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the art of dance since 1984

Tyler Angle

Tyler Angle was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and began his dance training at the age of nine. In 2001, Mr. Angle entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), where after the school's annual June "Workshop" performance, he was given the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise. The next year he was awarded the inaugural Jerome Robbins Scholarship at SAB, was a recipient of the Martin Segal Award recognizing young artists of exceptional accomplishment in Lincoln Center, and in July received an apprenticeship with the New York City Ballet (NYCB). He joined the Corps de Ballet nine months later on a company tour to the Kennedy Center, and in the fall of 2009, was promoted to Principal dancer, at the age of 23. 

Mr. Angle has danced more than 90 pieces from NYCB's catalogue of work, and his repertoire includes much of the central Balanchine and Robbins canon. He was fortunate to have learned many of these masterpieces from their originators, and has enjoyed ongoing relationships with Suzanne Farrell, Jillana, Adam Luders, Conrad Ludlow, Peter Martins, Patricia McBride, and Edward Villella. He has also originated more than 25 featured roles with numerous choreographers including Mauro Bigonzetti, Melissa Barak, Benjamin Millepied, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon. In 2019, William Forsythe staged and reworked his "Herman Schmerman" pas de deux for Tiler Peck and Mr. Angle during NYCB's fall season. Mr. Angle has also worked with choreographer Mark Morris, presenting Mr. Morris's "Silhouettes" at the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival in 2022, danced by Mr. Angle and his brother Jared.

From 2012-2022, Mr. Angle was the artistic director of the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival. During that time he commissioned 14 new pieces of choreography and one original score, presenting the work of Melissa Barak, Christian Frederickson, Austin Goodwin, Jessica Lang, Abdul Latif, Justin Peck, Fang Yi Sheu, Pam Tanowitz and Eric Trope amongst others. To supplement the festival's much lauded performances, Mr. Angle also regularly gave lecture demonstrations, held panel discussions with singers and musicians, taught youth master classes and designed many other outreach programs, all offered free to the public. He brought authors, historians and filmmakers to the island for book talks, panel discussions, and screenings. Most recently he invited Lynn Garafola to speak about her new book, "La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern", and moderated a discussion with New York Public Library for the Performing Arts interim director and dance curator, Linda Murray and Atheneum head librarian Ann Scott on dance as a form of literacy. During his tenure, the festival raised millions of dollars for the Nantucket Atheneum library, which despite offering public library services, is a 501(c)3. 

In 2010, Mr. Angle and his brother Jared were invited by Heriberto Cabezas and Alicia Alonso to bring a group of NYCB dancers to Cuba for the the Festival Internacional de Ballet de La Habana to critical acclaim. Mr. Angle thoroughly enjoys in depth discussions about the intersection of music and dance and has conceived lectures for New York City Center's "Studio Five" talks including: Approaches to Mastering Choreography; MUSIC: Information and Impulse; Bernstein at 100. He has also been a guest moderator for the "Works and Process" series at the Guggenheim Museum. Mr. Angle is on the faculty at the Rye Ballet Conservatory, and regularly and gives ballet and partnering masterclasses around the country. He has also staged work for SAB's Workshop performances, working closely with Kay Mazzo and Suki Schorer. Mr. Angle holds a Diploma in Visual and Performing Arts Administration from NYU's School of Professional Studies.

Francisco Graciano

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Francisco Graciano is a choreographer, educator, photographer, and avid student of world mythology and religion.

Having danced professionally with esteemed companies such as Ben Munisteri Dance Company, Cortez & Co. Contemporary/Ballet, Pascal Rioult Dance Theater, and Taylor 2. He is also a founding member of TAKE Dance Company and Dusan Tynek Dance Theater. Mr. Graciano's virtuoso talent was recognized by The New York Times as a “virtuoso star” during his time with the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 2006 to 2017. Dance Magazine also named him one of their "25 to Watch," praising him as a dancer with “a freshness that’s all his own.”

In 2020, amidst the COVID pandemic, he was selected as the inaugural choreographer for Dance Lab New York's Nexus Lab. This experience inspired him to establish Graciano Dance Projects, LLC, providing a platform for his own creations. He has since been commissioned by various prestigious organizations, including Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Ballet Conservatory of South Texas, and Theater in Quarantine's Closet Works series.

Francisco's choreography explores the themes of bodily and psychological transformation, captivating audiences at renowned venues like the Gibney Theater, WestFest Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Provincetown Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, and the Nantucket Dance Festival.While also sharing his knowledge as a guest instructor nationwide, he built the first Dance Filmmaking class for the Paul Taylor Intensives and proudly carries on the Taylor legacy by serving as a repetiteur and faculty member at the Paul Taylor School. Notable collaborations include working closely with artists like Miriam Barbosa, Jacob Jonas, Bill Wadman, Jordan Matter, and Robert Wilson and has created solo works for principal dancers of the Martha Graham Dance Company and Paul Taylor Dance Company.

In 2022, the Paul Taylor Dance Company and Contenidos Artisticos invited Francisco to teach Taylor technique and create a new work, titled Bach Dance Project, for the 50th Annual Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico. This ambitious endeavor united live musicians, local dancers, the Taylor legacy, and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His cultural exchange work with Contenidos Artisticos is ongoing and evolving.

Beyond his artistic pursuits, Francisco serves as the Program Coordinator for #MyDanceFilm, a program within the Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center, where he curates programming and moderates filmmaker discussions. Additionally, he holds the position of Assistant Professor of Dance at Sam Houston State University in Texas, and is a licensed GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® trainer.

Sebastian Garcia

Sebastian Garcia (he/him), a Dallas native, earned a B.F.A. in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University in May 2023. Before transferring to SMU, he attended Collin College, where he performed with the Collin Dance Ensemble. Growing up in Wylie, Texas, he trained at the Dance Company of Wylie during high school. Sebastian’s performance credits include works by Joy Bollinger, Brandi Coleman, Kim Cooper, Molissa Fenley, Bridget Moore, Matthew Neenan, Joshua Peugh, Pascal Rioult, and Pat Taylor, among others. Possessing a passion for choreography, he has also premiered/performed self-choreographed pieces in various showcases at SMU, Collin College, and Misfit Dance Camp. He develops his choreography through an open-style modality, promoting self-expression by fusing and capturing inspiration from dance forms such as hip-hop, contemporary, and jazz, among others. This past October, Sebastian performed with Dark Circles Contemporary Dance for their 10th season anniversary in "TEN-GALLON," a world premiere choreographed by Joshua L. Peugh.

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