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Master Class with Guest Choreographer R. Colby Damon
August 31, 2012 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
$15 – $17
Join Charlottesville Ballet on Friday, August 31 for a Master Class in Contemporary Ballet with R. Colby Damon.
The advanced-level master class will be held at the McGuffey Art Center in Studio #11, The Room to Imagine, from 10:30am – 12:00pm. The cost is $17 ($15 for UVa/PVCC students) payable by cash or check.
For more information, call the Charlottesville Ballet studios at 434.985.3200 or email Co-Director Emily Mott: [email protected].
R. Colby Damon
R. Colby Damon was born and raised in Richmond, VA, and received his early dance training with the Richmond Ballet. At age 15 he left home to attend the Virginia School of the Arts and spent summers training at the Boston Ballet. Upon graduation, he joined the Sacramento Ballet, where for five years he performed soloist and principal roles in numerous classical and contemporary works, including pieces by George Balanchine, Glen Tetley, Septime Webre, Trey McIntyre, Helen Pickett, John Selya, and Ron Cunningham. He also began his choreographic explorations in Sacramento, creating a total of six original works on fellow company members and students.
In addition to dancing and choreographing, Colby is also currently pursuing his BA in Dance through St. Mary’s College of California’s LEAP Program. He is also the resident philosopher of the DASH Ensemble, featuring the work of Greg Dolbashian, in New York City, and is a student of Chinese martial arts, energy work, and language. He is furthermore actively involved in the fight against Hydraulic Fracturing, or Fracking, for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale Formation and throughout the United States.
Colby looks forward to working with Charlottesville Ballet to premiere his new work in the Mainstage One Performance on October 20th at PVCC.
