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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54a0442ae4b097c5f14e7cf0/076fb55f-e575-4881-82e6-cd0075eaaa8e/Ben%2BNeedham-Wood%2B%C2%A9%2BMaximillian%2BTortoriello%2B%281%29.jpg MARIN RESIDENCY - BEN NEEDHAM-WOOD BEN NEEDHAM-WOOD (Artistic Director) is an EMMY Award-winning choreographer, filmmaker, and dance educator. Ben currently serves as Artistic Director for the Boulder Ballet in Boulder, CO. This appointment followed a 12-year performance career dancing primarily with the Louisville Ballet, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery. As a performer Ben was honored to receive two Isadora Duncan Dance Award nominations and recognition from the New York Times. Ben graduated magna cum laude and holds a BFA in Ballet from the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, OH. Ben’s choreography has been presented nationally by professional companies, TV networks, commercial airlines, film festivals, and galas. In 2018, Ben and his long-time collaborator, Weston Krukow, co-created the dance film BaseBallet: Into the Game, which was awarded 4 Northern-California Area EMMY Awards and recognized by film festivals across the country. This feature was preceded by the short film, BaseBallet, which was also recognized with a regional EMMY Award and was later exhibited at the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, NY. Ben was the first appointed Artistic Fellow of Amy Seiwert’s Imagery in 2018. Two years later he founded his own company, Redirecting Dance, in order to produce works that amplify critical social issues and inspire empathy. Through his company Ben has been closely studying the impacts of movement on mental health. This research continues to inform his work as a choreographer and leader in the performing arts. CONTACT: bneedhamwood@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54a0442ae4b097c5f14e7cf0/b404c40b-5498-44c6-8a1c-b2cb9c7f7589/unnamed-32.jpg MARIN RESIDENCY - SADIE BROWN SADIE BROWN (Associate Artistic Director) started dance at a young age in her hometown, Evansville, IN. From there she attended training programs at Boston Ballet and Harid Conservatory. Upon graduating high school, Sadie was handpicked by Patricia Barker to join Grand Rapids Ballet where she performed lead roles such as Juliet in a world premiere by Mario Radacovsky. This role took her to Austria where she guested in Ballet Bratislava’s production of Romeo and Juliet. After 3 seasons with Grand Rapids Ballet, Sadie signed a contract with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in January 2013. Here she enjoyed a full career dancing on some of the greatest stages around the globe and performing works by leading choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Alejandro Cerrudo, Cayetano Soto, and Fernando Melo. Upon the dissolution of ASFB, Sadie took on the position of rehearsal assistant at The Boulder Ballet. Sadie continues to push her own artistry on the stage as a freelance dancer performing with companies such as Cirio Collective, Lemon Sponge Cake, and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet; and off the stage as a stager for choreographers such as Ben Needham-Wood, Andrea Schermoly, and Nicolo Fonte. CONTACT: Sadie.isadorabrown@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54a0442ae4b097c5f14e7cf0/19a9cc7b-4379-4caf-96b3-0e76ab208b6c/ADHeadshot.jpg MARIN RESIDENCY - BRANDON RAGLAND Artistic Director of Dayton Ballet. Brandon has over a decade of professional experience as a dancer, choreographer, and educator. Most recently, he spent 13 years as a leading artist with the Louisville Ballet and served as the Pre-Professional Program Manager for the Louisville Ballet School as well as the Resident Choreographer for the Louisville Ballet Youth Ensemble (LBYE). He has taught for Louisville Ballet School, Louisville Ballet Studio Company, Alabama Ballet, Alabama Ballet School, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Next Generation Ballet, Samford University, AROVA Contemporary Ballet, and Ballet Arkansas. Brandon has received awards for his contribution to the Louisville arts community. He is the recipient of The Lift A Life Foundation Emerging Leader in the Arts Award that was presented by The Fund for the Arts, a Hadley Creative recipient, and was awarded Louisville Magazine’s Best Artist Award. Brandon has created works for Louisville Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, AROVA Contemporary Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, Sedona Chamber Ballet, and The Perla Ballet. His choreography with the LBYE has been presented at several Regional Dance America: Southeast festivals, Brandon has also created two one-act ballets, Cinderella’s Ball and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for the Louisville Ballet School. Brandon has collaborated with many local community programs such as Root and Wings project, IDEAS xLab, and The Kentucky Center’s Artsreach program. In 2017, Brandon had the wonderful opportunity to perform with the Black Iris Project at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. as part of their Dance Across America Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54a0442ae4b097c5f14e7cf0/1747790027693-LL99NZJHJVKWALLW7Q6L/Preston%2BSwovelin%2B-%2BHeadshot%252C%2Bshort%2Bhair.jpg MARIN RESIDENCY - PRESTON SWOVELIN Preston Swovelin is a native to Los Angeles. He has trained with the Pasadena Dance Theatre and Miami City Ballet School on full scholarship under Cynthia Young, Lawrence Blake, and Edward Villella. He is the recipient of various awards including 2nd place for Hip-Hop at the USA Nationals. Preston has worked with over 90 organizations including as a principal at Eugene Ballet Company, California Ballet, and Golden State Ballet, Troy University as a professor, Golden State Ballet as a rehearsal director, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Setsuko Kawaguchi Ballet in Japan, San Diego Opera, CalArts, National Choreographers Initiative, Disney, Harley-Davidson, Audi, Bad Boys of Dance thoughout Europe (as Romeo in Romeo & Juliet), and performed and choreographed in collaborations with Cirque du Soleil. He is a desperado by day, a connoisseur of Netflix by night, and enjoys the occasional skydive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54a0442ae4b097c5f14e7cf0/1747789941735-83OSX7M1WLKSUH0PR89F/K.