Join us for conversations with professionals from the worlds of concert and commercial dance. Topics for the chats, selected by past Lab Choreographers, focus on building a choreographic career.
Breaking into the Commercial Market
Sunday, Dec 7 @ 6:30pm
Steps on Broadway, Loft 3
2121 Broadway
Where do I find opportunities in the commercial market?
What does it take to build a career?
How can a talent manager help me?
What are the tools I need to get started?
Tickets $15 (in person only)
Joshua Bergasse
Choreographer, Stage, TV
Jona Biddle
Choreographer
Lakey Wolff
Founder and Talent Manager
Lakey Wolff & Company
Patricia R Klausner
Moderator
Joshua Bergasse – Most recently choreographed Guys & Dolls at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. TV/Film: Emmy-Award winner for his choreography for “Smash”, multiple episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance”, and PBS’s Sinatra: A Voice for a Century. Broadway: multiple nominee and Astaire Award winner for On the Town, Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Gigi, Smash.
Jona Biddle – His career has spanned from choreography of his first team, training thousands of youth, to now being sought after for tours, sporting events, artistic direction, and as CEO of his dance company, BOSS Kids.
Lakey Wolff – Founded Lakey Wolff & Company after 14 years at CESD Talent Agency. She focuses on the development of artists, tailoring a team to fit each client individually using her deep resources, relationships and contacts in every area of the entertainment industry.
Patricia R Klausner – Managing Director, Steps Beyond Foundation. Broadway & London: Producer – Little Dancer, Co-Producer – The Band’s Visit (Tony Award, Best Musical), Pippin (Tony Award, Best Revival), The Scottsboro Boys, Trip to Bountiful, Stick Fly; The Museum of Broadway, Co-Director of TRU’s Producer Development Mentorship Program;