Davy Brun(www.davybrun.com)
Davy Brun was born in 1974 in Vénissieux, began dancing at the age of 13 at the
Lyon Regional Academy, then attended the Paris National Opera Ballet School.
Professional career: 1993, Lyon Opera Ballet;1996, Geneva Grand Theatre Ballet;
1999, Lyon Opera Ballet.
Repertoire in Lyon: Carmen by Mats Ek, Newark by Trisha Brown,Rassemblement
and Jardi Tancat by Nacho Duato, Roméo and Juliet by Angelin Preljocaj,
Casse-Noisette by Dominique Boivin.
Erica Trivett
Erica Trivett was born in Vancouver (Canada). She has been working as dancer and soloist in several international companies, including Compagnie Apostoma (Lyon), Cie. Thor (Brussels), Copenhagen International Ballet, Tanztheater Basel, Gulbenkian Ballet (Lisbon), Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Génève, Swiss International Choreographers Workshop, Oregon Ballet Theater, National Ballet of Canada.
Rachel Tess
Rachel Tess began her dance training at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, where she performed professionally under director James Canfield from 1998-2000. She danced works by James Canfield, Trey McIntyre, George Balanchine, Charles Moulton, Bebe Miller, Donald Byrd, and David Parsons. In search of more extensive modern dance training and opportunities to explore choreography, Rachel began her education at the Juilliard School in 2000. While earning her BFA she had the opportunity to perform works by José Limón, Adam Hougland, Jirí Kylián, Nacho Duato, Zvi Gotheiner, and Lar Lubovitch among others. She was also a member of the Lar Lubovitch dance company during its 2003 and 2004 seasons. She is a 2003 Princess Grace Award winner for modern dance and was presented in 2004 with the Martha Hill Dance Award by the Juilliard faculty. Upon graduation Rachel joined Les Grands Ballet Canadiens where she had the opportunity to work with Didy Veldman, Stijn Celis, Jean Christophe Maillot and Ohad Naharin. In 2005 Rachel moved to Sweden where she has danced for two seasons with the GoteborgsOperansballett, performing the works of Tero Saarinen, Regina Van Berkel, Meryl Tankard, Daniela Kurz, Matz Ek and Nicolo Fonte.
Alexandrous Ballard: Artistic Director
Lighting Design: Katherine Ogilvie
Katherine Ogilvie has been designing lights since she was 15, including
designs for PHAME academy, Lake Oswego Academy of Dance, Portland
Festival Ballet, the Academy of Ballet and Dance Arts, Portland Taiko, and Salt
Lake City’s Reperatory Dance Theatre.
Stage Design and execution: Peter Rossing
Past theater work includes set designs for Artists Repertory Theater
(The Subject was Roses, Pirate’s Lullaby); Portland Repertory Theater (A View
from the Bridge, No Way to Treat a Lady, Love and Anger);
and Triangle Productions (The Women, You Should Be So Lucky).
In addition to his work as a designer and artist, Peter is the owner of Muse Art
and Design, an art supply store in Southeast Portland.
Stage Manager: Lauren Brenneman
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Lauren is currently a theatre management and design major at the University of Portland. She has previously collaborated with Portland Academy of Dance, PerformanceWorks NorthWest, Pacific Artists Dance Center, as well as with Teatro Milagro and Fever Theater. She has acted as stage manager for The Nutcracker (Pacific Festival Ballet), La Boutique (PAcific Artists Ballet), and other various Portland dance collectives. She hopes to continue her management/design education in London within the next few years.