ANI TAJ NIEMANN
CHOREOGRAPHER DANCER PERFORMER
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BIO
ANI TAJ NIEMANN
A native New Yorker, Ani is a choreographer and performer who makes dances to anything from Fred Astaire soundtracks to TLC albums. In recent years she has choreographed new musicals, experimental theatre, live music videos, 90’s photo shoots, and concert dance pieces. 2010 marked the launch of her new company, the Dance Cartel, which premiered its first evening-length work at The Tank (NYC) this spring. Recent choreography credits include Turf (Dance Teacher Summit, NYC), From the Fire (Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Asst. Choreo.), CLIMAX (The Tank, Triskelion Arts), The Daughters (CAP21 and Joe’s Pub), Bintou (Harlem School of the Arts), Ivanough (The Tank), Two Long Curves (DanceNOW's Raw Festival), and Sketches of Edith Schiele, an original dance-theatre piece based on the life and writings of Egon's wife. Ani has performed with OBIE award-winning Les Freres Corbusier (Dance Dance Revolution- Asst. Choreo., Hell House), David Dorfman Dance, Reggie Watts (Under the Radar at the Public Theater), and Liz Swados. 2011 Toobie Award for Best Live Performance (co-choreographer); Tisch Drama Award for Community Connection in 2009. Graduate: NYU/Tisch; Silvestre Technique dance training (Brazil). Ani frequently collaborates with Sam Pinkleton as the Dance Dancing Dance Company teaching absurdist, high-energy repertory dance classes.
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- Aug 20, 11Turf - performed at Dance Teacher Summit 2011 Choreographed by Ani Taj Niemann Performed by Jake DuPree and Ani Taj Niemann Music by the tUnE-yArDs, John Albano, & Crowded HouseFrom: aniniemannViews: 2200 ratings
Time: 08:51 More in Entertainment - Jan 14, 12Two Long Curves Choreographed by Ani Taj Niemann Performed by Christina Connerton and Ani Taj Niemann November 2009From: aniniemannViews: 941 ratings
Time: 05:10 More in Entertainment - Dec 16, 11Choreography reel for Ani Taj Niemann, 2011.From: aniniemannViews: 1682 ratings
Time: 02:03 More in Entertainment - Feb 18, 12Excerpts from CLIMAX, choreographed by Ani Taj Niemann Co-directed by Sam Pinkleton Dancers: Emily Bass, Jake DuPree, Gregory Manley, Ani Taj Niemann, Josh Rowe, Kara ZacconiFrom: aniniemannViews: 900 ratings
Time: 11:11 More in Entertainment - Jul 14, 11Excerpt from CLIMAX, choreographed by Ani Taj Niemann Co-directed by Sam Pinkleton Dancers: Jake DuPree, Ani Taj NiemannFrom: aniniemannViews: 540 ratings
Time: 03:20 More in Entertainment - Jan 29, 12Excerpt from CLIMAX, choreographed by Ani Taj Niemann Co-directed by Sam Pinkleton Dancers: Emily Bass, Jake DuPree, Gregory Manley, Josh Rowe, Kara Zacconi April 2011 at The TankFrom: aniniemannViews: 1011 ratings
Time: 02:39 More in Entertainment
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THE DANCE CARTEL
- THE DANCE CARTEL Company Bios
DANCERS
EMILY BASS hails from Columbus Ohio where she began her practice in dance at the ripe age of four. She continued her training and education at The Ohio State University where she studied under the esteemed direction of Bebe Miller, Susan Hadley, Karen Bell, and Susan VanPelt Petry, among many other admired educators. While in Ohio she also had the pleasure of working with Kristina Isabelle, director of Kristina Isabelle Dance Company. Emily graduated Cum Laude with a distinction in dance in 2007 and soon after moved to San Francisco Ca. There, she taught at the revered Roco Dance and Fitness while choreographing and performing throughout the Bay Area. Her work has been produced in the Salon of LEVYdance, and she also had the pleasure of performing with Annie Rosenthal Parr, Jessie Feller, and Stacey Printz while in San Francisco.In 2010, Emily and her husband moved to New York City where she is now the Marketing and Events Coordinator for Broadway Dance Center. She is fruitfully continuing her career in dance with The Dance Cartel and aempDance, and choreographing for a number of performances throughout the city.
