MICHELLE AMARA MICCA
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Michelle Amara Micca will be presenting To Any Poor Souls....The Wilis as a part of REVERBdance APAP Dance FestivalSunday January 8th 2pm Baurch Performing Arts Center to buy your tickets nowOr Call 646.312.5073For more information on REVERBdance please visit their websitehttp://reverbdance.org/
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bio
BIO
Michelle Amara Micca is a freelance dance artist. Michelle aims to create gender-neutral art by utilizing extreme physicality and athleticism to explore the human identity. Her work travels throughout extremes of layered, unexpected patterning and nearly motionless meditative movement. Michelle has presented her choreography in the Young Choreographers Festival, the Queens Fringe Festival, Check Us Out Dance Festival, the JT Lotus Choreographic Showcase, & more. Michelle received her BFA from Elon University NC. At Elon she had the pleasure of studying and performing choreography for Leslie Scott, Taina Isaac, Liz Maxwell, Laura Dean, Chuck Davis, Stafford C. Berry Jr., Ruth Adrien, & Lila York. Michelle spent a semester at the University of Ghana studying West African Dance. From her research in Ghana she has choreographed and performed her work at an African Diaspora Symposium. Michelle teaches pilates around the city as she continues to dance and choreograph.
artist statement
Artist Statement
My mission as an artist is to explore the sensations of natural body mechanics in order to create images of true human experiences. I use dance as a method to discover the human anatomy and test scientific principles of the body. I strive to create organic movement through the investigation of momentum, weight, muscle patterns, and the skeletal system. I utilize extreme physicality and athleticism to create real human experiences and explore the human identity. My background in African and modern dance influences my percussive and rhythmic musicality. My dances travel throughout extremes of layered, unexpected patterning and nearly motionless meditative movement. I fuse pedestrian motions and familiar dance movements with intricate details that transform the movement into an innovative sensational experience for both the dancers and audience members. My goal as a dance artist and athlete is to create gender-neutral art that celebrates the body and the science of motion while creating a sensational experience. In the future I will to delve into site specific, multimedia, and dance for the camera as different mediums to recreate an environment and further the sensational creation of my work.
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Photo Gallery
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Photo Credit: Steph Olsen
Photo Credit: Steph Olsen
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video
Video Gallery
To Any Poor Souls.... The Wilis A Dance for the Camera
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To Any Poor Souls.....
The Wilis
Live Performace Video
To Any Poor Souls who Trespass Against Us- The Wilis
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COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Collaborating Artists
Meet The Dancers
Meet The Dancers
Ali Dotti
Ali Dotti is a dance artist hailing from northern California she has traveled the world to follow her passion to dance. Ali Graduated with a BFA in dance from Temple University in Philadelphia 2009, received a diploma from Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance in London 2008, trained with Victor Quijada and Rubberbandance Group in Montreal 2010, and she is continuing her study of Gaga technique both in New York City and Israel. She is currently following her dreams in New York City performing and choreographing. Ali has danced for Michelle Micca since January 2011 and she is excited to continue dancing with her in 2012.
Jenny Efremova
Jenny Efremova is a Brooklyn based dancer, teacher and choreographer. She has a Diploma in Dance Theatre and Production from Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts, Kingston, Jamaica, completing her studies at University of Ghana. She has studied and researched the Fon-, Ewe- and Yoruba traditional and ritual dances in Jamaica, Cuba, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Her studies focus on the retention and the fusion of these traditions both in the Americas and in West Africa. In New York Jenny has worked with Mamachee International Dance Company, EDP Dance Project, Natasa Trifan, Legros Cultural Arts, Oyu Oro Experimental Dance Ensemble, Michelle Micca and has presented her own work with Dancing Toes and Expressions Dance Company.
Daniel Holt
Daniel Holt grew up in Lansing, MI and started dancing to fulfill a track & field credit requirement while attending Lansing Community College.Daniel received his BFA in Dance from The Ohio State University, Spring 2011. During his time in Ohio, he performed in works by Susan Hadley, Sabela D. Grimes, and Esther Baker-Tarpaga, among others. Additionally, he was the director of a community-based dance group, Guerrilla Dance, from '09-'11. Daniel now resides in Brooklyn, NY where he continues his practice of guerrilla dancing, is currently dancing with the Stefanie Nelson DANCEGROUP, Yin Yue Dance, as well as choreographs his own work around the city.
Unjin Kim
Unjin Kim is a choreographer and dancer from Seoul, Korea. She holds a Master Degree in Choreography and an Undergraduate Degree from Se-Jong University in Seoul, Korea. She then performed with Sun-hee Jang Ballet Company, Made in Dance Company(MDC) and with choreographers in Korea. After graduation from the Master degree, she went to a few different countries such as Canada, England, Belgium, France, Germany and Australia to get further dance training as well as choreography skills. Since her arrival in New York City in 2010, she has danced with Olivia Mia Orzco, White Wave Dance Company, Marlike Ellasberg, Nai-Ni Chen Dance, The Next Stage Project Company, Gabrielle Lansner Dance Company, Nellie Rain Water, Michell Amara Micca and Seop Dance in NY.
Olivia Mia Orzco
Olivia Mia Orozco, a Los Angeles native, recently moved to New York to further her professional dance career. Upon graduation in June 2010 from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BFA in dance and a minor in philosophy, she worked as a freelance dancer in Los Angeles. She practices her art in a variety of mediums: dance film, music videos, site-specific work, and the beloved stage. She has danced all her life and attended Pacoima Middle School Television and Fine Art Magnet and the Los Angeles County High School For the Arts. Through the Patricia Sparrow Scholarship in 2007 and 2008 she was able to spend her summers training in San Francisco and New York. While at UCSB she was awarded the opportunity to choreograph a full length honors project and received funding through grants from UCSB. Upon graduation she received the Dramatic Art and Dance Award for most likelihood to achieve in her chosen field of study. She is most proud of her choreographic work for singer Mayer Hawthorne. Currently, she is also dancing with Maverick Dance Experience, Kinematik Dance Theatre and choreographing a dance film.
Sabrina Shapiro
Sabrina Shapiro grew up in Takoma Park Maryland where she received her early dance training from The Washington School of Ballet under the direction of Mary Day and Rebecca Wright and the Dance Addition of Takoma Park run by her mother, Meryl Shapiro. She then attended Marymount Manhattan College where she earned a double bachelors degree in dance and biology. After graduation she left New York for Israel to attend the MASA Dance Journey to Israel with the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company under the direction of Rami Be’er, where she was also invited to perform with the ensemble company. Shapiro returned to the United States in 2010 and has performed with various choreographers including Liz Lehrman, Pilobolus, and Michelle Micca. She is a founding member of Vital Dance Company.
Andrea Work
Andi Work, from Tampa, FL, has recently graduated from Elon University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. She is currently dancing and choreographing in NYC. She has worked with such artists as Chuck Davis, Leslie Scott, Jon Lehrer, Lauren Kearns, and Cherie Bower while at Elon. She has performed and presented work to be adjudicated at the American College Dance Festival, where she also took class with Alonzo King. While in school, Andi also performed with kearns dance project, a regional dance company in NC. She spent the summer of 2010 at the American Dance Festival as a Production Intern where she worked with companies such as Paul Taylor, Shen Wei, Eiko and Koma, the African American Dance Ensemble, and Stage Managed for Dendy Dance Theatre. This is her first time performing with Michelle Micca and is very excited for the opportunity.
Meet The Dancers
Ali Dotti
Jenny Efremova
Daniel Holt
Unjin Kim
Olivia Mia Orzco
Sabrina Shapiro
Andrea Work
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Contact
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