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 MAURICE CAUSEY
is an American-born European-based artist. His first professional
contract with the Cleveland Ballet in Ohio directed by Dennis Nahat. In
1985 he moved to Philadelphia to join the Pennsylvania Ballet directed
by Ricky Weiss, where he stayed three years, his last year being a joint
venture with the Milwaukee Ballet from 1987-88. From 1988-1991 Maurice
moved on to Toronto, Canada, joining the ranks of the National Ballet of
Canada.During his time with Cleveland Ballet and Pennsylvania/Milwaukee
Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, Maurice performed leading
roles in both the contemporary and classical repertoire, while dancing
with National Ballet of Canada in 1990 Maurice won the Silver Medal
Award by the New York Film Festival for best actor in the dance film
“Lights Edge” by Donald Dawson.From 1991-1999 Maurice was a Principal
Dancer with Ballet Frankfurt dancing almost the entire Forsythe
repertoire. During his eight-year stay with the company he developed
knowledge working with improvisational skills developed by Forsythe and
the dancers of Ballet Frankfurt, co-choreographing such works as Eidos
Telos, Sleepers guts, As a Garden in this setting and Alien Action.
After leaving
Ballet Frankfurt in 1999, he moved north to Scandinavia. From 1999-2002
he was a Principal Dancer with the Gothenburg Ballet in Sweden, dancing
new and innovative work by choreographers
such as Wayne McGregor, Jacopo Godani and Tero Saarinen. After three
years in Gothenburg, Maurice, at the age of 36, decided to make the
decision to retire as a full-time dancer and was offered the position of
Ballet Master for the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm.From 2002-2003
he was Ballet Master with the Royal Swedish Ballet, training the
dancers and assisting such choreographers
as Natalia Markova for Giselle, Beryl Grey for Sleeping Beauty, and
Alexei Ratmansky for his creation of Firebird. He was also responsible
for William Forsythe's Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Scene de Ballet and Kristof Pastor’s In light and Shadow.
From 2004 to the
present, he is Ballet Master for one of the world's leading dance
companies, the Netherlands Dance Theatre 1. He has assisted
choreographers for original works by Jorma Elo, Alexander Ekman, Jacopo
Godani, Crystal Pite, Tero Saarinen, Wayne McGregor, Paul Lightfoot and
Sol Leon. He had his premiere with NDT as a choreographer in May of
2008, for which he was nominated for the best Dutch Dance Production for
2008 for his work “Mood Swings.”Throughout his dance career Maurice has
choreographed for schools and various workshops in the companies he
danced and for Galas in Prague, Korea, Sweden and Germany.
He was commissioned in 2003
to make an original work for the company Stockholm 59 North which was
entitled “My Fleeting Visions” to critical success. He has also
choreographed and danced for Sony music in Germany for the pop group Da
Boogie and various American and German television projects including
Thomas Gottschalk’s "Wetten, dass…?"Maurice is also a freelance teacher
for schools and various companies in Europe such as Ballet Frankfurt,
Cullberg Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theatre 1 and 2, Hanover Ballet, Random Dance Company, Carte Blanche, Wiesbaden Ballet and the Royal Swedish Ballet.
SPENCER GAVIN HERING, born
in Munich, Germany, is the son of two professional ballet dancers. With
a life immersed in the arts, Spencer eventually, at the age of 16,
began training with his mother Cecilia Hering in Redlands, California.
After two years at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, he joined Ballet
Pacifica in Irvine, California where he danced for four seasons. In
2004, he joined Maximum Dance Company/Ballet Gamonet in Miami, Florida
as a principal artist for three seasons.
Moving to Houston, Texas, Mr. Gavin Hering danced as a principal artist with Dominic Walsh Dance Theater. Last season, he joined State Street Ballet as a Principal in Santa Barbara, California. His repertory includes principal
roles by acclaimed choreographers that are both current and iconic:
David Allan, George Balanchine, Anne Marie DeAngelo, Jimmy Gamonet,
Choo-San Goh, Paola Georgudis,
Jamie Hampton, Molly Lynch, Rick McCullough, Lindsey McGill, Michele
Merola, Stephen Mills, Jerry Opdenaker, David Palmer, Yanis Pikieris,
Peter Pucci, Andrea Dawn Shelley, William Soleau, Ray Sullivan, Robert
Sund, Paul Vasterling, Raymond Van Mason and Dominic Walsh.
