The Company:
CARA MCGAUGHEY
Cara McGaughey comes to us from Washington, DC as a Graduate of George Mason University where she earned a BFA degree in Dance. While at GMU, she had the pleasure of performing works by artists such as Paul Taylor, Patrick Corbin, Susan Marshall, David Parsons, Daniel Ezralow, Larry Keigwin, Elisa Monte, Karen Reedy and Susan Shields. She furthered her training in New York City at winter and summer dance intensives with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Amy Marshall Dance Company, and the White Mountain Summer Dance Festival. In 2010, she performed as a dancer with The Inn Series Oprera Company. in their production of “Orpheus in the Underworld.” In New York, she has performed with Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company, and is very excited to be working with TrioDance Collective for a sixth consecutive season.
ALLISON BELER
Originally from Metairie, Louisiana, Allison Beler attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she received her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Since moving to NYC, Allison has danced with Chris Henry, Vital Theatre Productions, Sean Roschman Dance, and Edgar Cortes Dance Theatre. She currently dances with Mari Meade Dance Collective. She performed in Barbie Diewald's site specific work Every Happiness I Have Wished For, and joined TrioDance Collective as an apprentice in 2011. This is her fourth season with TrioDance Collective.
SACHIKO TAKIMURA
Sachiko Takimura was born in Kyoto, Japan. At the age of 16, she began her formal dance training under Miyashita Yasuko Ballet and Chikako Yoshida as a scholarship fellow at Dance Office One in Kyoto. Since arriving in New York in 2009, she has performed with many choreographers such as Jacqulyn Buglisi, Jana Hicks, Marijke Eliasberg, Masayo Tomita, Wan-Jung Wei and is currently a member of MT Contemporary Ballet. Sachiko joined in TrioDance Collective in the summer of 2011. She is also aiming to open the doors of dance communities between New York and Kyoto (Japan) in order for Trio's future global succession, as well as sharing a culture of dance in both major cities.
COLLEEN HOELSCHER
Colleen Hoelscher is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico where she began her dance training at the age of four. She graduated cum laude from the University of Utah with a BFA in modern dance as well as minors in business and art history. While attaining her degree, she danced in notable works by José Navas, Benjamin Levy, and Francie Lloyd, among others. Colleen joined Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT)—one of the first repertory touring companies in the nation based out of Salt Lake City, UT—and danced with them from 2006-2011. During her time with RDT, Colleen performed and was featured in prominent works by Glen Tetley, Martha Graham, José Limón, Ruth St. Denis, Anna Sokolow, Jo Stromgren, Shapiro & Smith, Zvi Gotheiner, and Laura Dean, among others. Colleen relocated to NYC in 2012 and is excited to be dancing with TrioDance Collective.
CARMELLA OLLERO
Carmella Ollero is from Arlington, VA, where she began her dance training at Arlington Center for Dance and has studied further with Doug Varone and Dancers, Boston Ballet, the Princeton Ballet School, and at The Place in London. She holds B.A. degrees in Dance and Psychology from Swarthmore College, where she performed and choreographed extensively within the dance department as well as student-run ensembles. She received several departmental awards including the Hally Jo Stein Award for overall achievement, the Troy B. Melvin Award for choreography, and the Friends of Music and Dance Scholarship. While in New York, she has performed with Angelo Dance Project, Meagan Woods and Artists, Double Take Dance, Yosakoi Dance Project 10Tecomai, and is currently working on her own choreography and dance films. She is honored to have joined TrioDance Collective in 2012.
SUSAN PHILIPP
Susan Philipp hails from Rochester, NY and earned her B.F.A in Modern Dance Performance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA in May 2008. During her undergraduate studies, she was chosen to perform works by Martha Graham and Twyla Tharp, and also trained with professional companies such as Dance Alloy, Jose Limón, Paul Taylor, and Doug Varone. After moving to NYC in June 2008, she joined dre.dancewhere she remained for 2 ½ years, and also performed with bnw:dance. She recently joined TrioDance Collective and is thrilled to be a part of the magic they create!
Cara McGaughey comes to us from Washington, DC as a Graduate of George Mason University where she earned a BFA degree in Dance. While at GMU, she had the pleasure of performing works by artists such as Paul Taylor, Patrick Corbin, Susan Marshall, David Parsons, Daniel Ezralow, Larry Keigwin, Elisa Monte, Karen Reedy and Susan Shields. She furthered her training in New York City at winter and summer dance intensives with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Amy Marshall Dance Company, and the White Mountain Summer Dance Festival. In 2010, she performed as a dancer with The Inn Series Oprera Company. in their production of “Orpheus in the Underworld.” In New York, she has performed with Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company, and is very excited to be working with TrioDance Collective for a sixth consecutive season.
