Abby Marchesseault

Dance Instructor at H.T. DANCE COMPANY, INC./CHEN DANCE CENTER
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dance Instructor
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      I currently teach Ballet II, III/IV, and Pointe/Variations. I currently teach Ballet II, III/IV, and Pointe/Variations.

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dance Instructor
      • Sep 2017 - Present

      I currently teach Ballet I & II, Pre-ballet, and Lyrical I, II, & III. I currently teach Ballet I & II, Pre-ballet, and Lyrical I, II, & III.

    • Co-Founder/Choreographer
      • Jan 2017 - Present

      As co-founder of Avoir Motion Dance Project, I aim to dedicated to preserving the versatility of classical dance forms while challenging their traditional inaccessibility. AMDP celebrates the human juxtaposition of rural and urban, gritty and sophisticated, nature and industry. I believe that dance is not simply an event to see -- “voir” -- but an experience to have -- “avoir”.As a choreographer and performer for AMDP, I choreograph and performer classical and contemporary dance works for the site-specific film project, "This Land". Notable screenings at Nimbus Dance Works, Spark Film Festival (Audience Choice Award), and 92nd Street Y’s Mobile Film Festival.

    • Grant Manager
      • Jul 2020 - Present

      As Grant Manager, I research and write proposals for funding grants and residencies. As Grant Manager, I research and write proposals for funding grants and residencies.

    • Professional Dancer
      • Nov 2019 - Present

      As a company member, I have performed the solo role in director Ari Mayzick's "Vortex," and an ensemble role in his "Mimic." As a company member, I have performed the solo role in director Ari Mayzick's "Vortex," and an ensemble role in his "Mimic."

    • Creative Director/Choreographer/Teaching Artist
      • Feb 2018 - Present

      As Creative Director for the company's 2018 and 2019 Australian tours, I created content for evening-length productions, "Elements Of," "The Planetarium," and "The Toybox," while managing staging, wardrobe, set-design, and tour scheduling.As Teaching Artist-in-Residence for the Young Artists Exchange program in 2018 and 2019, I choreographed, developed curriculum and taught classes for interactive children’s performances “The Planetarium” and “The Toybox” in New York and Australia.As a Choreographer, I create modern and contemporary dance pieces for both solo and group work, in collaboration with the Artists By Any Other Name string quartet. Performance venues include The Secret Theatre (NYC), Center for Performance Research (NYC), Ballet Hispanico (NYC), The Concourse (Sydney, AUS), and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Grainger Studio (Adelaide, AUS).

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Professional Dancer
      • Nov 2015 - Present

      As a Company Member, I have performed soloist roles in Lila York’s "Strays," Anna Sokolow’s "Magritte Magritte," and Aguibou Bougobali Sanou’s "Trust Me If I Lie."I acted as Dance Captain in Joe Locarro’s "Now & Then, and Bob Fosse’s "Sweet Charity Frug" and Dancin’ Man."I have performed ensemble roles in Darrell Grand Moultrie’s "Pulse," Michel Fokine’s "Les Sylphides" and "Petrouchka," and Brett Raphael’s "The Nutcracker," and "Cinderella." As a Company Member, I have performed soloist roles in Lila York’s "Strays," Anna Sokolow’s "Magritte Magritte," and Aguibou Bougobali Sanou’s "Trust Me If I Lie."I acted as Dance Captain in Joe Locarro’s "Now & Then, and Bob Fosse’s "Sweet Charity Frug" and Dancin’ Man."I have performed ensemble roles in Darrell Grand Moultrie’s "Pulse," Michel Fokine’s "Les Sylphides" and "Petrouchka," and Brett Raphael’s "The Nutcracker," and "Cinderella."

Education

  • Southern Methodist University
    Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Dance Performance
    2011 - 2015

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