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Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey and special guest, Artistic Director, Amanda Selwyn
In this episode of “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey, join host Joanne Carey as she chats with Special Guest, Amanda Selwyn, founder of Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre. Together they discuss Amanda's journey in dance and theater and the future plans of the newly secured Amanda Selwyn Dance Theater Space as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. Amanda stresses her commitment to the community and the importance of dance education for children and its transformative impact her dance programs in schools. Amanda shares several inspiring stories of how dance has changed her students lives, the connection between dance and academic subjects. Tune in and check out all that upcoming for this amazing organization that is celebrating 25 years!
Amanda Selwyn (Artistic Director/Choreographer) founded Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion in 2000 and in 24 seasons, has directed over 110 productions, developed a network of artists, and created Notes in Motion’s dance education program.
Amanda recently taught workshops at Peridance, a Residency at Hofstra University, New Women, New York, the New York Gender Conference, and a Choreography Master Class at Temple University. Her 24th Season is being presented at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center and her 20th Anniversary Season was presented at Baruch Performing Arts Center both as Residency Artists of the CUNY Dance Initiative.
She has choreographed dance for Chicago's Motivity; for theatre productions including House on Mango Street, Free to be You an Me, Once Upon a Mattress, The Wiz, Little Shop of Horrors, and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory; and for her original theatre productions which include Herland, Yellow Feather, and Slitting the Clouds.
In addition to her choreographic work, Amanda has directed off-broadway theatre in NYC .
Amanda teaches dance and theatre to New York City children and has been on faculty at The Brearley School, Brooklyn Friends School, Beit Rabban School, Solomon Schechter School, and the New Acting Company. She has taught dance composition and technique at the Berkshire Institute for Music and Art and taught dance and theatre in Israel at the Israel Museum, English Village, and the Arad Community Center.
She is the recipient of grants from the NY State Council on the Arts, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Friars Foundation, Dizzy Feet Foundation, Bronx Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Development Fund, NY City Council Members Bill DeBlasio, Kevin Riley, Andy King, Carlina Rivera, Althea Stevens, James Gennaro, Irma Vernikov, Marjorie Velazquez, Farah N. Louis, Margaret Chin, and Rosie Mendez, Manhattan Borough President, Met Life, City National Bank, Credit Suisse, and the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation.
Her work has been presented on Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Stage, at Tribeca Performing Arts Center Pushing Progress at Peridance to name a few.
She has a Masters from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in performance studies and a B.S. from Northwestern University in theatre, women's studies, and dance.
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