Fast Forward Curated by Sangeeta Yesley

About The show

Choreographers working in all dance forms workshop 25 – 35 min pieces on a shared bill curated around the theme “The Inner Strength” featuring featuring Kizuna Dance AND OCA Dance.

Fast Forward Dance Series will have a new application submission in March 2020.

About the Choreographers

Kizuna Dance
Performing “Rebirth”
Choreography by Cameron McKinney

Cameron McKinney, the Artistic Director of Kizuna Dance, is a New York City-based choreographer, educator, and a current Visiting Lecturer in Dance at Princeton University. He was recently selected as a 2019-20 U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission Creative Artist Fellow to present work in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games showcases. He has received fellowships from the Alvin Ailey Foundation and the Asian Cultural Council. He has presented work and taught in fifteen states and four countries. Commissions include prestigious institutions such as the Joffrey Ballet School, the LDIF Festival, The Dance Gallery Festival, and SUNY Brockport, among many others.

Website: cameronmckinneydance.com; Facebook: kizunadance; Instagram: @kizunadance

OCA Dance
Performing  “Pal’ Monte”  
Choreography by Kennyth Montes De Oca

 

Kennyth Montes De Oca is a Dominican Republic native and a Rutgers University alum holding a BFA in Dance. Montes De Oca has performed works by Bill T. Jones, Darrell G. Moultrie, Frederick E. Mosley, George Balanchine, Maxine Doyle, Keith Thomson, Maxine Steinman, Randy James, and many others. Montes de Oca is a former Ballet Hispano’s BHdos dancer, and currently is a company member with DzulDance. Recent credits include dancing at Public Theater’s production of Hercules.

Website: ocadance.com;  Instagram: @ocadance

PLAYBILL

Fast Forward is made possible, in part, with private funds from the Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and public funds from the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature.

TUE FEB 11, 2020 at 7:30 P.M.

General Admission
$17 in advance
$20 at the door

Students/Seniors
$15 in advance
$17 at the door

Estimated Runtime
60 minutes

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