Miami's International Physically Integrated Dance Festival and Conference​
CREDITS
FORWARD MOTION PHYSICALLY INTEGRATED DANCE FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE
STAFF
Artistic Director | Founder - Karen Peterson
Festival Producer - Carol Coombes
Marketing, Public Relations and Development Director - Robert Rosenberg
Associate Publicist: Andrea Salazar
Festival Production Manager - Gary Lund
Graphics | Web Design - Heber Siquieros
Ground Transportation Logistics – Martha Steinberg
IT | Website - Joshua Garcia
Video | Photography – Omni-Kizzi Productions
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
HEIDI LATSKY DANCE | UNFINISHED
Artistic Director - Heidi Latsky
Dancers - Meredith Fages, Tiffany Geigel, Jerron Herman and Jillian Hollis
Stage Manager - Gregory L. Bain
Managing Director - Claude-Andrée Louissaint
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KAREN PETERSON AND DANCERS | UNTOLD STORIES
Artistic Director – Karen Peterson
Dancers - Katherine Brennan, Shawn Buller, Megan Carvajal, Alexis Jose Rodriquez, Oscar Trujillo, Jesus Vidal de Leon.
Photographer - Dinorah de Jesus Rodriquez
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KINETIC LIGHT | UNDER MOMENTUM
Choreography/Dancers - Alice Sheppard with Laurel Lawson
Lighting Designer - Michael Maag
Managing Director - Candace L. Feldman
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STEP CHANGE STUDIOS | HIGHLIGHTS FROM FAIRY TALES
Artistic Director - Rashmi Becker
Dancers/Choreographers: Ian Banham, Rashmi Becker, Laura Jones, Joshua Moore, Ivana Ostrowski, Pawel Karpinski, Lauren Russell, Romano Solano.
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VENUES
Koubek Center – Miami Dade College
Event Specialist - Yelena Pi Pérez
Technical Director /Production Manager - Juan F. Cejas
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Special thanks to: The staff and the technical crew at Miami Dade County Auditorium.
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SUPPORTERS
Support for Forward Motion comes from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the National Endowment of the Arts; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Citizens Interested in the Arts; Funding Arts Network; Best Western Premier Miami International Airport Hotel & Suites Coral Gables, WLRN; and other donors.
Most FORWARD MOTION events will be presented with American Sign Language. To request materials in accessible format, and/or any disability accommodation, please contact Carol Coombes 786-498-6756, forwardmotionmiami@gmail.com) five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).