TROYDAP

TROY DAP INTERNATIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCE X

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What is TROY DAP? X

Since 2017, Troy University dancers have traveled to Italy to participate in the Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta - the DAP Festival. This international partnership now provides a new and exciting opportunity for dancers in the United States: The TROYxDAP International Dance Experience.

technique in a unique, elite experience featuring internationally known stars of dance. Dancers will learn from master performers and teachers from Europe and the U.S., perform and present their own choreographic works, experience live dance performances and exhibitions, and expand their creative and cultural perspectives.

Primarily designed for high school students, college students and pre-professional dancers, this intensive combines performance, training, international cultural exchange and a strong synergy between contemporary dance and other art forms.

The partnership highlights the strength and success of the international DAP Festival as it expands from its home in Pietrasanta, Italy, to a global presence, and it celebrates Troy University’s commitment to being a strong international institution committed to cultural exchange through the arts.

During this three-day experience on the Troy Campus, participants will engage beyond dance TROYxDAP TEAM The TROYxDAP International Dance Experience will be led by a strong team of collaborative partners sharing responsibility for the successful planning and implementation of the program.

TORI LEE AV E R E T T Program Director

JAMES BOYD Associate Director

ADRIA FERRALI Associate Artistic Director DAP Festival Artistic Director

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DEBORAH HICKS Education Coordinator

What to expect.

EDUCATION & TRAINING Daily master classes taught by international and U.S.-based artists offer intermediate and advanced level instruction in dance technique and artistry as well as scholarship opportunities.

DANCE PERFORMANCE A variety of dance presentations, including a grand gala of international artists and a showcase of invited student performances, offer chances to perform and to witness excellence in dance performance.

COMMUNITY ARTS EXCHANGE Throughout the Troy area, community-based presentations combine dance with cultural, artistic and natural elements in found-space performances and exhibitions.

GUEST ARTISTS

MAXWELL SIMOES

MARIA K O C H E T K O VA

Italian-American Dancer, Actor, Movement Director, Film and Television Actor; Training: Ecole-Atelier Rudra Bejart Lausanne, Switzerland

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Former Principal Dancer for American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet; Freelance Principal Dancer; Training: Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Russia

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SEBASTIAN KLOBORG Award-winning Danish Choreographer, Dancer, Director; Training: Royal Danish Ballet School, Denmark

S T E FA N I E NOLL Ukrainian-American Dancer, Choreographer, and Movement Director; currently with Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve; Training: Joffrey Trainee Program, Marymount Manhattan, and Arts Umbrella Graduate Program

SCHEDULE T H U R S D A Y, J U LY 3 0 5

Early Registration & Check-in for Travelers p.m.

F R I D A Y, J U LY 3 1 8

Registration & Check-in a.m.

9

Master Classes & Rehearsals a.m.

with Guest Artists 12

Lunch Break p.m.

2

Master Classes & Rehearsals p.m.

with Guest Artists 5

Dinner Break p.m.

7

Friday Dance Showcase p.m.

S A T U R D A Y, A U G U S T 1 8

Registration & Check-in a.m.

9

Master Classes & Rehearsals a.m.

with TROY Dance Faculty 12

Lunch Break p.m.

2

Master Classes & Rehearsal p.m.

with TROY Dance Faculty 5

Dinner Break p.m.

7

Grand Gala Performance p.m.

featuring Guest Artists S U N D A Y, A U G U S T 2 8

Check-out & Departure for Travelers a.m.

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REGISTRATION & COST R E G I S T R AT I O N I N C L U D E S • Instruction by guest artists and TROY faculty • On-campus housing (commuter option also available) • Admission to all dance performances • Meals

PA R T I C I PA N T S M U S T B E 1 4 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO REGISTER

COSTS Participants can select the full two-day package or a one-day package.

Full Weekend Friday Only Saturday Only

$500 $250 $250

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