January 11, 2012

FuturPoint Dance comes to Hilton

Rochester's FuturPointe Dance company, formed in 2009, seeks to broaden the appeal and spectatorship of contemporary dance.  On Jan. 11 the dancers performed on stage for students at Quest Elementary. 

FuturPointe Dance combines dancers and choreographic styles from a variety of genres including modern dance, popular/social/folk dance, Caribbean, African, Latin, and ballet.  "The company's aesthetic crosses into multiple art forms as well, including multi-media collaborations with videographers, visual artists, composers, musicians, puppeteers, and costumers," their FuturPointe website indicates.  "The company roster is culturally diverse, with dancers hailing from Jamaica, Guyana, the Ukraine, New Orleans, and New York.  Though we are a young company, we collectively have a broad and extensive base of professional dance experience, and the company has already toured and performed in national venues." 

Weekly classes are open to the Rochester community, and company members are actively involved in residencies and performances that educate, entertain, and promote the vitality and global presence of contemporary dance.  

Current company members include: N’Jelle Gage, William J. Knighten, Olga Kravets, Melinda Phillips, Heather Roffe, and Guy Thorne.  The company is Directed by Guy Thorne, Heather Roffe and N’Jelle Gage.