For over 3 decades, the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company has been dedicated to the making & touring of new work, international exchange & community programs.
We open GLOBAL MOVES TONIGHT! Thank you to everyone who worked SO hard to bring you this amazing 50th Anniversary Season Opener. Get your tickets now! https://t.co/WNW7qi2485
Yahui Lu
Yahui, an independent choreographer and dancer, graduated from the Chinese Guangdong Dance School and from Sun Yat-sen University, in modern dance. Her choreography has been performed internationally. Since 2016, she has been dancing with Shen Wei Dance Arts in NYC.
Tristan Ching Hartmann
Tristan’s training was with SF Ballet and Westside School of Ballet. She studied modern dance with Diane Frank and Robert Moses at Stanford where she received her degrees. She danced with RMK for 11 years and was faculty at the SF Conservatory of Dance.
Joyita Pal graduated from Presidency College Kolkata in English Literature; pursued a master’s in Linguistics from University of Calcutta. Trained in Uday Shankar style from Tanuseree Shankar Dance Academy (where she now teaches), she is also trained in Odishi and Natya Shastra.
SEVEN DAYS TO GO! Hard at work rehearsing for Global Moves opening June 16-19 at the beautiful Presidio Theater! Get your tickets today! https://t.co/WNW7qi2485
Olivia Caldeira Holston was born in São Sebastião, Brazil. She has a BA Honours from London Contemporary Dance School and has worked with Bellwether Dance Project, David Herrera Performance Company and more. Olivia has taught in ODC youth programs and joined MJDC in 2021.
Indranil Ghosh, with the Ananda Shankar Performing Arts Center since 2000, received the Uday Shankar Award for Dance Excellence. He has studied in India and UK. Films and international festivals are also part of his work, including the North American Bengali Conference for 5yrs
Rehearsal for GLOBAL MOVES. A true global collaboration with our international dance partners. Get your tickets for the June 16-19 performance.
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Kelly Del Rosario hails from Mililani, Hawaii. He holds a BFA in Dance from University of Hawaii. In 2007, Kelly joined MJDC and is currently choreographic/
rehearsal assistant to Ms. Jenkins. He received a CHIME grant in 2021. https://t.co/afp1UyUVNt
"Part of the company’s 50th anniversary season, Jenkins calls the world premiere work a study of how the globe moves and how we move around the globe."
@MJDanceCo debuts “Global Moves” @TheatrePresidio from June 16th - 19th.
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Thank you to @SF_ARTS for this wonderful article celebrating our FIVE decades or bring innovative dance performances to the Bay Area!
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Corey Brady
Corey hails from Houston, TX, holds a BFA from University of Oklahoma in Dance. He has taught extensively in the Bay Area, performed in many dance projects and companies and been on faculty at Berkeley Ballet Theater. Corey joined MJDC in 2016.
Carolina Czechowska
Carro was born in Stockholm; studied at Royal Swedish Ballet, Boston Ballet and Alonzo King’s LINES. She has performed with several companies in SF and internationally. In 2017 she received an “Izzie” for outstanding performance. She joined MJDC in 2019.
ONE more Month until these amazing dance artists join our international partners on stage for GLOBAL MOVES. Opening June 16th. Tickets on Sale Now!
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Allegra Bautista is a Filipina-American dancer, teacher, choreographer. She holds a BA from St. Mary’s College of CA and is a classical guitarist and certified Yoga Instructor. In 2021, Allegra joined MJDC. She also dances with Kristin Damrow & Company and Alleluia Panis.