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Exit12 Company Artists

LISA FITZGERALD

Associate Artistic Director, Artist

Lisa Fitzgerald is a ballet dancer and teacher originally from Massachusetts. Ms. Fitzgerald graduated from the professional ballet training program at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, and afterwards danced with Connecticut Ballet, Ballet Theatre Company, Sarah Berges Dance, Ballet Ambassadors, and Ballet des Amériques. Ms. Fitzgerald’s roles include The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Kitri in Don Quixote, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, and has had various classical and contemporary roles created for her.

Ms. Fitzgerald co-founded Exit12 Dance Company as a way aid her husband Román's transition back to civilian life post deployment and use dance as a way to heal As Associate Artistic Director Ms. Fitzgerald has performed and taught throughout the United States at institutions including West Point Military Academy, Stanford University, and Lincoln Center.

As a classical ballet teacher Ms. Fitzgerald has taught at Mark Morris Dance Group, Ballet Theatre Company, and Regal Ballet London, West London School of Dance, among others Along with teaching, Ms. Fitzgerald has choreographed and staged both original and classical ballets for children’s programs and pre-professional schools. She has prepared students for classical ballet competitions and worked as a teaching artist, making dance accessible to children who might not otherwise have the opportunity.

Ms. Fitzgerald graduated summa cum laude from St. Mary’s College of California with a BA in Performing Arts. Ms. Fitzgerald holds a certificate for the first three years of professional ballet education from the Bolshoi Ballet Teacher Certification Program Ms Fitzgerald is currently an MA student in Dance Education at the Royal Academy of Dance in London.

Exit12 Company Artists

Adrienne De La Fuente

Company Manager, Artist

Adrienne de la Fuente graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University with a BA in French Studies and Philosophy and a minor in Spanish.

Adrienne de la Fuente joined Exit12 in 2010 and has been with the company ever since, performing and leading workshops throughout the US and abroad. In 2016, she became Exit12's Company Manager and Rehearsal Director. Through her work with Exit12, she has developed a greater understanding of the military's influence on her own family and the community where she was raised.

A California native, she trained with Richard Gibson and Zory Karah at the Academy of Ballet and with Fran Spector Atkins at SpectorDance. She was a member of SpectorDance Company and danced in Fran Spector Atkins’ Figures in the Dust based on John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath. After moving to New York City, Adrienne trained at The Ailey School. She has also taught workshops with JUNTOS Dance Collective in New York City, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Outside of Exit12, Adrienne has performed with SpectorDance Company, the JUNTOS Dance Collective, Brooklyn Ballet, and freelanced with several NYC-based choreographers. She is also COO at Private Prep, an educational service company headquartered in New York City.