Dancers

Lindsay Fisher has had the pleasure of dancing with Carolyn Dorfman Dance Co, VIA Dance Collaborative, Camille A. Brown, Nathan Truce/ RITUALS, ELLEN cornfield, Daniel Charon,Steve Rooks and Julie Teymor and Daniel Ezralow in the film "Across the Universe". She is so excited to join Helen Simoneau once again. She holds a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts.

HeJin Jang is a choreographer, performer, teacher, video artist and writer, Born and raised in Seoul, Korea; BS from Seoul National University, MFA from University of Michigan and Hollins/ADF. Performed internationally in works by herself and other artists such as Alexandra Beller, Peter Sparling, Doug Varone, Tatiana Baganova, SungMin Hong, Emily Wexler, Lyndsey Karr, Deborah Hazler, Nora Stephens and Jérôme Bel among others. Recipient of Arts Council Korea Fellowship (Korea, '09-present) and an Artist-in-Residency at Movement Research (New York, '09-present), SIWIC ensemble dancer (Switzerland. '09), ADF faculty (Durham, '09). www.hejinjangdance.com

Burr Johnson holds a B.F.A in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. He lives in Brooklyn and is a member of Shen Wei Dance Arts. He has performed in works by Ashley Anderson, Daniel Clifton, Tatiana Baganova, and Laura Dean among others. Burr also makes dances and has shown them at VCU, ACDFA, the American Dance Festival, and through Movement Research at Judson Church.

James McGinn is a scottish-american contemporary performer and choreographer born and raised in sarasota, fl. He lives in manhattan and likes to improvise & make work with his friends and family. He graduated from Eugene Lang College, the New School for Liberal Arts and has spent the last decade growing up at the American Dance Festival. James has been greatly influenced by performing in the work of Jonah Bokaer, Wally Cardona, Talya Epstein, Miguel Gutierrez, Ishmael Houston-Jones, John Jasperse, Jen Mcginn, & Judith Sánchez Ruiz, among others. His work has been presented in NYC by Aunts @ the Event Center, body blend @ Dixon Place, Movement Research @ the Judson Church, & new works @ the Tank.

Manelich Minniefee grew up in Fayetteville, NC where he began dancing at the age of 15. He graduated high school from North Carolina School of the Arts where he first met Helen Simoneau. Manelich went on to receive a Bachelors of Fine Art in dance from NYU's Tisch school of the arts in 2003. Later that year he became a member of Pilobolus Dance Theater, touring full time for five years. Manelich is currently dancing part time for PDT and is very exited to finally be working with Helen.

Guest Dancers

Jenna Fakhoury A native of Asheville, NC, Jenna graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts for contemporary dance in 2007. During her time there, she had the pleasure of performing dance works by artists such as Doug Varone, David Parsons, Pauline Koner, and Ton Simons as well as the role of "Anita" in West Side Story. Since graduating, Jenna has danced with the Jose Limon Dance Company, SteeleDance, and is a current member of Shen Wei Dance Arts.

Stacy Martorana graduated from The North Carolina School of the Arts in 2006 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance. After graduation, Stacy had the honor of dancing Helen Simoneau's work at The Yard, in Martha's VIneyard. Since moving to NYC in 2006, Martorana has performed as a member of the Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theatre, The Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, The Amy Marshall Dance Company, and The Neta Dance Company. She is a current member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's Repertory Understudy Group.

Adrienne Westwood is a Brooklyn-based dance artist and co-founder of VIA Dance Collaborative. She received the Kenan Fellowship at Lincoln Center Institute in 2003. Her choreography has been presented widely in New York and at WUK (Vienna), CCN-Ballet de Lorraine (Nancy, France), McCallum Theater (California), Jacob’s Pillow and East Street Theater (Massachusetts). She has been visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at SUNY Fredonia, artist in residence at North Carolina School of the Arts, Performática (Puebla, Mexico) and Island Moving Company (Rhode Island). Currently teaches in New York for Dancepants, CLASSCLASSCLASS and Lincoln Center Institute. BFA North Carolina School of the Arts. Current MFA student at Hollins University/ADF.

Jesse Zaritt was born in Worcester, MA; BA from Pomona College (2000), MFA From Hollins/ADF (2008). Performed with the Hollins Dance Project, Shen Wei Dance Arts, and the Inbal Pinto Dance Company. Recipient of a Dorot Fellowship in Israel 2006-2007, and a LABA artist residency at the 14th St Y (Manhattan, 2008-present), ADF faculty 2008, 2009.