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.