Master Class Series
Promoting the on-going development of the professional and pre-professional concert dancer. Spectrum’s master classes are open to intermediate and advanced level students ages 14 and up.
Pre-registration is required for all master classes. Fee is $16 per class. All classes will take place at Spectrum Dance Theater.
Adam Miller
Ballet Master Class
Jan. 23, 2013, 6-7:30pm
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Dance Improvisation Master Class with company member, Quinn Wharton
Feb. 8, 2013, 6-7:30pm
Amy McClendon of Cirque du Soleil
Horton Technique Master Class
February 27, 2013, 6-7:30pm
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Amy McClendon is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA dance program. She garnered a passion for the Horton technique beginning in 2005 during her tenure at The Ailey School which is the hub for the preservation of the technique. She received intensive training by master teachers including Ana Marie Forsythe, Milton Myers, Tracy Inman, Elizabeth Roxas and Freddie Moore. From 2008 to 2011, international master teacher, Ana Marie Forsythe, who has spent more than 20 years documenting the Horton technique, personally selected Amy McClendon to serve as her demonstrator for the annual Horton Pedagogy Workshop. McClendon has taught the technique at The Ailey School, Connecticut Ballet Center, and most recently at Harbour Dance Center and Lamon Dance Company in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a performing artist, she has been featured in HairSpray, The Wiz, and as a soloist in the New York City Center production of Lost in the Stars. Currently, I am a dance soloist touring in Amaluna, Cirque du Soleil’s 32nd production. “As I continue to travel, my goal is to share the history and purity of this pioneering technique with dance communities world wide.”
Olivier Wevers
Contemporary Master Class
April 24, 2013 6-7:30 p.m.
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Olivier Wevers is originally from Brussels, Belgium, Olivier Wevers received his training at the Karys Dance Center with Nicole Karys, a former dancer with Béjart’s Ballet du XXième Siecle. Prior to becoming a Principal Dancer with Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1997, he was a Principal at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, regularly performing with Evelyn Hart. Olivier retired from PNB in June 2011 and is now full-time Artistic Director of Whim W’Him. Olivier’s versatility as a dancer and actor accounted for his vast repertory and also informs his choreography. He performed lead roles in all the major full-length classical ballets, as well as an extensive list of contemporary works by the world’s most noted choreographers. He stands out in roles that require character development and intense emotional color. Olivier has choreographed works for numerous companies in Canada, Japan, and the United States, including: Pacific Northwest Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, Seattle Dance Project, and Cornish Dance Theater.
Donald Byrd
Contemporary Master Class
May 15, 2013 6-7:30 p.m.
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Donald Byrd became Artistic Director of Spectrum Dance Theater in
December 2002. From 1978-2002, he was Artistic Director of Donald Byrd/The Group, a critically acclaimed contemporary dance company, founded in Los Angeles and later based in New York, that toured extensively, both nationally and internationally. He has created more than 80 modern dance works for his own groups as well as for The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco), among others. He has choreographed for classical companies, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Aterballetto, Maggio Danza diFirenze, and Oregon Ballet Theater. He has worked with some of the most prestigious theater and opera companies in the United States, including The New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, the Intiman Theater, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, and New York City Opera.
Master Classes are $16 unless specifically indicated.
Please call 206-325-4161 for additional Master Class information and to register. Preregistration is required.
Classes are held at Spectrum Studios located at 800 Lake Washington Blvd. Seattle, WA 98122
