BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Denver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18-16092@dance.colostate.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210320T140000 DTSTAMP:20240506T195754Z URL:https://dance.colostate.edu/events/masterclass-nique-with-artists-of-c omplexions-contemporary-ballet/ SUMMARY:Masterclass and Q&\;A: Nique with artists of Complexions Contemp orary Ballet DESCRIPTION:CSU Dance is proud to offer a virtual Nique masterclass and Q&a mp\;A with artists of Complexions Contemporary Ballet for community dancer s. Nique classes combine classical and contemporary vocabulary into a valu able training method for pre-professional dancers. This class is most suit able for intermediate/advanced dancers\, but all levels are welcome to obs erve and participate in the Q&\;A.\nSchedule:\n\n 12-1 p.m. MST — N ique masterclass with Clifford Williams\n 1-2 p.m. MST — Q&\;A with  Dwight Rhoden\, co-founder of Complexions Contemporary Ballet\n\n*Note\ , registration will not be approved until you have completed this form: En gagement Form\nActivity title: Nique\nGuest Artists:\n\n\nDWIGHT RHODEN (F ounding Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer of Complexions Contempora ry Ballet) has established a remarkably wide-ranging career\, earning dist inction from The New York Times as “one of the most sought out choreogra phers of the day.” Dwight has performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance C ompany\, Les Ballet Jazz De Montreal\, and as a principal dancer with Alvi n Ailey American Dance Theater. He has appeared in numerous television spe cials\, documentaries and commercials throughout the United States\, Canad a\, and Europe and has been a featured performer on many PBS “Great Perf ormances” specials.\n\nSince 1994\, Dwight’s choreography has been the lynchpin in the development of the Complexions repertory. He has been pra ised for his prolific body of work\, visionary style\, and boundary-breaki ng sensibility. He has created more than 80 ballets for Complexions\, as w ell as numerous other companies\, including Alvin Ailey American Dance The ater\, The Arizona Ballet\, The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Company\, Ballet Gam onet\, The Dance Theater of Harlem\, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company\, T he Joffrey Ballet\, Miami City Ballet\, New York City Ballet/Diamond Proje ct\, North Carolina Dance Theater\, The Pennsylvania Ballet\, Philadanco\, Minneapolis Dance Theater\, Phoenix Dance Company\, Sacramento Ballet\, O akland Ballet\, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater\, The Washington Ballet\, and Ze non Dance Company.\n\nWidely known as “a dancer’s choreographer\,” D wight has worked with\, coached\, and created for some of the most diverse artists spanning the worlds of ballet and contemporary dance. “Rhoden ’s work is post-Balanchinean choreography\, a new aesthetic in movement\ , stage\, picture\, and performance concepts reflecting a post-modern\, te chno-savvy worldview.” (Dance Magazine) He has directed and choreographe d for TV\, film\, theater\, and live performances\, including So You Think You Can Dance\, E! Entertainment’s Tribute to Style\, and Cirque Du Sol eil. He has also worked with artists such as Prince\, Lenny Kravitz\, Kell y Clarkson\, and Patrick Swayze.\n\nRhoden is the resident choreographer o f North Carolina Dance Theatre\, and has lectured\, taught\, created works for and served as artist-in-residence at universities around the United S tates\, including New York University\, Juilliard \,and The University of Mississippi where his 2004 Racial Reconciliation Project was credited as a catalyst for dialogue in a community that has been historically divided. He is a 1998 New York Foundation for the Arts Award recipient and benefici ary of the 2001 Choo San Goh Award for Choreography. In 2006\, he received The Ailey School’s Apex Award in recognition of his extensive contribut ions to the field of dance.\n\nCLIFFORD WILLIAMS (Company Repetiteur/Artis t-in-Residence) attended The Ailey School and The School of American Balle t\, both on scholarship. He was a first-level recipient of a National Foun dation for Advancement in the Arts award in 1998\, and attended The Juilli ard School\, where he danced works by many choreographers including Lar Lu bovitch\, Igal Perry Hans Van Manen\, Jose Limon\, and Mauricio Wainrot. I n 2001\, he was invited to join Dance Theatre of Harlem\, where he danced until 2003.\n\nIn 2004\, Mr. Williams joined Complexions Contemporary Ball et (New York\, New York). He has danced works by Dwight Rhoden\, William F orsythe\, Nicolo Fonte\, and Jae Man Joo. Since 2004\, Mr. Williams has as sisted Director/Choreographer Dwight Rhoden on numerous projects including ballets for North Carolina Dance Theater\, Pittsburgh Ballet\, Aspen Sant a Fe Ballet\, The Diana Vishneva Project\, Ballet San Jose\, Israel Ballet \, Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma\, as well as for the television show “So You Think You Can Dance.” He has also set Dwight Rhoden’s works on The Ailey School/ Fordam University\, Boston Conservatory\, Harvard Universit y Marymount University\, and NYU Tisch School for the Arts.\n\nIn addition to setting works for Dwight Rhoden\, Williams is certified in teaching “Nique” the official Contemporary Ballet technique of Complexions Cont emporary Ballet\; he continues to be a part of educational outreach for Co mplexions. In 2008\, he became a Principal dancer with Compañia Nacional De Danza under the direction of Nacho Duato. Mr. Williams rejoined Complex ions in 2009\, dancing as Principal until 2012 when he was appointed to ar tist-in-residence. In 2014 Williams was featured in Debbie Allen’s “Th e Hot Chocolate Nutcracker\,” which aired on BET Network. He is was in t he cast of the 2016 Golden Globe nominated Starz Network Mini-series “Fl esh and Bone.” Most recently\, Mr. Williams performed as featured princi pal character “Meyer Wolfsheim\,” alongside soloists from the Mariinsk y Ballet\, in an international production of The Great Gatsby\, choreograp hed and directed by Dwight Rhoden. 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