Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater Steps to the Stage on GingerNewYork TV Show

NEW YORK - Sept. 1, 2014 - PRLog -- ANNABELLA GONZALEZ is the Founder & Director of Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater (AGDT), a modern dance company with a Latin touch that she founded in New York City in 1977. AGDT presents yearly Spring Series in New York City, provides extensive community service to underserved communities including public schools, and tours nationally and internationally to critical acclaim.

Annabella studied ballet, modern, Mexican and other dance forms in her native Mexico, the United States and Europe where she performed with “Theatre de l’Atelier” (Workshop Theater) in Geneva, Switzerland, touring in Switzerland and France.  She co-directed the New Choreographers Ensemble before creating AGDT.  She has choreographed over 70 dances premiered in NYC with her Latin Classicism including modern, experimental and comedic works.  Appearances in prestigious festivals include those ofJoseph Papp’s Latin Festival in New York and Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, and her Company has been showcased in major international festivals in Mexico since 2009.

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Annabella hold a B.A. in Art History from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. in Dance Education from Columbia University Teachers College where she was asked to create a new course, Traditional Mexican Dance, which she taught there for four years (1993-96). Her Mexican background and knowledge of traditional Mexican dances enrich her work and appeal to both Hispanic and non Hispanic populations, and her trilingual ability in English, Spanish and French enable her to reach out to diverse communities in these languages.

Major achievements include television and radio appearances including appearances at the Casper Citron Show, WFUV, Dance NY and MetroArts Channel 13, and national lectures on Traditional Mexican Dance. AGDT Spring Series’ videos can be seen at Lincoln Center’s Performing Arts Library. Her Company has received a Mayor Bloomberg proclamation, an ACE Babby Quintero at Lincoln Center and a US Chamber of Commerce Certificate. It has received support from, among others, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and important foundations and corporations.

Annabella has been described as ”a fabulous choreographer” (Bloch, Canales) with ”a wicked sense of humor” (Dunning, The New York Times), “irresistible” (Neal, San Antonio Light), “a National Treasure” (Jennings, Attitude) and as presenting “magnífico trabajo” (great work; National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City).  http://www.agdt.org/press/

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For More Information:
Annabella Gonzalez
Founder & Director

Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater
4 East 89th Street, #P-C
New York, NY 10128-0645
T: 212.722.4128/F:718.701.1777
www.agdt.org

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