Factory|Refractory - February 26 - March 06, 2023
Eryc Taylor Dance
Who's Who
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Eryc Taylor
Artistic Director
Eryc Taylor is the Artistic Director of the internationally recognized non-profit dance company Eryc Taylor Dance and its social impact division, ETD Outreach; invited to instruct, perform, or speak at Supportive Housing Network of NY, Gibney Dance Center, and more. Taylor curates 20+ therapeutic movement workshops throughout NYC weekly. He has received grants, awards, city, and state funding from NYSCA, The Office of Governor Kathy Hochul, and the Dance/NYC Coronavirus Relief Fund. In 2019 EARTH involved past recipients of ETD's New Choreographer's Grant and was featured on PBS ALL ARTS in a series titled "Climate Artists." Factory|Refractory is the first live performance since the pandemic at Slate in NYC.
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Scooter LaForge
Guest Artist, Costume Designer
is a New York-based artist. His unique style mines the canon of art history by infusing classical themes with a colorful sensibility. LaForge works in various media, including painting, sculpture, and drawing, and employs unorthodox techniques and striking iconic images. Often combine-like, his works are a walking journal of images where ideas are explored and refined. His paintings have been shown at Howl Happening New York, Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York, the Friedrichshof Museum in Vienna, and the Spritmuseum/Absolut Art Collection in Sweden.
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Daniel Tobias
Composer, Musical Director, Production Manager
is from the hills of Berkeley, CA. Daniel graduated from The University of California, Berkeley, and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He was a Lambda Literary Finalist for his debut mystery novel “The Next” under the pen name Rafe Haze. Daniel is the composer in residence for Eryc Taylor Dance and has composed 12 symphonic and chamber orchestra pieces for dancers since 2010. In April of 2023, his play “Be Still Be Silent” will be produced Off-Broadway by SOOP Theatre Company. Daniel is a member of The Actor’s Studio in NYC and taught the Meisner Technique of Acting for a decade at The Bay Area Acting Studio.
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