An aficionado of the arts, Spencer's talent is not limited to merely that of his first canvas,
the stage. His artistry has transcended to his second stage, the actual
canvas. His artwork speaks volumes to all who experience his passion. Working
with acrylics, oils and spray paint have proven to be pivotal to his
development as a visual artist. As with his choreography, Spencer draws
inspiration from limitless possibilities, as well as, boundaries. To
bring curiosity, to cause wonderment and to provoke different thought –
is his arts’ purpose.
To share his love, his voice and his interpretation
of the world, is ultimately what he wishes to reveal. Through his life
experiences as a dancer, Spencer has found infinite inspiration from
time shared with other dancers, choreographers and directors. He has
been prompted by the support of his public following, fellow dancers,
directors, friends and family to form his new company. Mr. Gavin Hering
is now the proud Founding Artistic Director of California's newest dance
company, Infinite Movement Ever Evolving.
ANDREA DAWN SHELLEY,
born in Miami, Florida, received her classical ballet training from
Magda G. Aunon. Ms. Shelley has trained at summer intensives and
workshops with the Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. She
studied dance at the University of South Florida and later graduated
from Florida International University with a BA in Dance Education. She
began her professional career as a company member with Southern Ballet
Theater, in Orlando, Florida.
In
1998, she joined Maximum Dance Company, in Miami, Florida as a
principal artist, dancing principal and soloists roles in premieres
throughout Europe and the Americas for seven seasons. She danced with
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater in Houston, Texas as a principal artist for
two seasons, Miami Contemporary Dance Company in Miami Beach, Florida,
as a principal artist for two seasons and State Street Ballet in Santa
Barbara, California. Her repertoire includes original pieces by and new
works set on her by Julia Adams, Jean Christophe Blavier, Paola
Georgudis, Spencer Gavin Hering, Lindsey McGill, Michele Merola, Enrico
Morelli, Paolo Mohovich, KT Nelson, Jerry Opdenaker, David Palmer, Yanis
Pikeris, Daniel Rossel, Ivonice Satie, Ray Sullivan and Dominic Walsh.
She is a teacher and choreographer for the intermediate-advanced
ballet students at Mencia-Pikieris School of Dance and the Miami Youth
Ballet in Miami, Florida, The School of International Ballet and the
Redlands Festival Ballet in Redlands, California and Los Olivos Dance
Gallery in Los Olivos, California. Ms. Shelley has participated as a
choreographer in Ballet Florida’s choreographic workshop, Step Ahead, in
West Palm Beach, Fl., the 2nd annual “Emerging Choreographers
Showcase”, in Miami, Fl., Miami Contemporary Dance Company’s, New Works
in Miami Beach, Fl., Dominic Walsh Dance Theater’s, E_merging, in
Houston, TX. and in State Street Ballet's, Evenings in Santa Barbara, CA.
Recently,
Ms. Shelley had the honor of being chosen to be a preliminary panelist
for the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, YoungArts
program in both, choreography and modern. She has received numerous
awards; including being a scholarship recipient of the National Society
of Arts and Letters and being named Best Female Dancer in South Florida,
by the Miami SunPost. Andrea is incredibly proud and excited to be the
Co-Founding Associate Artistic Director for Southern California's newest
dance company, Infinite Movement Ever Evolving.
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, Infinite Movement Ever Evolving, and
Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble. 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. 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 Core Trio’s Thomas Helton and Seth Paynter. 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
2005-2007. 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. This is Lindsey’s sixth season dancing with Hope Stone Dance,
where she also works as studio manager, and ballet instructor for Hope
Stone, Inc.
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MAURICE CAUSEY
is an American-born European-based artist. His first professional
contract with the Cleveland Ballet in Ohio directed by Dennis Nahat. In
1985 he moved to Philadelphia to join the Pennsylvania Ballet directed
by Ricky Weiss, where he stayed three years, his last year being a joint
venture with the Milwaukee Ballet from 1987-88. From 1988-1991 Maurice
moved on to Toronto, Canada, joining the ranks of the National Ballet of
Canada.During his time with Cleveland Ballet and Pennsylvania/Milwaukee
Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, Maurice performed leading
roles in both the contemporary and classical repertoire, while dancing
with National Ballet of Canada in 1990 Maurice won the Silver Medal
Award by the New York Film Festival for best actor in the dance film
“Lights Edge” by Donald Dawson.From 1991-1999 Maurice was a Principal
Dancer with Ballet Frankfurt dancing almost the entire Forsythe
repertoire. During his eight-year stay with the company he developed
knowledge working with improvisational skills developed by Forsythe and
the dancers of Ballet Frankfurt, co-choreographing such works as Eidos
Telos, Sleepers guts, As a Garden in this setting and Alien Action.
