Artists In Residence
Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch
SPRING 2018 - ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch was a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company for 10 years, performing leading roles such as Jocasta in "Night Journey," Helen of Troy in "Clytemnestra," Lamentation, Pioneering Woman in "Appalachian Spring," and several other timeless Graham works.
She has also worked with other prominent artists and collaborators, including Aszure Barton, Larry Kegwin, Josie Mosely, and Lar Lubovitch in the "Lamentation Variations," Martha Clarke in "Sueno", Pascal Rioult, Philadanco, Siti Company in collaboration with the Martha Graham Dance Company in "American Document," Robert Wilson's"Snow on The Mesa," Lou Diamond Phillips, Guy Stroman, and Susan Kikuchi in "The King and I."
Rohan Bhargava
FALL/WINTER 2017/2018 - ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Rohan Bhargava is originally from New Delhi, India and he holds a B.F.A in Dance from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. He works for Cameron McKinney/Kizuna Dance, Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, and 10 Hairy Legs in addition to serving as Artistic Director of Rovaco Dance Company. As an emerging choreographer, Rohan has earned awards and commissions from Moving Beauty Series, Mare Nostrum Elements, Tamasha NYC, Mannes School of Music, and The Dance Gallery Festival. In 2017-18, Rohan will be creating a new work for LaGuardia Performing Arts Center courtesy of CUNY Dance Initiative. He will also teach guest classes at Sam Houston State University, University of Houston, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Hunter Dance Center, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. (Website: www.rovacodance.com).
Caitlin Potosnak
SPRING 2017 - ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Caitlin Potosnak grew up dancing at Dance Expression dance arts in northern NJ where she received extensive training in ballet, modern, jazz, and tap. She had the opportunity to take classes in NYC and NJ Ballet. As well as having the privilege to perform with the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company during their 25th anniversary celebration. Caitlin graduated from Radford University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in dance and an Exercise Science minor. During her years at Radford she was an apprentice dancer with d a n a h b e l l a danceworks and got to work with many choreographers and performed all over the east coast. She was awarded 1st place at the Virginia/North Carolina regional choreography competition held by the National Society of Arts and Letters organization and went on to compete Nationally in Birmingham, AL. She then went on to become a member of the West Virginia Dance Company for two years, bringing modern dance into public schools and Universities. While in West Virginia she was awarded a professional development grant from the West Virginia division of culture and history: National Endowment for the Arts, in which she got to further her studies in dance. She has also studied with Doug Varone and Dancers, Limon Dance Company, Amy Marshall Dance Company, and the Radio City Rockettes. Upon Relocating to NYC she’s performed with Ariel Rivka, and Nicole Kadar. She is a company member of Dance Cat-Alyst and Shift create dance. Caitlin is also a certified Pilates Instructor, NASM-CPT, and teaches at Pilates on Fifth, BeFit NYC, and Chelsea Piers.
Brigette Cormier
SUMMER 2016 & 2017 - ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
UNIQART DANCE COMPANY
FALL 2016 - ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
