Guest Artists

Paul Matteson received a New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) in 2002 for performance. Originally from Cumberland, Maine, he graduated from Middlebury College where he studied with Penny Campbell, Andrea Olsen, and Peter Schmitz. He has been a member of David Dorfman Dance since 2000. He also works with Race Dance, Peter Schmitz, Creach/Company, and Keith Johnson. His choreography has been shown in New York at The Thalia Theater at Symphony Space, Dance Theater Workshop, The DanceNow Festival, Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, Judson Church, St.

Co-Artistic Director of the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company as well as the director of The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance and Assistant to Mr. Louis. Tito was born in Bilbao Spain where he was the Spanish National Champion in figure skating. His career turned to dance in 1985 when he made his debut as a lead soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theater. He is the Reconstruction Director of the Nikolais/Louis repertory and has staged their work on university and professional dance companies around the world. He is currently choreographing for champion ice skaters.

Ben Munisteri is a NYC-based choreographer whose dance ensemble performs regularly in New York, at summer festivals, and at dance venues around the country. He has created dances for Pennsylvania Dance Theater, Danceworks Performance Company (Milwaukee), and for many college dance companies and has received commissions and funding from Performance Space 122, Danspace Project, the Joyce Theater Foundation, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. He recently received two consecutive major grants from the Jerome Foundation for the creation of new works.

Michael Foley ‘89 has been involved in the world of professional dance for over 15 years and has performed internationally in the companies of over two dozen choreographers. He has taught workshops and master classes throughout the USA, Europe, Central America and The Caribbean. He has received choreographic commissions around the globe where his work has been performed in some of the most prestigious theatres for dance. He formed his own company, Michael Foley Dance in 1994 touring the USA and Europe.

The Bates Dance Festival Presents Gregory Maqoma:

Residency:
October 11-17, 2009

Performance:
8:00pm Friday, October 16
Schaeffer Theater