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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AT A GLANCEChoreographers In Media: A Panel Discussion
Presented by Dance Camera West and held in association with Screen Actors Guild and Career Transitions for Dancers
June 16, 2010 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Screen Actors Guild
This years Choreography Media Honors will be presented as a panel discussion featuring today's working choreographers. Dance makers continue to create iconic moments that shape film history for audiences all over the world. The panel will discuss how they create work for the camera and the role they play at the intersection of dance on screen. Moderated by Larry Billman
Chuck Maldonado is an award-winning choreographer and performer for music videos,
commercials, tours, television shows, and award shows. He has worked with many top
artists including P. Diddy, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Fergie, Missy Elliott, Kanye
West, Usher, and Pink. His credits include Stomp the Yard (1 & 2), You Got Served,
Dancing With the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Randy Jackson Presents America's
Best Dance Crew, an Apple iPod commercial, and the 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremonies.
Kim Blank appeared in seminal '80s music videos such as Michael Jackson's Thriller,
Lionel Richie's Dancin on the Ceiling, and Steve Winwood's Roll With It. As a
choreographer, she earned an Emmy nomination for her work on Introducing Dorothy
Dandridge, starring Halle Berry, and she created dances for Madonna, Keri Russell, Walter
Matthau, and Raven Simone. Credits include Frankie & Alice, Ray, Evita, The Mambo
Kings, and That's So Raven.
Award-winning choreographer Lula Washington is the founder and artistic director of the
Lula Washington Dance Theater, a modern dance company founded in 1980 in South
South Central Los Angeles. Her work on the 2009 blockbuster Avatar with filmmaker
James Cameron brought acrobatic life to the avatars on screen. Washington's dancers
have performed at both the Lincoln and Kennedy Centers and she has received the
prestigious Minerva Award for women's achievement in California.
This is the fourth installment of the Choreography Media Honors. All are welcome - dancers, choreographers, industry leaders, and dance aficionados - to celebrate and strengthen LA's dance community.
Moderated by Larry Billman
The panel will be followed by a reception.
Screen Actors Guild - James Cagney Room
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323-549-6660, www.sag.org)
FREE admission, no reservations required
