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Artistic Director / Choreographer
Ellen Cornfield - Artistic Director / Choreographer
Ellen Cornfield has been active in the dance field for over 50 years as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher. As a member of the Merce Cunningham company from 1974-1982, she earned a reputation as one of the foremost Cunningham dancers of her generation.Dancers
Mariah Anton Arters
Mariah Anton Arters is a New York based freelance dance artist who holds a BFA in contemporary dance from UNC School of the Arts. Mariah frequently works with the Merce Cunningham Trust, and had the immense honor of performing in their centennial event, “Night of 100 Solos…” at BAM.
Larissa Asebedo
Larissa Asebedo grew up in Colorado before graduating with honors from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. She dances and teaches professionally in NYC where she has performed works by Stephen Petronio, Trisha Brown, Merce Cunningham, Kyle Abraham, Karole Armitage, John Heginbotham, and more.
Chase Buntrock
Chase Buntrock, from Chicago, Illinois attended Chicago Academy for the Arts, and went on to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Juilliard School. Following graduation, Chase was a dancer with Ballet BC under the direction of Emily Molnar.Natalie Clevenger
Natalie Clevenger is from Mooresville, IN and received her BFA in dance from the University of Arizona in the 2018, where she received the Gertrude Shurr award for excellence in modern dance. Upon graduation, Natalie joined Dance Kaleidoscope in Indianapolis, IN and danced with the company for three seasons.
Julian Donahue
Julian Donahue is a choreographer and dancer based in Brooklyn. Julian danced with New York Theatre Ballet from 2018-2024, performing masterworks by Antony Tudor, Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, José Limón and many others.
Giulia Faria
Originally from Queens, New York, Giulia acquired most of her training at the New York Theatre Ballet School and LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. She went on to join New York Theatre Ballet as an apprentice in 2015, performing in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and The Alice-in-Wonderland Follies, and in 2018 became a company member.
Eve Jacobs
Originally from the Chicago area, Eve is a dance artist based in NYC. She toured internationally with Jessica Lang Dance from 2015-2019, and is currently a member of Cornfield Dance and the Met Opera Ballet.
Composers
Jerome Begin
Jerome Begin has composed many scores for dance, theater, concertworks, installation and film.Andreas Brade
Andreas Brade has received a masters in Modern American Music with distinction from Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has played at many venues and festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Boston Symphony Hall, the Blue Note, the Apollo Cafe.
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