Workshops in Summer 2017

“Shape/Space and Time/Motion”
June 25July 8 ~ Taught by Ruth Grauert and Véronique MacKenzie



Back row: Owen Prum, Ellen Oliver, Chaesong Kim, Ruth Grauert, Eliza Malecki, Lea Antolini, and Marc Ferraro; Front row: Matt Fennelly, Divyamann Sahoo, Angela Cole,
Ella Wasserman-Smith, Mario Hernández, and Andrea Kaufman



“Slow Tempo”
July 9July 15 ~ Taught by Peter Kyle and Scott Giguere



Back row: Ruth Grauert, Peter Kyle, Scott Giguere, Andrew Fisher, Don Andress,
Reeves DeVoe, Xan Scott, Leigh Lotocki, and Ellen Oliver; Front row seated: Marc Ferraro,
Owen Prum, Mario Hernández, Angie Cole, Divyamaan Sahoo, and Chaesong Kim



“Mapping the Human Terrain”
July 1622 ~ Taught by Robin Gilmore


Back row: Ruth Grauert, Marc Ferarro, Robin Gilmore, Angie Cole, and Ellen Oliver; Front row
seated:
Mary Anne Barcellona, Kelly Garone, Chaesong Kim, Nitzia Vieyra, and Owen Prum;
Down front: Mario Hernández and Divyamaan Sahoo


“Combining Disciplines for Creative Performance”
July 2329 ~ Taught by K.J. Holmes


Top row: Ellen Oliver, Angie Cole, Kayt MacMaster, & Ruth Grauert; 2nd row: Lindsay Hopkins, Tori Lancaster, Marc Ferraro, Kristen Stake, and Nitzia Vieyra; 3rd row: Carrie Drapac,
Precious Jennings, Molly Hess, K.J. Holmes, Johanna Meyer, & Katharine Birdsall; Front row:
Divyamaan Sahoo, Chaesong Kim, Mario Hernández, Owen Prum, & Clara Chapin Hess



“Writing and Moving, a Creativity Retreat”
July 30August 5 ~ Taught by Claire Porter


Top row: Kei Ching, Chasong Kim, Marc Ferraro, Clara Johnson, Liz Keen, Foster Wattles,
Nitzia Vieyra, Mario Hernández, Owen Prum, and Linda Yates; Middle row: Claire Porter,
Alison Krochina, Alexis Waller, Ruth Grauert, Terry Conlon, Siena Mayers, and Katherine Ryan; Front row: Jess Ruhlin, Divyamaan Sahoo, Ann Matthews, Kristin Torok, Karen Bray,
Tracy Pattison, and Dana Crowe



“In the Body, On the Land: Improvisation and Choreography”
August 612 ~ Taught by Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig


Back row: Jessamyn Schmidt, Chasong Kim, Owen Prum, Ruth Grauert, and Huiwang Zhang, Front row: Gavin Schuerch, Angie Cole, Nitzia Vieyra, Mario Hernández, Divyamann Sahoo, Chelsea Rose, Kyki Li, Marc Ferraro, Shawn Stone, Sara Pearson, and Patrik Widrig


“Conservation Lands: Bodies in Space and Place”
August 1319 ~ Taught by Cathy Nicoli


Top row: Jonathan Trejo, Angie Cole, Chaesong Kim, Mario Hernández, Nitzia Vieyra, and
Ellen Oliver; Front row: Marc Ferraro, Divyamaan Sahoo, Eliza Malecki, Ruth Grauert,
and Cathy Nicoli with her dog Cooper ~ See workshop details.



“Living the Culture of Mexico through the Dance”
August 2026 ~ Taught by Jonathan Trejo and Kareli Montoya
A Special Celebration of Mexican Folkloric Dance!

Divyamaan Sahoo, “Woody,” Marc Ferarro, Ellen Oliver, Chaesong Kim, Kareli Montoya, Nitzia Vieyra, Angela Cole, Mario Hernández, “Bay,” and Jonathan Trejo


2017 Faculty


Our 2017 Young Artist Residents


Angela Cole

Marc Ferraro

Mario Hernández

Chaesong Kim

Ellen Oliver

Owen Prum

Bearnstow’s Young Artist Residency Program is a 10-week intensive summer program of dance, creative process, performance, and teamwork for a young professional and semi-professional dancers. The summer of courses, choreography, and creativity culminates in a final, formerly mounted concert. Final performance was held on September 1 at the Union Hall in Vienna, Maine.

See full description, images, and video from the 2017 concert


The Bearnstow Company Onstage at Union Hall in Vienna, Maine