Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, College of Liberal Arts
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Choreographers' Project
Friday, October 1, 2010, we will host our third
annual Choreographers' Project. The goals of this project are to encourage
aspiring choreographers to present their work, utilizing all areas of production.
This project is availableto any and all
choreographers in the South Texas region and each choreographer is given the
opportunity to present his/her dance to the community of Corpus Christi and have
it adjudicated by our colleagues and professionals of South Texas. The panel of adjudicators constructively critiques each piece based on
creativity, style, dramatic content, music choice, etc. After the concert, adjudicators hold a panel discussion with the choreographers and the audience. A winner is then announced and an award is given.
Click on the link below for the Choreographer's Application. Please note that a $50 investment is required to have your dance presented on Friday, October 1, 2010. If you have any other questions, please email Jilissa at dancer@instepdancestudios.com.
Andy Noble is co-artistic director of NobleMotion Dance and an assistant
professor at Sam Houston State University. He has also served as faculty at the
University of South Florida and Western Washington University as well as been a
guest artist at numerous other universities across the country. He holds a BA in
Modern Dance from the University of South Florida (USF) and a MFA with an
emphasis in Dance Technology from Florida State University (FSU). His performing
experience includes six years with Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), where he
performed in over forty choreographic works by such noted masters as Martha
Graham, Merce Cunningham and Jose Limon. He also has worked with many cutting
edge international artists such as Chunky Move, Jø Strømgren and Zvi Gotheiner.
Andy has received numerous grants for his choreography. He has been commissioned
to choreograph new works for RDT, Florida Dance Festival, Moving Current,
Bellingham Repertory Dance Company, University of Utah, Dartmouth University,
FSU, USF, Brigham Young University and University of North Texas among others.
Leticia Hernandez
Leticia Hernandez began dance training under the direction of Nancy Sulik and the Corpus Christi Concert Ballet. she has studied with carious artists such as Jorge Cano, David Howard, Willis Ward, Suzanne Longley-Morton, troy Powell, and Jan Stockman Simonds. She received her BA in Dance & Theatre fro the university of Houston-Clear Lake. Leticia has performed with several companies including Compania Nacional de Danza in Mexico City, Exclamation Dance Company, and Joan Karff Dance Company. she has taught as the High School Performing and Visual Arts, Houston Community College, Texas Tap Ensemble, Episcopal High School, and West university Dance Center. In 1995, Leticia was recognized by the hispanic community as one of three out outstanding Lation performing artists. She was again recognized in 2005 by Mayor Lee Brown and Deborah Quainam of HCC. Her professional musical theater background includes performances in The King & I, west Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, south Pacific, and Camelot, to name a few. Currently, Leticia teaches ballet at WUDC and serves as Director of Performing Arts at St. Mark's Episcopal, where she has taught music and dance for the past 10 years.
Cindy Gratz
Cindy Gratz was born in
Corpus Christi, Texas. She studied hula and ethnic dance forms with her mother,
Professor Emeritus Sara Carpenter, for as long as she can remember. Dr. Gratz
received her B.A. and M.A. in Dance Performance/ Choreography from U.C.L.A. She
celebrated by joining Ringling Brothers
& Barnum & Bailey Circus as an elephant rider and aerial show girl.
Dr. Gratz earned her Ph.D. in Dance Performance from N.Y.U. in 1991 and joined
the faculty of the Sam Houston State University Dance Program in 1991. She
founded Texas World Dance Company in 1992 which produces “The Prime Time
Dancers” (for senior citizens); The
Polynesian Dance Review of Huntsville, Texas; (seen tonight); and The Gratz Dance Ensemble (concert modern
dance). Dr. Gratz received the Outstanding
Adjunct ProfessorAward at NYU in
1991; was selected to show her choreography, Afterimages, at the Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in 1994; and received the Dance
Teacher Magazine’sDance Teacher
of the Year for Higher Education Award. 2010
