THE ARTISTS

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JONATHAN CAMPBELL (Performer), originally from Dallas, Texas, received his B.F.A. from The Juilliard School 2010 and is a 2006 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He has performed the works of Aszure Barton, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, Larry Keigwin, and Johannes Wieland. Since graduation, Jonathan has danced for the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, GALLIM Dance, and is thrilled to be in his second year with Sidra Bell Dance New York. Most recently, Jonathan has joined The DASH Ensemble and co-founded MADboots dance co.

 

AUSTIN DIAZ (Performer), a native of New Jersey, attained his B.F.A. from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2011. He has performed the works of Sidra Bell, Lucinda Childs, Shannon Gillen, Ohad Naharin & Benoit-Swan Pouffer. In 2010, Austin joined Sidra Bell Dance New York & Rainwater Dances. Austin is also the co-founder of MADboots dance co.

 

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ALEXANDRA JOHNSON  (Performer/Associate Artistic Dir.) grew up in Rochester, NY studying dance under the tutelage of Timothy M. Draper and Jamey Leveret while a member of The Rochester City Ballet. After attending The Jacobs Pillow Summer Dance Festival on scholarship she continued her exploration of dance thanks to the Adopt-a-Dancer Scholarship at Purchase College. While pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Purchase College, she was given the opportunity to perform soloist roles in works by Jacqulyn Buglisi, Robert Hill, Paul Taylor, Meghan Williams and Kevin Wynn. She was awarded the Bert Terborgh scholarship and graduated cum laude in 2005. Since the beginning of her professional career she has had the privilege of dancing for such choreographers as Lane Gifford, Noemie LaFrance, Amber Parker, Austin McCormick, and Kevin Wynn. She has also dabbled in acting, costume design and has choreographed and taught throughout the country. Presently she is an active member of The DASH Ensemble directed by Gregory Dolbashian. Alexandra’s relationship with Sidra Bell Dance New York has been continuous since 2004. Her position at SBDNY continues to evolve as the company grows, and currently she is the company’s Associate Director. Most recently as a representative of SBDNY she guest taught and choreographed at Balance Dance Company in Boise, Idaho.

 

LAVINIA ANNA MARIA VAGO (Performer) is a dance artist from Italy. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of the Arts, under the mentorship of Pat Hon. She has attended Springboard Danse Montréal 2011, where she performed the repertoire of Ohad Naharin and work by Shannon Gillen; Northwest Dance Project Launch 6, Portland; Gaga Workshop 2010 with Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv; and Impulstanz in Vienna. She has danced, created and collaborated with dancers/ choreographers Kate Wallich and Anna-Lizette Conner. She has also had the honour of working with great artists such as Tonya Lockyer, KT Niehoff and Zoe Scofield. She is extremely excited to be part of Sidra Bell Dance New York.

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Photos: Jubal Battisti