ALLISON BELER
Originally from Metairie, Louisiana, Allison Beler attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she received her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Since moving to NYC, Allison has danced with Chris Henry, Vital Theatre Productions, Sean Roschman Dance, and Edgar Cortes Dance Theatre. She currently dances with Mari Meade Dance Collective. She performed in Barbie Diewald's site specific work Every Happiness I Have Wished For, and joined TrioDance Collective as an apprentice in 2011. This is her fourth season with TrioDance Collective.
SACHIKO TAKIMURA
Sachiko Takimura was born in Kyoto, Japan. At the age of 16, she began her formal dance training under Miyashita Yasuko Ballet and Chikako Yoshida as a scholarship fellow at Dance Office One in Kyoto. Since arriving in New York in 2009, she has performed with many choreographers such as Jacqulyn Buglisi, Jana Hicks, Marijke Eliasberg, Masayo Tomita, Wan-Jung Wei and is currently a member of MT Contemporary Ballet. Sachiko joined in TrioDance Collective in the summer of 2011. She is also aiming to open the doors of dance communities between New York and Kyoto (Japan) in order for Trio's future global succession, as well as sharing a culture of dance in both major cities.
COLLEEN HOELSCHER
Colleen Hoelscher is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico where she began her dance training at the age of four. She graduated cum laude from the University of Utah with a BFA in modern dance as well as minors in business and art history. While attaining her degree, she danced in notable works by José Navas, Benjamin Levy, and Francie Lloyd, among others. Colleen joined Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT)—one of the first repertory touring companies in the nation based out of Salt Lake City, UT—and danced with them from 2006-2011. During her time with RDT, Colleen performed and was featured in prominent works by Glen Tetley, Martha Graham, José Limón, Ruth St. Denis, Anna Sokolow, Jo Stromgren, Shapiro & Smith, Zvi Gotheiner, and Laura Dean, among others. Colleen relocated to NYC in 2012 and is excited to be dancing with TrioDance Collective.
CARMELLA OLLERO
Carmella Ollero is from Arlington, VA, where she began her dance training at Arlington Center for Dance and has studied further with Doug Varone and Dancers, Boston Ballet, the Princeton Ballet School, and at The Place in London. She holds B.A. degrees in Dance and Psychology from Swarthmore College, where she performed and choreographed extensively within the dance department as well as student-run ensembles. She received several departmental awards including the Hally Jo Stein Award for overall achievement, the Troy B. Melvin Award for choreography, and the Friends of Music and Dance Scholarship. While in New York, she has performed with Angelo Dance Project, Meagan Woods and Artists, Double Take Dance, Yosakoi Dance Project 10Tecomai, and is currently working on her own choreography and dance films. She is honored to have joined TrioDance Collective in 2012.
SUSAN PHILIPP
Susan Philipp hails from Rochester, NY and earned her B.F.A in Modern Dance Performance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA in May 2008. During her undergraduate studies, she was chosen to perform works by Martha Graham and Twyla Tharp, and also trained with professional companies such as Dance Alloy, Jose Limón, Paul Taylor, and Doug Varone. After moving to NYC in June 2008, she joined dre.dancewhere she remained for 2 ½ years, and also performed with bnw:dance. She recently joined TrioDance Collective and is thrilled to be a part of the magic they create!
Other Collaborators:
TRISTAN MCKAY (Composer, "Wake")
Tristan McKay is a New York based contemporary pianist and multimedia composer. Mr. McKay recently composed music for the New York Fashion Week runway show for the Binti label, and self-produced an EP of alternative electronic music. He also composed and performed original music for the off-off Broadway show, "The Outer Puppets" written and directed by Richard Hinojosa of Sick Little Productions, and worked as sound designer for horror theatre collective La Petite Morgue. Recently, he scored a new short by filmmaker Mary Borrello, which has been screened in film festivals at Manhattan School of Music and Hunter College. Last spring, Mr. McKay collaborated with sound artist Karl Poulson and visual artist Tim McKay to create his multimedia performance piece “Haiku [69°05'S, 51°30'W]” which was featured in a
seminar on multimedia works at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
As a pianist, Mr. McKay is an active performer in the New York contemporary/new music scene. He frequently performs with the contemporary ensemble TACTUS under the direction of conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, and this past season premiered works by over a dozen composers, including a set of solo pieces by Dave Soldier at the 2012 Improtech Paris-New York workshops at Columbia University, an electro-acoustic work by Chicago-based composer William Harper, and a
number of solo pieces by emerging composers such as Mike Perdue, Anne Goldberg and Julie Hill.
Dorian Wallace (Composer, "Honey" and "Swan")
Dorian Wallace is a composer, pianist, synthesist, writer, teacher and dance musician. His career has experienced a diverse musical palette including orchestral, chamber, avant-garde, jazz, free improvisation, classical dance, electronic, film, opera, hip-hop, and rock. His music has been performed all around the globe including New York City, NY Bangkok, Thailand, Cleveland, OH, Paris, France, Mexico, Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA.
