{"id":155,"date":"2014-10-03T14:56:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T18:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/dance-and-fashion\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2014-10-03T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T20:52:01","slug":"speaker-biographies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/dance-and-fashion\/speaker-biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Biographies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photograph © Andrew Eccles. Dancer Deanna McBrearty modeling clothes by Geoffrey Beene, 1993.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Mary E. Davis<\/a><\/div>\n
Janet Eilber<\/a><\/div>\n
Lynn Garafola<\/a><\/div>\n
Marc Happel<\/a><\/div>\n
Colleen Hill<\/a><\/div>\n
Melissa Marra<\/a><\/div>\n
Emma McClendon<\/a><\/div>\n
Patricia Mears<\/a><\/div>\n
Dr. Masafumi Monden<\/a><\/div>\n
LeeAnét Noble<\/a><\/div>\n
Banu Ogan<\/a><\/div>\n
Katerina Pantelides<\/a><\/div>\n
Dr. Adelheid Rasche<\/a><\/div>\n
Ann Ray<\/a><\/div>\n
Narciso Rodriguez<\/a><\/div>\n
Valeria Solomonoff<\/a><\/div>\n
Dr. Valerie Steele<\/a><\/div>\n
Elizabeth Way<\/a><\/div>\n
Wendy Whelan<\/a><\/div>\n
Anna Winestein<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Dr. Mary E. Davis<\/strong><\/a> is dean for the School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the author of Ballets Russes Style: Diaghilev\u2019s Dancers and Paris Fashion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Janet Eilber<\/strong><\/a> is a former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Now its artistic director, she is dedicated to creating new audience access to Graham\u2019s masterworks.<\/p>\n

Lynn Garafola<\/strong><\/a> is a professor of dance at Barnard College. She is author of Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance<\/em> and has curated exhibitions on the New York City Ballet and Jerome Robbins.<\/p>\n

Marc Happel<\/strong><\/a> has worked in costume in New York for more than 30 years. He is currently director of costumes at New York City Ballet.<\/p>\n

Colleen Hill<\/strong><\/a>, associate curator of accessories at The Museum at FIT, explored the history of ballet shoes for the Dance & Fashion<\/em> exhibition
\n and publication.<\/p>\n

Melissa Marra<\/strong><\/a> is the associate curator of education and public programs at The Museum at FIT. She contributed an essay on Martha Graham to the catalogue of Dance & Fashion<\/em> and also coordinated production of the book.<\/p>\n

Emma McClendon<\/strong><\/a> is the assistant curator of costume at The Museum at FIT, where she has co-curated the exhibitions Fashion and Technology<\/em> and Trend-ology<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Patricia Mears<\/strong><\/a>, deputy director of The Museum at FIT, has curated a number of exhibitions, including Elegance in an Age of Crisis<\/em>, Ivy Style<\/em>, and the upcoming YSL + Halston: Fashioning the \u201870s<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Masafumi Monden<\/strong><\/a> lectures and teaches design studies at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. He publishes in the areas of fashion, Japan, and popular culture.<\/p>\n

LeeAnét Noble<\/strong><\/a> is an internationally known percussive dancer, drummer, and actor who served as lead choreographer and co-director for Rick Owens\u2019s \u201cVicious\u201d women\u2019s showcase in Paris.<\/p>\n

Banu Ogan<\/strong><\/a> danced with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for more than seven years. Currently, she teaches at the Merce Cunningham Studio and at Juilliard.<\/p>\n

Katerina Pantelides<\/strong><\/a> is a PhD candidate at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her thesis examines how Russian émigré ballet practitioners influenced the appearance and experience of female embodiment.<\/p>\n

Dr. Adelheid Rasche<\/strong><\/a> is an art and fashion historian and is currently curator of the Lipperheide Costume Library in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n

Ann Ray<\/strong><\/a> is a French artist using photography, film, and words in her work. Her four books of photography include Love Looks Not With the Eyes<\/em>, which grew out of a 13-year collaboration with Lee Alexander McQueen.<\/p>\n

Narciso Rodriguez<\/strong><\/a> is a fashion designer and recipient of three CFDA awards. He was named one of the \u201c25 Most Influential Hispanics in America\u201d by Time<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

Valeria Solomonoff<\/strong><\/a> is an award-winning choreographer and dancer known for her innovations in tango. She currently teaches at NYU and Hunter College.<\/p>\n

Dr. Valerie Steele<\/strong><\/a> is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT. She has organized more than 20 exhibitions, including the current Dance & Fashion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Way<\/strong><\/a> is the curatorial assistant at The Museum at FIT. Her most recent publication is her essay in the book Dance & Fashion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Wendy Whelan<\/strong><\/a> has been with the New York City Ballet for 30 years. A multiple award winner, she is currently an artistic associate at New York\u2019s City Center.<\/p>\n

Anna Winestein<\/strong><\/a> is a historian of Russian art and theater and an independent curator. Executive director of the Ballet Russes Cultural Partnership in Boston, she previously was creative director for the Hermitage Museum Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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