2008 Summer Intensive Staff
Directors
Rodney Gustafson, Artistic Director/Founder
Mr. Gustafson trained at the School of American Ballet and spent the majority of his performing career with American Ballet Theatre. He has worked with many of the great dancers and choreographers of our time including Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev, Jerome Robbins, Anthony Tudor, and has appeared in the films The Turning Point, Baryshnikov's Nutcracker, and several Live from Lincoln Center specials for PBS. He continues his affiliation with American Ballet Theatre as an instructor and choreographer for their summer programs. In addition to his artistic merit, Mr. Gustafson holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management. Gustafson founded State Street Ballet in 1994 where he has created several full-length ballets including Hollywood NutCracker, Romeo and Juliet, and Cinderella.
Richard Dickinson, Summer Intensive Associate Director
Mr. Dickinson's career included Boston Ballet, Ohio Ballet, Chicago Ballet, and Honolulu Ballet. After a stellar career as a professional dancer, Richard went on to work as a ballet master with Boston Ballet, Ohio Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance. Mr. Dickinson currently directs his own school and company in Ohio and Co-directs the State Street Ballet Summer Intensive.
Faculty
Nancy Colahan, Modern
Ms. Colahan spent nine years as a Principal Dancer with Lar Lubovitch. She performed with Barshynikov's White Oak Dance Project from 1990-95 and she currently teaches at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Marina Fliagina, Ballet / Character
Born in Russia, Ms. Fliagina graduated with distinction from the Perm State College of Choreography in Russia. In 1990 she was admitted to the Moscow State Theatre Kremlin Ballet where she worked with the renowned Vladimir Vasiliev. She toured internationally with the Russian Imperial Ballet, Moscow Classical Ballet, and the Moscow Festival Ballet. Ms. Fliagina joined State Street Ballet as a dancer in 1998 and was promoted to Ballet Mistress in 2001.
Alyson Mattoon, Jazz
Ms. Mattoon is a graduate of the Virginia School of the Arts directed by the renowned Petrus Bosman. Since 2000, Alyson is a Principal Dancer with State Street Ballet and a faculty member of the school.
Gary McKenzie, BalIet
Gary McKenzie is a California native. He received his primary training from Marguerite Phares, Vladimir Luppov, Alonzo King, and at Harkness House under David Howard in New York. While his performing career was primarily with Ballet Florida, he was also a member of Southwest Ballet, San Diego Ballet, and a founding member of State Street Ballet. In addition to teaching, McKenzie has choreographed several ballets, including choreography for Opera Santa Barbara.
Jennifer Rowe, Summer Program Coordinator
Jennifer Rowe, Summer Intensive Coordinator, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii where she received her training from John Landovsky of Hawaii State Ballet. At the age of 17, she was singled out, and commended for her fearless dancing as one of the youngest competitors in the 2002 International Ballet Competition. Shortly thereafter, Rodney Gustafson invited her to dance with State Street Ballet as an apprentice for the 2003-04 Season.
Ron Tice, Ballet / Choreography
In addition to American Ballet Theatre, he also performed with Royal Winnipeg, Grand Theatre de Geneve, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Zurich Opera, and North Carolina Dance Theatre. He directed his own company in Seattle, Washington for seven years and now teaches at the University of Minnesota as well choreographing and teaching for American Ballet Theatre's summer programs.
|
