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Fresh Congress is a contemporary dance company based in San Diego, California under the artistic direction of Rachel Catalano.
Their mission is to promote connection in their community, strive to create safe spaces for producing courageous works and collaborations.
The word congress being defined as, “a formal meeting or series of meetings for the discussion between delegates, especially those from within a particular discipline”; Fresh Congress works to find common ground to unify a collection of creative voices throughout the community.
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Save the Date!
November 5-6-7, 2021
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This project has been an exploration of healing and how it often takes on different forms or situations. Each woman represents a part of a whole, as though it were possible to take one area of healing and isolate it from the rest.
Recommended for audiences ages 12-Adult. The choreography addresses complex messages around body image and loving yourself.
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When:
Friday November 5 at 8 pm.
Saturday November 6 at 7 pm.
Sunday November 7 at 5:30 pm
Where:
Scripps Performing Arts Academy
9920 Scripps Lake Drive, Suite 105
San Diego, California 92131
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Rachel Catalano, Artistic Director
Rachel Catalano is the Artistic Director of Fresh Congress, a San Diego based contemporary dance company. She received her formal training from Dennis and Kathy Landsman in Kansas City, where she studied classical ballet pre-professionally for 11 years. At 15 years old, she was accepted as the youngest trainee at Störling Dance Theater, where she realized her passion for modern and contemporary dance. She has since performed professionally in companies such as MAXXAS Dance Theater, Kansas City Movement, Fall Contemporary Aerial Dance, and Numinous Flux Contemporary Dance.
In 2017, Rachel continued her training in Paris, France and attended Studio Harmonic’s Ecole de Formation, where both of her final choreography projects were chosen to be featured in the showcase. She has worked closely with renowned dancers/choreographers including Francie Huber, Judy Rice, John Magnus, Paula Weber, Banning Bouldin, Carrie Gerow, Corrine Lanselle, Stephanie Chatton, and Joy Davis. Ms. Catalano has booked multiple commercials, music videos and live performances including Jason Mraz's debut of “Shine” in February 2020, which was featured on the Today Show.
Rachel has taught multiple styles of dance for over 15 years all around the United States, and is passionate about educating young dancers to move with honesty and integrity. At the core of her teaching is the belief that art is the vehicle for the most profound impact you can have on someone's life: to make them feel understood.
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Miranda Reed
Is a creative mover from Nashville, currently living in San Diego.
She is drawn to somatic movement and exploring her own strengths and limitations though contemporary dance.
Her introduction to contemporary movement was through her training with Rachel Catalano in Nashville, TN.
At Middle Tennessee State University, she minored in Dance Studies while completing her Bachelor’s, and was a member of the MTSU Dance Theater company. Here, she had the opportunity to work closely with faculty including program director Meg Booker, and had original repertoire of Isadora Duncan set on her.
Dance is a passion and a profession for her, but most importantly a safe place that Miranda has always come back to.
This is her first season with Fresh Congress, but she is delighted to be able to work alongside Rachel again. Above all else, she believes that dance should be accessible and safe for anyone to feel, explore, and find themselves.
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Odessa Uno
Is a movement based artist working in Southern California. She is currently on faculty at Scripps Performing Arts Academy.
Her mission is to make dance an accessible art form; she develops and nurtures spaces that encourage movement as therapy, investigation, and celebration. The foundation of all of her work endlessly references to her belief in the importance of community, love, and integrity.
She holds a BFA in Dance from California Institute of the Arts where she studied performance, choreography, and pedagogy. She is currently a candidate for the Sheppard Method Pilates Teaching Certification.
She has presented work extensively and has also appeared in works by Dimitri Chamblas, Donald McKayle, Solange, Gerard & Kelly, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Jose Limon, Vittoria de Ferrari Sapetto (Eastman), Nina Flagg, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Anne Carson (Big Dance Theater), and Jay Carlon.
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Bella Nelson
Bella Nelson is a junior at Maranatha Christian schools and has been training with both 4s Dance Academy and Rachel Catalano for five years. Bella has trained at summer intensive programs with American Ballet Theater, School of American Ballet, Houston Ballet and Alonzo King Lines.
She has performed locally the roles of Clara, Snow Queen, Dew Drop and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. She has also performed in theatrical productions of Shrek and Mary Poppins. And was most recently seen in Rachel Catalano’s video “have you lost you” with her younger sister.
She aspires to influence the lives of her audience through the power and freedom in movement.
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Community Contemporary Class with Rachel Catalano
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Join Ms. Catalano at Scripps Performing Arts Academy in Scripps Ranch on:
Sundays 1:00-2:30 pm
Tuesdays 9:30-11:00 am
Thursday 9:30-11:00 am
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Scripps Performing Arts Academy
Please Email Us at info@ScrippsPerformingArts.com
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