MOVEMENT INVENTION PROJECT®
Program Director, Nancy Turano
MIP® named Top 10 International Contemporary Dance Intensives in 2017 & 2018, is a unique summer dance intensive for advanced dancers. Dancers work with an extraordinary faculty of teachers, choreographers, and mentors in a project that encourage srisk-taking, creativity, and the development of improvisational skills in a supportive environment, preparing the dancer to work in collaboration with today's choreographers.
MIP® for advanced dancers ages 18-23
*MIP® is an expansion of NJDTE Educational Programming based in Summit, NJIt was founded in 2009 as a collaboration with Vancouver Arts Umbrella, Canada.
MIP® Program HISTORY
2009-2020
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2020
MIP presents FORCE MAJEURE FORCE MAJEURE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | Shannon Gillen FORCE MAJEURE® Program Director | Nancy Turano FORCE MAJEURE® Program Coordinator | Kaitlyn Esposito FORCE MAJEURE ® On Site Program Manager | VIM VIGOR company members 2019
MIP® Artistic Director | Francesca Harper MIP® Program Director | Nancy Turano MIP® Program Coordinator | Kaitlyn Esposito MIP® On Site Program Manager | Gioia Grasso Accompanists | Slowdanger 2018
MIP® Artistic Director | Francesca Harper MIP® Program Director | Nancy Turano MIP® Program Coordinator | Tina Williams MIP® On Site Program Manager | Gioia Grasso Accompanists | Michael McFrederick, Slowdanger 2017
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells* MIP® Program Director | Nancy Turano MIP® Program Coordinator | Michelle Lim Accompanist | Michael Mc Frederick |
COMPANIES
VIM VIGOR, | Physical Dance Theatre, Floorwork, Partnering MARCAT | Contemporary, Gaga ARTISTS Shannon Gillen | VIM VIGOR Jason Cianciulli | VIM VIGOR Kiley Dolaway | VIM VIGOR Jessica Smith | VIM VIGOR Marija Obradovic | VIM VIGOR Brandon Coleman | VIM VIGOR Natalie Border | VIM VIGOR Dava Huesca | VIM VIGOR Cat Coury | MARCAT Mario Bermudez Gil | MARCAT Christina Janey | Bill T. Jones Stephanie Miracle | Folkwang Tanzstudio ARTISTS
Francesca Harper | Ballet, Forsythe Technology Stefanie Batten Bland | Company SBB, Improvisation Jeffrey Docimo | Isodoc Dance Group, Punchdrunk's Sleep No More Navarra Novy-Williams | Batsheva, GAGA, Process Isadora Wolfe | Johannes Wieland & Punchdrunk's Sleep No More Roderick George | The Forsythe Company, Goteborg Operan DansKompani Slowdanger (Taylor Knight & Anna Thompson) | Physical Integration Stephanie Crousillat | Johannes Wieland, Physical Dance Theatre, Photography Joseph Poulson | Punchdrunk's Sleep No More ARTISTS Francesca Harper | Ballet & Forsythe Technology Stefanie Batten Bland | Company SBB, Improvisation Jeffrey Docimo | Isodoc Dance Group, Punchdrunk's Sleep No More Navarra Novy-Williams | Batsheva, GAGA, Process Isadora Wolfe | Johannes Wieland & Punchdrunk's Sleep No More Loni Landon | Lani Landon Dance Project, Process Helen Pickett | Forsythe Technology Victoria Sendra | Victoria Sendra Films Accompanists | Michael McFrederick, Slowdanger COLLABORATORS
Alexandra Wells | Image Tech & Ballet Sidra Bell | Sidra Bell Dance New York, MIP® Founding Collaborator Shannon Gillen | VIM VIGOR Shamel Pitts | Batsheva, GAGA & Exploration Elia Mrak | Flying Low Technique Troy Ogilvie | MIP Founding Collaborator |
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2016
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells* MIP® & MIP2® Program Coordinator | Jenna Capizzi Accompanist | Laura Tishchenko 2015 Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells MIP® & MIP2® Program Coordinator | Corey Bliss Accompanist | Laura Tishchenko 2014
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells MIP® & Pre-MIP® Program Coordinator | Renee Anderko MIP® Program Manager | Kevin Fay Accompanist | Laura Tishchenko 2013
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells Program Coordinator/Collaborator | Troy Ogilvie* Accompanist | Andy Monroe |
COLLABORATORS
Sidra Bell | Sidra Bell Dance New York, MIP® Founding Collaborator Shannon Gillen | VIM VIGOR Shamel Pitts | GAGA & Exploration Elia Mrak | Flying Low Technique Troy Ogilvie | MIP Founding Collaborator Alexandra Wells | Image Tech & Ballet COLLABORATORS
Sidra Bell | Sidra Bell Dance New York Shannon Gillen | Shannon Gillen + Guests Ana Lucaciu | Assistant to Alexander Ekman Elia Mrak | Flying Low Technique Alexandra Wells | Image Tech & Ballet COLLABORATORS
Sidra Bell | Sidra Bell Dance New York Frances Chiaverini | The Forsythe Company Peter Chu | chuthis and Kidd Pivot Gabriel Forestieri | ProjectLIMB Shannon Gillen | Shannon Gillen + Guests Alexandra Johnson | Sidra Bell Dance New York Ana Lucaciu | Assistant to Alexander Ekman Jermaine Spivey | Kidd Pivot COLLABORATORS
Sidra Bell* | Gabriel Forestieri | Shannon Gillen | Christopher Roman | Cindy Salgado | Adam Weinert | Gaga People LLC |
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2012
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells 2011
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells* |
COLLABORATORS
Sidra Bell* | Andrew Cowan | Gabriel Forestieri | Shannon Gillen | Andrea Miller | Shamel Pitts Guest Collaborator | Jermaine Spivey Artistic Associate/Collaborator | Troy Ogilvie* Accompanists | Andy Monroe, Laura Tishchenko COLLABORATORS
Sidra Bell | Gabriel Forestieri | Shannon Gillen | Jill Johnson | Andrea Miller | Shamel Pitts Artistic Associate/Collaborator | Troy Ogilvie* Accompanist | Jerome Begin |
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2010
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells* 2009
Artistic Director/Collaborator | Alexandra Wells* |
COLLABORATORS
Kyle Abraham | Sidra Bell* | Gabriel Forestieri | Ariel Freedman | Jill Johnson* | Andrea Miller | Shamel Pitts Artistic Associate/Collaborator | Troy Ogilvie Accompanists | Jerome Begin, Laura Tishchenko COLLABORATORS
Kyle Abraham | Sidra Bell | Jill Johnson | Andrea Miller | Jaclyn Villamil Artistic Associate/Collaborator | Troy Ogilvie Accompanist | Jerome Begin |
photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Veranika Antanevich