He is Co-Founder/Artistic Director of TENTH INTERVENTION, a consortium of ensembles in New York City. He is Artistic Director of The Free Sound Ahn-somble, a jazz orchestra focusing on contemporary orchestration, fusion and free jazz. He performs with Trystero, an avant-duo with a concentration in performance art. He is pianist/keyboardist for contemporary chamber group, The TENTH INTERVENTION Ensemble and AmmoCake, a New York City based jam band.
Roman Rofalski (Composer "Here")
Roman Rofalski is considered to be of the few pianists who have the ability to express both in classical music and improvised Jazz with outstanding technique and musicianship. In addition, his compositions merge these two worlds creating a new and unique conception of composed and improvised music.
He received both bachelor and masters degrees from the renown University for Music and Drama Hannover (Germany). In the summer of 2007, he was accepted for the artist diploma class and studied under the guidance of Prof Christpher Oakden. While studying he also received valued direction from Prof. Bernd Goetzke (HMT Hannover), Prof Matti Raekallio (Juilliard School, NY) and Prof. Claudius Tanski (Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria).
During the Summer of 2010, he attended the Siena Jazz Masterclass in Italy, where he met the New York based pianist and educator Kenny Werner. After passing the entrance exam, he moved to New York to study with him at the New York University’s Steinhardt Jazz masters program. Since then, he had the chance to play and work with Jazz Giants like Eric Harland, Peter Bernstein, Joe Lovano, Tony Moreno or David Berkman.
Tristan McKay is a New York based contemporary pianist and multimedia composer. Mr. McKay recently composed music for the New York Fashion Week runway show for the Binti label, and self-produced an EP of alternative electronic music. He also composed and performed original music for the off-off Broadway show, "The Outer Puppets" written and directed by Richard Hinojosa of Sick Little Productions, and worked as sound designer for horror theatre collective La Petite Morgue. Recently, he scored a new short by filmmaker Mary Borrello, which has been screened in film festivals at Manhattan School of Music and Hunter College. Last spring, Mr. McKay collaborated with sound artist Karl Poulson and visual artist Tim McKay to create his multimedia performance piece “Haiku [69°05'S, 51°30'W]” which was featured in a
seminar on multimedia works at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
As a pianist, Mr. McKay is an active performer in the New York contemporary/new music scene. He frequently performs with the contemporary ensemble TACTUS under the direction of conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, and this past season premiered works by over a dozen composers, including a set of solo pieces by Dave Soldier at the 2012 Improtech Paris-New York workshops at Columbia University, an electro-acoustic work by Chicago-based composer William Harper, and a
number of solo pieces by emerging composers such as Mike Perdue, Anne Goldberg and Julie Hill.
Dorian Wallace (Composer, "Honey" and "Swan")
Dorian Wallace is a composer, pianist, synthesist, writer, teacher and dance musician. His career has experienced a diverse musical palette including orchestral, chamber, avant-garde, jazz, free improvisation, classical dance, electronic, film, opera, hip-hop, and rock. His music has been performed all around the globe including New York City, NY Bangkok, Thailand, Cleveland, OH, Paris, France, Mexico, Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA.
He is Co-Founder/Artistic Director of TENTH INTERVENTION, a consortium of ensembles in New York City. He is Artistic Director of The Free Sound Ahn-somble, a jazz orchestra focusing on contemporary orchestration, fusion and free jazz. He performs with Trystero, an avant-duo with a concentration in performance art. He is pianist/keyboardist for contemporary chamber group, The TENTH INTERVENTION Ensemble and AmmoCake, a New York City based jam band.
Roman Rofalski (Composer "Here")
Roman Rofalski is considered to be of the few pianists who have the ability to express both in classical music and improvised Jazz with outstanding technique and musicianship. In addition, his compositions merge these two worlds creating a new and unique conception of composed and improvised music.
He received both bachelor and masters degrees from the renown University for Music and Drama Hannover (Germany). In the summer of 2007, he was accepted for the artist diploma class and studied under the guidance of Prof Christpher Oakden. While studying he also received valued direction from Prof. Bernd Goetzke (HMT Hannover), Prof Matti Raekallio (Juilliard School, NY) and Prof. Claudius Tanski (Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria).
During the Summer of 2010, he attended the Siena Jazz Masterclass in Italy, where he met the New York based pianist and educator Kenny Werner. After passing the entrance exam, he moved to New York to study with him at the New York University’s Steinhardt Jazz masters program. Since then, he had the chance to play and work with Jazz Giants like Eric Harland, Peter Bernstein, Joe Lovano, Tony Moreno or David Berkman.