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EDGAR ANIDO

 
Edgar Anido, born in Santa Clara, Cuba, began his dance studies at the age of nine.  He studied and trained at the E. V. A.  "Olga Alonso" in Santa Clara, Cuba.  At the age of thirteen, he continued and completed his training at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba.  Mr. Anido began his professional career in 1999 when he joined Camaguey Ballet as a soloist, dancing principal roles including La Fille Mal Garde, Don Quixote, Romeo & Juliet, and Carmen.  He was then invited to be a Principal Dancer for Central Theater Ballet of Guayaquil, Equador where he danced from 2002-2004.  While in Ecuador, he performed leading roles in Coppelia, La Sylphide, Le Corsaire, and Diana y Acteon, among others. He danced with Ballet Gamonet in Miami, Florida from 2005-2008 and he currently dances with the world renowned, Complexions Contemporary Ballet company in New York, New York.  He was named Best Male Partner in the International Ballet Competition, Havana, Cuba in 1999 and was a winner of a Silver Medal and a Special Mention for Interpretation at the Contemporary Dance Competition Solo Para Duos in 2001.  Mr. Anido also participated in the 2006 USA International Ballet Competition Jackson, Mississippi.  Additionally, he won the Choreographer Award from the 2008 World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Florida.

 

 

ERICA DE LA O


Erica de la O, born in Los Angeles, California, received her training from the Le Studio in Pasadena, California.  Erica danced with the Columbia City Ballet in Columbia, South Carolina prior to joining the Louisville Ballet in 2003.  She is currently in her sixth season as a first soloist with the Louisville Ballet in Louisville, Kentucky.  Erica's repertoire highlights include Giselle, Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Paquita, Gamonet’s Nous Sommes, Stevenson’s Four Last Songs, Dying Swan, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Milady in Prokovsky’s The Three Musketeers, Hougland’s Freeflow and Fragile Stasis, McDowney’s Group Therapy and Taylor’s Company B.  Erica has received numerous awards and honors.  She was awarded second place at the 1997 Spotlight Awards, was the 1999 John Orr Award recipient and had the honor of being invited to perform in the 2003 New York International Ballet Competition Gala. 

PAOLA GEORGUDIS

 

Paola Georgudis, born in Santiago, Chile, has worked with a wide range of companies and choreographers in her native country, including Karen Connolly Dance Company, Contemporary Santiago Ballet under the direction of Mario Bugueno, and Santiago Ballet under the direction of Luz Lorca, Marcia Haydee and Ivan Nagy.  She moved to Houston, Texas in 1997, where she has danced with Sandra Organ Dance Company, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Ad Deum Dance Company, Hope Stone, Inc., Jhon R. Stronks, and Lindsey McGill among others.  Ms. Georgudis was a founding member of Dominic Walsh Dance Theater. She has received praise from critics such as Marene Gustin of Dance Magazine who called her “powerful” after DWDT’s inaugural program.  She was honored as a Critic’s Choice for “Outstanding Female Dancers” in 2005 by Dance Europe for her performance in Walsh’s Bello, and also received praise for her portrayal of Juliet in Walsh’s world premiere Romeo and Juliet.  Most recently, she received the Big Range Dance Festival’s Buffy Award 2007 given to the best performing artist in the Houston dance community. As a choreographer she has created:  “Amor, Amor” 2002, duo created to Pablo Neruda’s poems; “Rosa” 2003 performed by Manuel Barra, Marcelo de Sa Martins and Dominic Walsh, created for the Illumination Project, AIDS benefit; “Something is Gone” 2004; “Two Star Symphony” performed at Choreographers x 6, Encore for DWDT and the Spring concert for Houston Met; “De Rojo” solo created also to original music by “Two Star Symphony;” Rosa…48 hours…” duo created for the Illumination Project 2005; “Ilumina” performed by Andrea Dawn Shelley and Spencer Gavin Hering. Collaborative piece with artist Cameron Sands and live string trio for DWDT’s  Emerging in 2006;  “Una…de las salidas” created for Ad Deum Dance Company in 2007; and “Punto Ciego,” Created for the inaugural performance  of Uptown Dance Company 2008, performed by Phoebe Wagoner and Ray Dones.

