[Melinda
Phillips, Guy Thorne (Copyright Carrie Mateosian Photography)]
Guy
Thorne, who was born in Guyana, is Director and Co-Founder of
FuturPointe Dance. Melinda Phillips is a native of Rochester and a
performer with the company. Both will perform in William Grant
Still's Sahdji
at
7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Performances are also
scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
William
Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which
features a comprehensive Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de
Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com.
The entry on Sahdji
begins: “Sahdji,
for
dancers, bass, SATB & orchestra, in 1 scene (1930). New York:
Carl Fischer.” Recordings,
sheet music and books of William Grant Still are available at
www.WilliamGrantStill.com,
which is operated by Judith Anne Still, the composer's daughter.
RochesterCityNewspaper.com
By Casey Carlsen on January 11, 2012
“Duets
will highlight FuturPointe's time onstage in Fabo Collabo. In
'Sahdji,' an African love story with an urban twist set to William
Grant Still's ballet for chorus and orchestra, Thorne will perform
with Melinda Phillips. The company premiered the piece last year with
Buffalo Opera Unlimited to live choral and orchestral music.”
“GUY
THORNE, Director
A
native of Guyana (South America), Thorne moved to the island of
Jamaica where he graduated with a professional diploma in Dance
Theatre Production from the Edna Manley College of Visual and
Performing Arts. He moved to the US as a scholarship student at Dance
Theater of Harlem NYC before becoming principal dancer with Garth
Fagan Dance for 7 years. Thorne holds a BFA in dance from State
University of NY, Brockport. Guy has over 15 years of professional
experience & has toured extensively and taught master classes
throughout the world including Italy, Germany, Hawaii, France, the UK
& Austria. He has been reviewed favorably on several occasions by
the NY Times & has danced in such notable US spaces as the Ted
Shawn Theater (Jacob's Pillow), The Lincoln Center & Kennedy
Center among others. .... the always
impressive Guy Thorne... is all swagger, sexiness and youthful
bravado in modern movements. ~Bernard J.Tarver.
As co-founder, co-director, choreographer, performer & teacher of
FUTURPOINTE DANCE Thorne’s current choreographic work explores the
confluence of folklore, popular and contemporary dance forms infused
with his short film & multi-media creations.
“MELINDA
PHILLIPS was born and raised in Rochester, NY. She attended
Rochester's School of the Arts High School majoring in dance and
drama. Her education in dance continued and she graduated from SUNY
Brockport with a BA in Dance. One of Melinda's assets has been her
comfort level with and excitement at exploring many different dance
styles. Her focus thus far has been in Modern dance, traditional West
African, Tap, Hispanic dance, and Afro House. Melinda has performed
as a member of Voices Dance Ensemble, and been a member, performer
and choreographer for Sankofa African Dance Ensemble and Akoma Ntoaso
Dance. She has also been a member and instructor for AfriKuumba,
instructor with Kuumba Consultants and is a founding member and
choreographer for Ba Bes Dance. She currently teaches and performs
throughout the city of Rochester in the local schools and for Garth
Fagan School of Dance and is a dancer, performer and choreographer
with FuturPointe Dance.”
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