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Thérèse Keegan (Artistic Director, Dancer) is an experienced choreographer and seasoned performer who has trained in aerial work at the International Aerial Dance Festival in Boulder, Colorado, and studied intensively with Elsie and Serenity Smith of Gemini Trapeze, based in Vermont.
Thérèse has appeared as an aerial dancer in Caravan Stage’s New Orleans production of “Vanishing Currents” and was a founding member of Air Dance Bernasconi, based in Baltimore. She has performed throughout the region as a solo and ensemble artist, on a free-lance basis and with modern dance companies in the Washington, DC area. Therese has provided artistic leadership to Updraft since its founding seven
years ago and also operates Slipperyslope Institute in Knoxville, Maryland,providing dance and movement classes and private instruction in aerial dance. |
Kerianne Hinerman (Dancer) has studied and performed with companies, including the Washington Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Harid Conservatory. In recent years, her attention has turned to modern and aerial work. She has trained with Elsie Smith of Gemini Trapeze and Nimble Arts based in Vermont. This is Kerianne’s sixth year performing with Updraft: a conspiracy of movement.
Kerianne holds an Associate of Arts degree in Dance from Montgomery College in Maryland, where she was an honors scholarship recipient. In addition to performing with Montgomery College, she has appeared with the modern dance company Arts United of Washington. Currently Kerianne teaches ballet and jazz technique in the metro D.C. area. |
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Lizard Walker-Keegan (Operations Manager, Dancer) has studied and performed dance
since a tender age. While her beginnings were largely balletic, jazzy, and
whatnot, she more recently studied modern, hip hop, and West African dance while
acquiring her degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch College. Well
versed in acting and musical forms, her experience spans diverse dance styles
and musical theater in addition to aerial performances with Updraft. When
not picking the banjo or knitting, Lizard ponders the pragmatic application
of ecofeminism in a Hummer filled world.
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Bishop Saynomore (Musician), a young artist from Washington D.C., has
always spoken differently than everyone else in music. What makes Bishop
different is the meaning of his music, the subjects he focuses on, the content of
his lyrics, and ultimately the message conveyed in it. His sound is by
nature insightful, intimate, sometimes almost dark, but always filled with faith,
love and sharing. These are values that have always been present in his
everyday life, which puts us face to face with our destiny. |
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Brian Buck (Guest Artist) is a decorated veteran of the U.S. Navy. He received an associates degree in English, from the Community Colleges of Baltimore County/Essex, where he started dancing and performing with their student company Dimensional Dance Media.
Brian received his Bachelors in Dance from the University of Maryland where he performed with the Maryland Dance Ensemble. He has danced/worked with Danny Lepkoff, Daniel Burkholder/The Playground, Jen Stone/This Body This Earth, Seize the Day: Mixed abilities, Cat Scratch Theatre and collaborated with the likes of Nicole Bradley Browning, Jane Jerardi, Lucas Zarwell, and Christopher Lee. Brian currently resides and works in New York City.
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