- Howard Gilman
Howard Gilman (15 February, 1924 - 3 January 1998) was the founder of the Gilman Paper Company. He was born and raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side. He attended the Horace Mann School in the Bronx, New York and received his bachelor's degree in 1944 from Dartmouth College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He served in the Navy during part of World War II. He died of a heart attack at age 73, in January of 1998 at his White Oak Plantation near Jacksonville, Florida.
- Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones is an American artistic director, choreographer and dancer based in New York City. He is the recipient of the 2007 Tony Award, the 2005 Wexner Prize, the 2005 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2003 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, as well as a 1994 MacArthur Fellowship. Jones began his dance training at the State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY), studying classical ballet and modern dance.
- Harvey Lichtenstein
Harvey Lichtenstein (born 1929) is a retired American dancer and arts administrator, best known for his 32-year tenure (1967-99) as executive director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Lichtenstein, the son of a Polish immigrant, graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1946, and from Brooklyn College in 1951. He danced in the companies of Sophie Maslow, Pearl Lang, and Mark Ryder-Emily Frankel. After working in arts management at Brandeis University, …
- Susan Marshall
Susan Marshall (born October 17 1958) is an American choreographer and dancer. She formed the dance collective Susan Marshall & Company in 1982, working initially with dancers Arthur Armijo, David Dorfman, Jackie Goodrich, and David Landis. Starting at Emanu-El Midtown YM-YWHA and PS 122, Susan Marshall & Company moved to Dance Theater Workshop in New York City for two- and three-week seasons in 1986 and 1987 respectively, …
- Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher most recently directed the world premiere of "Singing Forest" by "Craig Lucas" at Intiman Playhouse; "The Light in the Piazza" by Lucas and Adam Guettel at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, for which he has received a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination; and "Mourning Becomes Electra" for Seattle Opera and New York City Opera. He has received national and international recognition for his work as a classical director, …
- Lukas Foss
BPO Music Director: 1963-71 As a fifteen-year-old prodigy Lukas Foss arrived in America in 1937 where he enrolled at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. By that time he had already been composing for eight years, with lessons in his native Berlin with his first piano teacher, Julius Herford . After his family fled Nazi Germany in 1933 Foss studied in Paris with Lazare Levy , Noel Gallon and Felix Wolfes , and advanced flute with Louis Moyse .
- Bai Ling
Bai Ling (born October 10 1961) is a Chinese actress who has also attained fame in the United States. Bai, her surname, literally means "white". Ling, a common Chinese given name, means clever.
- Stephen Page
Stephen Page was born in 1965, in Brisbane. He is descended from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali clan of the Yugambeh tribe from southeast Queensland, Australia. He is a dancer and choreographer. Stephen danced with the Sydney Dance Company until 1991 when he was appointed Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre. In 1996, Stephen made his creative debut with The Australian Ballet, choreographing "Alchemy".
- Frances Rings
Frances Rings is a dancer, choreographer and television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, a descendant of the Kokatha Tribe. After taking dance as an elective at high school, she decided to pursue it as a career and so enrolled at NAISDA Dance College. While studying, she also toured with the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre and performed with Bangarra Dance Theatre. After graduating from NAISDA, Frances joined Bangarra Dance Theatre in 1993, …
- Alexandra Deshorties
Alexandra Deshorties is a French-Canadian soprano, and sings principally opera. She was born in Canada and raised in Marseilles, France. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions at 21, she entered the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist program the following season. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as the High Pristess in Aida at age 24. She has since appeared in a wide ranging number of roles, …
- Leonard Garment
Leonard Garment (born May 11 1924, Brooklyn, USA) was acting Special Counsel to U.S. President Richard Nixon for the last two years of his presidency. A noted attorney, he is the author of the 2000 book "In Search of Deep Throat: The Greatest Political Mystery of Our Time", which supported the theory that Deep Throat was John Sears. Before Deep Throat's identity was revealed in 2005 as being former FBI Acting Associate Director W. Mark Felt, …
- Jakob Trollbäck
Jakob Trollbäck is the founder and creative director of New York-based creative studio Trollbäck + Company. The Swedish self-taught designer is an acknowledged industry leader in branding and motion graphics design, best known for his clean, consistent and concept-driven design. Born and raised in Stockholm, the former DJ saw a move to New York in the early nineties. After several years at R/GA, Jakob founded Trollbäck + Company with his wife Lisa in 1999.
- Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey, Jr. (January 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989) was an African American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He died of AIDS, at the age of 58. Ailey was born to his 17-year-old mother, Lula Cooper, in Rogers, Texas. Alvin developed an early interest in dance. In 1943 he and his mother moved to Los Angeles. Initially, he took dance classes from choreographer Katherine Dunham, and later studied under Los Angeles, …
- Finnegan The Poet
Finnegan the Poet (born March 17, 1969) is a bisexual queer American expatriate poet, writer and performance artist of Afro-Caribbean, Irish and Cuban descent. Originally from New York City he is on tour and is presently touring across the United States, after four years abroad in Europe. Finnegan has performed at the following New York venues: Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Knitting Factory, BAM Next Wave Festival, CBGB, Nells, West End Gate, ABC No Rio, …
- Robert Catell
Mr. Catell is an ex officio Director and Chairman Emeritus of The Partnership for New York City, Inc., a past Chairman of The Houston Exploration Company, and a past Chairman of the American Gas Association. He is a Vice-Chairman of the National Petroleum Council's Natural Gas Committee and also a member of its Finance Committee.