JAKE DUPREE is originally from Newport, Arkansas, and began competing in gymnastics when he was four years old. He attended the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia, majoring in performing arts and minoring in dance. He began training in dance while at college. At SCAD, he performed in many different main stage productions such as original dance shows, The Station, Silence, Broken Window, and The Photographer, all choreographed by Vincent Brosseau. He is also a member of Roschman Dance Company and is represented by Bloc NYC.
GREG MANLEY is a core company member of the Mettawee River Theatre Co. and inventor of the internationally growing new sport Circle Rules Football. Past NYC credits include: The Talking Band's Imminence, Theatre Lila's Firecracker, Abigail Browdie's It's Hell in Here, and the Mansion's A Special Christmas.COLLABORATORS
SAM PINKLETON (co-direction, production design) makes plays and dances and doesn't always have the same title. Recently: Shaina Taub's The Daughters (director - CAP21, Joe's Pub, NYU), David Auburn's The New York Idea (ass't dir. - Atlantic Theater Co./Lucille Lortel Theatre - dir. Mark Brokaw). Sam is a company member of Witness Relocation and with the company has created Hagaddah (LaMaMa ETC), ...Small Incision (Bushwick Starr), and The Blue Bird (CSV). Also work with Les Freres Corbusier, Goodspeed Musicals, Westport Country Playhouse, Theater Mitu, Ars Nova, and The Public Theater's Music Theater Initiative. Numerous readings, concerts, splashy musicals in converted barns, etc. With Ani Niemann: Sketches of Edith Schiele, among others. Occasional faculty: NYU/Playwrights Horizons Theatre School. Graduate: NYU/Tisch. Upcoming: World Premiere of Charles Busch's Olive and the Bitter Herbs (Primary Stages/59E59 - AD). www.SamPinkleton.com
JOHN ALBANO (sound design) is an actor, writer, director, musician and sound designer. While studying theatre NYU, he mounted several of his own plays including Nylon (Experimental Theatre Wing) and Solitude (Eleven Benevolent Elephants). His directing credits include Joe Penhall's BLUE/ORANGE and Lanford Wilson's Home Free! (both at NYU). John works frequently as a sound designer/composer on projects for Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, including their recent ten year anniversary tour of The Laramie Project. He is the co-creator of the web series It's A Nice Building.
CHANTEL PASCENTE (lighting design) is a director/designer and the Artistic Director of Te Ilum, a new theatre & arts company. Recent directing credits include Cocteau's The Infernal Machine (Te Ilum) and Pink Floyd's The Wall (NYU). Recent design credits include at Sixes & Sevens (Te Ilum, dir. Chloe Kernaghan), The Maids (dir. Jordan Fein) and Golden Boy (dir. Mary Robinson). She is a graduate of NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. Upcoming she will be directing a new piece with performing artist/musician Minq Vaadka. For more info www.chantelpascente.com
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Company Shots - LiveMusicVideo for Wanderlust
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Teaching: The Dance Dancing Dance Company
- Ani Taj Niemann and Sam Pinkleton present the Dance Dancing Dance Company Company Class, an extreme dance class that fuses elements of technical dance, endurance practices and theatrical tomfoolery. Emphasizing the importance of Dancing How You Want To Dance To Music You Want To Dance To, the class will be comprised of a series of high-energy exercises and choreographed sequences, building towards a repertory of adaptable, populist, and "fun" dances over the course of the summer. Drawing upon gangster rap, Brazilian parade dances, hookers, recreational dancing, and The American Musical Theatre, the class places equal value on the athletic and the ridiculous. Sweating, momentary panic, and full-body gyration are guaranteed.
There is a suggested donation of $10. It is truly suggested. If paying is a deal-breaker for attending the class, come anyway and buy us a beer in five years when you're famous.
Classes start up again in spring 2012! For more information, contact dancedancingdancecompany@gmail.com
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Upcoming
- AUDITIONS for THE DANCE CARTEL this weekend, December 3-4, 2:30-4:30pm. At DNA, Studio 6. One hour slots - please RSVP to ani.niemann@gmail.com.
- AUDITIONS for THE DANCE CARTEL this weekend, December 3-4, 2:30-4:30pm. At DNA, Studio 6. One hour slots - please RSVP to ani.niemann@gmail.com.
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Contact
- For more information, contact ani.niemann@gmail.com
For inquiries relating to DDDC and open classes, contact dancedancingdancecompany@gmail.com