+Currier+Headshot.jpg MARIN RESIDENCY - KATIE CURRIER Katie is a New York based artist, educator, and administrator. She grew up in Norwich, Vermont where she began her dance training under the direction of Doreen Keith. She received her BS in Dance Arts Administration from Butler University’s Jordan School of the Arts in Indianapolis, Indiana. In fall 2014, Katie was a guest artist in Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s The Nutcracker. After moving to New York City in 2015, Katie joined Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC), under the direction of Igal Perry. Katie has performed across the US and internationally in works by George Balanchine, Alice Klock, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Dwight Rhoden, Jae Man Joo, Igal Perry, Mauro Bigonzetti, Norbert de la Cruz III, Yin Yue, Yoshito Sakuraba and more. In 2019, Katie was nominated by PCDC for a Princess Grace Award. In 2021, Katie became a freelance artist with Metamorphosis Dance in Madrid, Spain, under the direction of Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich. With Metamorphosis, Katie was a creating member of two full-length productions with Ansa & Bacovich – CreAcción in 2021 and PRISMA in 2022, performing with the company across Spain, Italy, and Germany. CreAcción received the 2022 national Spanish award (Premios Max) for Best Choreography. Katie is currently a rehearsal director and stager for Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. She also works as the administrative Manager for the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (ABT JKO) School and is on faculty with ABT Studio Company and the ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division as a contemporary teacher. She is certified in ABT’s National Training Curriculum through Level 3 and additionally teaches ballet as an ABT Education Teaching Artist at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. Katie has taught master classes and workshops in Italy, Menorca, and Mexico, as well as at the Peridance Center, Butler University, and Western Michigan University. She most recently returned to Butler University’s dance department as a guest faculty member of contemporary/modern for the 2024-2025 school year. In June and November 2024, Katie was chosen as the choreographic Artist in Residence at Aflora Tulum in Tulum, Mexico where she co-created and performed two original multi-artist works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54a0442ae4b097c5f14e7cf0/1747968634884-KSV9EJB9QJU0A3BUSE6G/Babatunji+Headshot.jpg MARIN RESIDENCY - BABATUNJI JOHNSON Babatunji is a dance artist, choreographer, and creative innovator based out of Oakland. Though never formally trained as a child, Babatunji was always moving his body to the beat. At the age of 15, he discovered the art of hip hop. Following this epiphany of love, he grew up through his teens breaking and popping on street corners in Hilo, Hawai’i. After being “discovered” by a local dance instructor, he began his formal training at Center Stage Dance Alliance in various styles of dance, including ballet. This training would inevitably lead him to Lines Ballet’s Training Program, and from there, into LINES Ballet company. For over a decade he has worked with one of the greatest American choreographers, Alonzo King. Throughout their time together Babatunji originated many roles, including the acclaimed “Lift Every Voice” solo in which he’s been blessed to share the stage with Grammy Award-winning vocalist, Lisa Fischer. As a freelance dancer, Babatunji has worked with Post:ballet, SFDanceworks, tinypistol, Ballare Carmel; as well as performed works by choreographers and artist such as Adji Cissoko, Yue Yin, Danielle Rowe, Brett Conway, Rich and Tone Talauega, David Harvey, and Mike Tyus. Additionally, his work for film includes features in Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs’ Blindspotting on Starz. Most recently he co-starred alongside Misty Copeland in her short art film Flower, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. The San Francisco Chronicle profiled Babatunji’s journey from street performance to the big screen. Over the past 8 years, Babatunji has developed a unique movement language, blending his background in ballet, contemporary, breaking, and hip hop. He has choreographed for Berkeley Ballet Theater, Boston Dance Theater, Post:ballet, Trolley Dance, SFDanceworks, ZiRu Dance, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, among other Bay Area companies. As a solo artist, Babatunji has performed internationally, collaborating with visual, sound, and technical artists of countless genres. His work has been seen at Museum of Dance, Lion’s Jaw performance + dance festival, København Danser, and SFJazz in collaboration with Terri Lyne Carrington. In 2015, he was awarded a Princess Grace Award, as well as a Chris Hellman Award for his outstanding achievements and promise in the world of dance. In 2022, Babatunji was featured in Dance Magazine’s “Dancer Spotlight - Making New Movement”. 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