- James Wu
As a vocalist and harmonica player, I have few equals. I speak from the fire and strike heavy with of the sword.
- Joe Salvatore
I live in the East Village in NYC. I have two cats, Buster and Dusty. I teach at NYU, write and direct plays, and work hard to live one day at a time. Thank you, Bonnie Franklin... To see more about me, visit my website at www.joesalvatore.com. I've got some of my writing there and also pictures from plays that I've directed. So take a look!
- Troy
Committed to misanthropy.
- Joseph Horowitz
Mr. Horowitz has taught at the Eastman School, the Manhattan School of Music, the New England Conservatory (NEC), the Mannes College of Music and as a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College. He was Director of the 1999 NEC Spring Festival, a series of 10 concerts exploring “Musical Boston a Century Ago.” Also at NEC, he helped to create a program of “guided internships,” bringing NEC students into Boston public school classrooms.
- Kila Packett
I like these words: illicit, amorous, ephemeral, indecent, aesthete.
- Ken Field
Ken Field : Boston-based international saxophonist, flautist, and composer Ken Field has performed in the US, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, and Japan, and has been Composer-in-Residence at the Ucross Foundation (Wyoming), the Fundacíon Valparaíso (Spain), and the Atlantic Center for the Arts (Florida). He is a member of the modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic , and has released several solo CDs of his layered saxophone compositions.
- Lisa Porter
LISA PORTER (MFA, Yale School of Drama) LISA PORTER (MFA, Yale School of Drama) has been the Head of Stage Management at UCSD since January 2005. She continues to freelance internationally and regionally as well as working in the event world.
- Cary Grant
jane austen fan singleton early riser and night owl fake vegetarian anal-retentive slow-learner walker lazy bones coffee drinker.
- Chitra Ganesh
Chitra Ganesh received a BA magna cum laude from Brown University and an MFA from Columbia University. Her work has been exhibited at the Queens Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Bronx Museum, Momenta Art, Bose Pacia Modern, Apex Art, White Columns, Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival, and the Jersey City Museum, all in New York, as well as in Canada, Brazil, Italy and India.
- Judith Dolan
Judith Dolan is an award-winning costume and set designer, and professor of design in UCSD’s Theatre and Dance Department—which currently ranks third in the nation for graduate Masters of Fine Arts studies. Dolan has designed costumes and sets for a wide range of works in theatre, opera, film and television. She has collaborated with director Harold Prince on several productions including the much anticipated musical, LoveMusik, which will open on Broadway in May.
- Melissa Elstein
Melissa Elstein Melissa Elstein is a registered yoga teacher and a Reiki (2nd Degree) practitioner, and the founder of Good Energy Yoga and Reiki, LLC. She is a member of the Yoga Alliance and the New York Teachers Yoga Association.
- Laura Fletcher
I made american gothic better.
- Daniel Ostling
Daniel Ostling , M.F.A. Stage Design. Joined the faculty in 2003. Associate Professor Daniel Ostling is a freelance Scenic Designer based in Chicago with a second residence in NYC. Mr. Ostling is an ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago. He works extensively with director Mary Zimmerman having designed numerous production including Metamorphoses for which he was nominated for a 2002 Tony Award.
- Steven Parrish
Mr. Parrish also served in numerous positions covering a range of legal, regulatory and public affairs issues after first joining the company in June 1990. Mr. Parrish received a B.A. degree in Political Science in 1972 and his J.D. in 1975, both from the University of Missouri.
- Hilary
- Adam
I'm currently having problems with my keypad because I spilled some soda on it. By mistake of course.
- Jennifer
+ pretty awesome.
- Marianne Weems
Marianne Weems Marianne Weems is artistic director of The Builders Association and has directed all of their productions, beginning in 1994. In addition to her work with the company, she is currently at work on a new theater/music event with David Byrne and Fatboy Slim titled Here Lies Love , and she recently completed a multimedia workshop with Disney Creative Entertainment and Walt Disney Imagineering.
- Josh
Playwright, Director, and man about town...
- Franklin Teagle
candle guy.
- Amy Domjan
You can see what I'm up to right now at my.
- Daria
If you want to know you can ask.
- Dave Collins
I live in Brooklyn with my two awesome roommates. I am an actor- you should check out some of my stuff. I also work at BAM. I like watching The Family Guy and Seinfeld. I'm obsessed with Back to the Future and need to own a deloreon at some point in my life! Hit me up!
- Monika
Noah is the most beautiful boy, keeping me busy, one handed and off line a lot :)
- Galak Tika
Galak Tika was formed in 1993 and is led by composer Evan Ziporyn, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Music at MIT. The words "galak tika" are classical Javanese for "intense togetherness." The ensemble draws its members from the MIT community and functions in the tradition of a Balinese village "sekeha," with decisions made communally and responsibilities shared among participants.