 

Ms. Georgudis is also a certified Pilates and Gyrotonic© instructor.  She enjoys doing voice over work, practicing Forrest yoga, and being part of the Ecstatic Dance Houston and Tango communities.

ADAM HUNDT

 

Adam Hundt, born in Dayton, Ohio,  is currently in his sixth season with BalletMet, he has danced with Ballet Pacifica, American Repertory Ballet, Hubbard Street 2 and as a guest with Dominic Walsh Dance Theater.  Mr. Hundt studied with San Francisco Ballet, BalletMet, Indiana University, and Barbara Pontecorvo in his hometown of Dayton.  In addition to teaching for the Lou Conte Dance studio, Princeton Ballet School and BalletMet, he performed and taught for the International Contemporary Dance Festival in Poland and Lithuania.  Mr. Hundt’s interests also extend into choreography. He has choreographed for Ballet Pacifica, DanceWorks Chicago, and in 2006 was a fellowship recipient from the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Choreography Project.  He was a featured choreographer in BalletMet's, 30X30 Sports Spectacular and Hot Nights, Cool Dance.  In 2007 he earned a Fellowship grant from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of New York City Ballet, to support the development of new choreography in a studio setting.  In 07/08, he was Vail’s "Artist in Residence" at DennisonUniversity and created his first piece for Indiana University Ballet Department in 2009.  Columbus Dispatch calls his work "A startling bit of dance theater."  He was also named one of the Top 5 creative "Artists to Watch" by the Columbus Alive.  Mr. Hundt has made appearances at the JoyceTheater (NYC), the Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.) and the Bolshoi (Moscow, Russia).  His favorite roles include original pieces choreographed by Dwight Rhoden, Jodie Gates, Alex Ketley, Victor Quijada, Harrison McEldowney and Robert Battle. Mr. Hundt is currently the Artistic Production Director of the Dance Compassion Project, a dance performance benefitting the Ohio AIDS Coalition.                                                                    

CRISTIAN LAVERDE KONIG

 

Cristian Laverde König, born in Cali, Colombia, received his early ballet training at the INCOLBALLET (Colombian Institute of Ballet) in Cali. Mr. König continued his studies at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba where he was given a full scholarship for two consecutive years. He was a finalist at the first and second International Ballet Competition for students in Havana, Cuba. Upon graduation, in 1996, he joined the National Ballet of Cuba as a member of the corps de ballet.  In 1997, he joined the Ballet de Cali as a soloist.  Pursuing his career in the United States, Mr. König joined the Hartford Ballet as a soloist in 1998, and in 1999, joined Ballet Internationale as a soloist. In 2000, Mr. König joined Maximum Dance Company as a principal dancer and most recently joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 2005.  In May of this year, Mr. König became a Freelance/Guest Artist.  Widely acclaimed for his talent, Mr. König was a finalist at the 7th USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS.  in 2002.  The Governor of his home State in Colombia honored him in 2003 for “Outstanding Achievements in the Arts Abroad.” He was invited by the Consulate General of Colombia in Houston to be featured at the gala, "Talento Inspirado," showing important widely recognized Colombian artists. Mr. König has toured extensively throughout many countries and has appeared as a guest artist in Japan, Brazil, Guatemala, in the National Ballet of Panama’s production of The Sleeping Beauty, Ballet de Cali’s The Nutcracker, and the Yung Ballet of Costa Rica’s premiere of The Sleeping Beauty. He has appeared as a guest artist with many regional ballet companies in the United States including Ballet Florida and Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre. He has taken great pride in representing his country in international ballet festivals of world renown in Italy, Hungary, Scotland and Cuba. Mr. König’s repertoire includes principal roles in all of the major classical ballets as well as Twyla Tharp’s Sinatra Suite, Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels, Alberto Mendez’s Muñecos Pas de Deux, Ivan Tenorio’s Cantata, David Palmer’s and Yanis Pikieris’ The Rite of Spring and Adiemus, KT Nelson’s Below The Rim, Ivonice Satie’s Shogun and Arroq, among others. Mr. König has also danced principal roles in Ivo van Zwieten's Sardonyx for the Edinburgh International Festival; Petr Zahradnicek's Élégie in Ebm; Jerry Opdenaker's Union; Viktor Plotnikov's Matter in the Moment; Lila York's Coronach; Andrea Dawn Shelley's Son of Dust; David Palmer’s Enisled, Passing Through and Mist, Yanis Pikieris’ and David Palmer’s Follow Me, Spectrum, Random Studies and Romantic Interludes, Yanis Pikieris’ The Four Seasons, Paolo Mohovich’s Hotel Presidente, Ruslan Gawriljuk’s O Encontro, and Jean Christophe Blavier’s Sky Is The Limit.

