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Danella Vecchio is an alumna of Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, where she twice received a scholarship to the Nikolais/Louis Dance Theater Lab and was awarded the Turner Prize for Choreography. Ms. Vecchio has traveled to Europe and South America teaching and performing dance and theater. She has performed at numerous New York and New Jersey Festivals, Dancenow Downtown Arts Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the Hungarian American Dance Festival and the Nueva Tendencias Festival in Santiago, Chile, where she was awarded Best Actress. Ms. Vecchio has performed with diverse choreographers including Cleo Mack, John Evans and Dancers, Julia Ritter Performance Group, Merian Soto, Don Redlick, Tigger Benford, Estelle Eichenberger, and Stuart Loungway to name a few. She has been the Dance Director at various schools in New Jersey and the Artistic Director of the Dance Out Loud Performing Arts Camp. She has had the honor of being a Guest Artist at a variety of schools throughout New York and New Jersey. Ms. Vecchio has worked with Cleo Mack since 1997. Her one year maternity leave (2004-2005) led her back to the company as a dancer and also acquiring the vital role of Company Manager. |
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Melanie Kramer received her BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Since graduating Melanie has performed with various choreographers including, Cleo Mack Dance Project, Julia Ritter Performance Group, Urban Dance Collective, Breezy Berryman, Randy James Dance Works and Rhombus Multimedia. Ms. Karamer is currently the Dance Teacher and Choreographer at Howell High School in their dance program and beginning her fifth year directing the Dance Department at Middlesex County School for the Arts. Ms. Kramer also teaches at the Ocean County Community College as an Adjunct Professor and a guest artist and teacher at The American School in Switzerland. |
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Michelle Conolly received a BFA in dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where she was awarded the 2001 Turner Choreography Prize. While attending MGSA she performed repertory by Sean Curran and Randy James, and David Dorfman and Lisa Race at the Bates Dance Festival. She also enjoyed a summer in Charlottesville Virginia with the Zen Monkey Project led by Ray Shwartz, focusing on BMC and Contact Improvisation. Postgraduate performances include work by John Evans and Dancers, Julia Ritter Performance Group and the Cleo Mack Dance Project, dancing at The Joyce Soho, Cunningham, Debaun Center for Performing Arts, the New Theater at Rutgers University, in NYC, and the fFIDA Dance Festival in Toronto, Canada. She has spent the last twelve years teaching dance at a variety of schools and arts organizations throughout New Jersey and currently teaches for the Middlesex Council for the Arts and the Dance Express in Warren, New Jersey. |
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Kathleen Flynn received her BFA in Dance and a BA in Journalism from Rutgers University, and her MFA in Dance from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. She studied on scholarship at the Nikolais/Louis Lab and at the Merce Cunningham Studio. She received the Turner Award for Choreography and grants from student organizations in 1997 and 2003. She lived and danced in Manhattan for seven years; producing her own work at Context, for the People In your Neighborhood Festivals, and for Women Center Stage, 2003. Ms. Flynn has danced for Cleo Mack, Heather Harrington, The Rude Mechanicals Theatre Company, Pam Tanowitz/Open 24 Hours Dance Company, Hey Jeong Yoon, and Kun-Yang Lin, among others. Currently, she heads the dance program at Middlesex County School of Performing Arts in East Brunswick. This summer will be her third year teaching dance at The American School in Switzerland. |
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Mark Fucik is a native of California. He was found by Cleo and the gang at Rutgers University, where he received his BA in Theater. After being brought over to the dark side he found himself working with Patricia Nannon at the Yard, John Evans, Ivy Baldwin, and Chung Fu Chang. He was a member of Pilobolus Dance Theater from 2001 thru 2005. He still teaches and dances with the company. He is also creating new works with Allison Chase, one of Pilobolus' former founding memebers. Fucik is now happily returning to dance with CMDP to where his roots and heart lie. Thanks to the ladies of MGSA and his family. Most of all, thank you Collin, for putting up with my schedules and my mood swings. |
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Felipe Pineda is a native of PANAMA has danced with Alexandra Beller (formerly of Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Co.), Keila Cordova, Phoenix Rising, Genesis Dance company and Kenny Larson (formerly principal dancer with Les Grands Ballet of Canada). Felipe has Performed at Aaron Davis Hall, La Mama, Sweet out Doors and many other dance venues. He has trained at Panama Dance in Panama City, Panama, Alvin Ailey and DSC, Performing in Moving Men or Telling Left From Right, Is this sweet, and Diaspora. This is Pineda’s first season with the Cleo Mack Dance Project. |
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