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MARCUS BUGLER is a native of Brisbane, Australia. He began his dance education in Chicago, furthering his studies in ballet and character dance. During his career he performed with the Harkness Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and eventually promoted to Repetiteur in 2001. Mr. Bugler has danced many principal roles on stage and television, along with restaging many ballets with Chicago Lyric Opera and Seiji Ozawa Opera Company in Japan. In 2003 became Artistic Coordinator for the production of “Zumanity” Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas.

ZANE BOOKER has been a member of PHILADANCO, Netherlands Dance Theater, Les Ballet des Monte Carlo and White Oak Dance Project. As a guest/freelance artist Zane has performed with Complexions, Rhythmek, North Carolina Black Repertory Theater and New National Theater Tokyo, to name just a few. Zane received the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts fellowship in 2004.

 

ROSSANNA MACHI has her B.A. in Vaganova Ballet Technique from the National Italian Academy of Dance. As a dancer, Mrs. Machi performed in nationally renowned companies in Italy, such as the Opera Theatre in Rome and the Balletto di Roma. As a teacher, she started her career at the School of Balletto di Roma. In addition, she has taught at Opera Theatre in Rome, and the National Academy of Dance. She has served as the Director of the School of Ballet of La Scala. In the U.S., Ms. Machi has taught at the Western Ballet School, in Mountain View, CA., Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Point Park University, and now teaches at the Cary Ballet in North Carolina .

 

TRIP PAYNE comes to us with over 27 years of production experience including: Documentaries, Business Films, Commercials, Live Events, Radio and Theatrical Production. Trip has also been a guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, as well as The Department of the Interior. He is recipient of several audio- visual awards at such prestigious festivals such as: the New York Film Festival, the Telly Awards and the U.S. Film and Video Festival.