LINDSEY MC GILL

 

Lindsey McGill, born in Houston, Texas, began her dance training under Elizabeth and Rosemary Molak in Orange County, California, and continued at the Houston Ballet Academy under the direction of Ben Stevenson, Clara Cravey and Priscilla Nathan Murphy.  Since graduating from the Houston Ballet Academy in 2001, Lindsey has danced with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2, Hope Stone Dance and Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble.  She has danced in works onstage and on film in a number of collaborations with jazz musicians including a tour to Scandinavia in an international collaboration with the Norrbotten Big Band in Lulea, Sweden.  Lindsey was also a founding member of Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, where she served as Assistant to the Artistic Director for the 2007-2008 season.  With Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, she danced original works by Dominic Walsh, Mario Zambrano, Ayman Harper, Andrea Dawn Shelley, and Lori Stallings.   She has also danced the work of Mauro Bigonzetti, and Michele Merola.  Lindsey has performed at Vail International Dance Festival in Vail, Colorado and internationally at the Festival Extremadura in Monterrey, Mexico, and Torrevieja de Gala in Spain.  She has also had many unique opportunities to work with a spectrum of companies, individual artists, musicians, and visual artists, including Two Star Symphony, Jhon R. Stronks, Leslie Scates, Freneticore, Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theater, Atton Paul and Thomas Helton. Lindsey was voted Reader’s Choice Best Dancer in 2006 for the Houston Press’ annual “Best of Houston…” series.  In addition, artistic directors and dancers awarded her the 2007 Buffy Award for Best Performing Artist in Houston.  Lindsey began her choreographic endeavors in 2004 and since then has created works for the Big Range Dance Festival, the multimedia company Freneticore, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater’s E_merging, DiverseWorks' 12 Minutes Max series, and the first Annual Fringe Festival.  Lindsey currently works as a full time dancer, studio manager, and ballet instructor for Hope Stone, Inc., as well.

   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

MIKHAEL PLAIN


Mikhael Plain was born and raised in Northern California.  His training throughout the state included a 5 year apprenticeship with the Sacramento Ballet as a teenager.  In 1995, Mikhael began his professional career when he joined the world renowned San Francisco Ballet, where he spent the next five seasons.  After being invited to join Maximum Dance Company as a principal dancer, he called Miami home from 2000 to 2004.  He then relocated to Australasia, spending 2.5 years with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, captivating audiences as Franz in Coppelia, Jonathan Harker in Dracula, and Goro in Madame Butterfly, to name a few.  Throughout his career, Mikhael has distinguished himself as a principal in works by such internationally admired choreographers as William Forsythe, Mark Morris, Sir Kenneth McMillan, Stanton Welch, David Bintley, Javier de Frutos, KT Nelson, and Ivonice Satie.  After a 3 year hiatus from the professional stage, Mikhael enthralled Australia in Melbourne Ballet Company's Project Six: Moment of Inertia in December 2009, for which he received an Australian Dance Award nomination for "outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer."

                     
                              Photos by:  Mike Mesikep & Becca Nuss    

LIGHTING ARTIST - JEREMY CHOATE

Jeremy Choate is a freelance light designer with over fifteen years of experimentation.  His light has recently been  featured in installations at art galleries in Los Angeles, NYC, and Houston; and will exhibit his work at the Davis Museum in Boston, February - June 2010.  His work has been described as "Sensually expansive" -LA Times, "Like meditation, if you're lucky" and "Intoxicating Beautiful" -Houston Chronicle.  In Houston, Jeremy has lighted opera, theatre, dance and video for Stages Repertory Theater, Suchu Dance, Hope Stone, Revolve, Uptown, Musiqa, DWDT, MBDE, Mercury Baroque and many others. Outside Houston, he has toured in Spain, Sweden, Florida, LA, NYC and throughout Texas.