She soon after JOACHIM COODER (Musician) is a composer/ international scale”, Ezralow is the artistic director collaborators and dancers intensive dance workshops, discovering new moved to Los Angeles where she assisted Cadence songwriter/producer/drummer who lives in the Mt. and founder of Ezralow Dance, a movement based who have propelled me to international talent to complement Ezralow Dance DAN WEINGARTEN (Lighting Designer) Arts Network and the production of Ezralow Dance at Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles in a small company known for its explosive physicality, fi nd my branch in this ever- Company’s signature performers, in this unique Luminario Ballet, Hysterica Dance Co., Bodytraffi c, the Ford Theatres, and later worked for The Music handmade wooden house. He most recently did the originality and humor. He is one of the original multi-cultural collaboration. PEARL is currently Tapsounds Underground, Edge PAC, Alex Magno, Liz Center in the Advancement department. Sarah is score to the documentary Charged: The Eduardo evolving family tree of dance. dancer/choreographers to create MOMIX and a touring: premiering in Vancouver, Montreal and Imperio, Westside Ballet, Channel Islands Ballet. thrilled to be working with Daniel again and is Garcia Story which premiered at the Santa Barbara director and founding member of ISO Dance. In China in 2016. In Tokyo, Daniel Ezralow conceived, Shows for Musical Theatre West, Rogue Machine incredibly inspired by this cast and crew. Love to all! International Film Festival and is currently working -Daniel Ezralow television Ezralow conceived and created award the directed and choreographed the critically acclaimed Theatre, East West Players, Bootleg, Ebony Repertory on his fi rst solo record inspired by the birth of his

P10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P11 About the Artists 2017/2018 SEASON daughter titled Elevated Boy due out later this year. (Vancouver, Montreal 2016, Lincoln Center David H. TEACHING ASSISTANTS When that is fi nished he will go back to dreaming Koch Theatre 2015). Other dance credits include: Chad Azadan, Brian Frette and Cheryl Mann about hiking the Pacifi c Crest Trail. Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, KDV dance ensemble, and DORRANCE DANCE joachimcooder.com other companies and projects. Isaac indulges in the CONTACT simple things and is thankful for the many www.ezralowdance.com JUNJI DEZAKI is a native of Wakayama, Japan. opportunities life has brought. Isaac loves his family [email protected] 2017/2018 COMPANY-IN-RESIDENCE L.A. DANCE PROJECT Junji held the title of Karate State Champion in and is excited for the new future. Be here now and high school. After relocating to Southern California, never leave, to the sails, the wind will breeze. REPRESENTATION he was cast in the Monsters of Hip-Hop 2007. Rachel Cohen, Cadence Arts Network, Inc. Junji’s style mixes martial art, hip hop and ballet. KELSEY LANDERS is a 24-year-old native of [email protected] LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE Junji has performed with LA Opera, Ken Dance Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who started dancing at the www.cadencearts.com Company, Kybele Dance Theater, KIN Dance age of fi ve. She grew up training in contemporary, Company, No) one Arts, City Ballet of Los Angeles jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, lyrical, modern, and musical SPECIAL THANKS DADA MASILO’S GISELLE and most recently, Ezralow Dance. Junji is in his theatre. Kelsey is in her fi fth year with Ezralow Dance, Billy Crewes for showing the way… American fi rst year with Ezralow Dance. most recently performing in OPEN (Wallis Apparel, Chad Azadan, BaGS Entertainment, Howell Annenberg Center 2016), PEARL (Lincoln Center Binkley, Linda Catanneo, Joachim Cooder, Ludovico GERALD ESPINOSA is a musician and martial David H. Koch Theater 2015), Ezralow Dance (Ford Einaudi, Brian Frette, Michele Fuccio – Noise Video, BODYTRAFFIC artist turned dancer extraordinaire. Having grown up Theatres 2014), Olympics (Sochi 2014) workshop, Antonio Gnecchi, Lois Greenfi eld, Jamey Hampton, surrounded by musical instruments, and having The Getty Center (Site-specifi c work 2013), and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, ISO Dance, David learned to kick and punch, his fervent love for music OPEN’s European tour. Other dance credits include Lang, Jackson Lowell, Cheryl Mann, David Parsons, and movement eventually brought him to dance. commercial work for Planet Fitness; TV shows such as PHILADANCO, Ashley Roland, Maria Simonetti, Since then, dance has become his main passion and The Mindy Project, Austin & Ally, Gilmore Girls, and Morleigh Steinberg, Angela Tang, Jim Vincent, Tom it continues to color his life. Gerald is in his second the movie JEM and the Holograms. She has Waits, Thom Willems, Dvora Ezralow, Elijah Ezralow year with Ezralow Dance, most recently performing in performed with Jaci Royal’s Royal Flux, Chris Scott’s and Sage Ezralow. PEARL (Lincoln Center David H. Koch Theatre 2015). League of Extraordinary Dancers organization, Teen Other dance credits include: 2017 Grammy® Awards Choice Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Grammy® with Katy Perry, Mob Musical, and Freelusion Awards, Katy Perry at Wango Tango and recently Entertainment. He also teaches high school students became a member of Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound. across the country, training young adults to become triple threat performers. Gerald is thrilled to be here RE’SEAN PATES is from Mesa, Arizona. His Lula Washinton working closely with Daniel Ezralow and is grateful to movement background includes, hip hop, Dance Theatre continue sharing the gift of dance to the world. contemporary, modern, ballet, jazz, & gymnastics. Re'Sean is in his sixth year with Ezralow Dance, most NAJLA GILLIAM is a 22-year-old performance recently performing in OPEN (Wallis Annenberg artist from New Jersey. She began dancing at the Center 2016), PEARL (Lincoln Center David H. Koch age of fi ve and continued her dance education at The Theater 2015), Ezralow Dance (Ford Theatres 2014), University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. After a year Olympics (Sochi 2014) workshop, The Getty Center and a half of training at the University, she began her (Site-specifi c work 2013), and OPEN’s European Tour. professional career in New York City working with Other credits include: NBC's Hairspray Live as Jackie, such artists as Rza, Busta Rhymes, Adam Lambert, associate choreographer for Katy Perry's Chained to Katy Perry and more! During her process, she has the Rhythm music video, 2017 Grammy® Awards, modeled for Adidas Stella sport and has been Brit Awards, Brandcast & BBC Radio 1 Big Weekends featured on television events such as the VMAs, SNL, performances. The hip hop honor awards and in the upcoming fi lm The Greatest Showman coming out this December. VANESSA NICHOLE is originally from Dallas, She has had the honor of working with Texas, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude choreographers such as Tanisha Scott, Wendy from SMU. Her movement background includes Morgan, Brian Friedman, Danielle Flora, Fatima ballet, jazz, modern, acrobatics, and aerial work. Robinson and most recently the amazing, Daniel Vanessa is in her third year with Ezralow Dance, most Ezralow. Najla is in her fi rst year with Ezralow Dance. recently performing as a soloist in PEARL (Canada; China 2016), and as a backup dancer for Katy Perry DANCE ISSAC HUERTA is a native Southern Californian – (2017 Grammy® Awards, Chained To The Rhythm born and raised in the town of Whittier. He is music video, Met Gala, Wango Tango). Vanessa is multifaceted in his passion, enjoys what dance and thrilled to be joining this magnifi cent group of movement can bring to the world; what the art must people for the debut of Primo Passo. bring to the world. Isaac is in his second year with Ezralow Dance, most recently performing in OPEN (Wallis Annenberg Center 2016), and PEARL @ THE WALLIS

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