SUZANNE COSTELLO and STUART PIMSLER

Suzanne Costello and Stuart Pimsler met in St. Louis in 1979 and have been working together as Artistic Co-Directors since that time.  Their company was originally established in New York City at the Parkfast  Dance Stadium, SoHo, and since 2000 has been based in the Twin Cities. Their work has been honored with a 2002 Choreographer’s Fellowship from The McKnight Foundation, a Two-Year Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Major Fellowship and nine Individual Fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council. They have been guest artists at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and have been on the faculty of the American Dance Festival, the Harvard Summer Dance Institute, and the Lin-Ya School for the Performing Arts, Taiwan. Currently, they are both  affiliate faculty of the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at the University  of Minnesota. Most recently, Mr. Pimsler was named “Artist of the Year” (2004)  by CityPages and founded the SAGE Awards for Dance.

KURT BLOOMBERG 

Kurt is a South Korean adoptee who grew up in Mounds View, MN.  He is currently at the university of MN pursuing a B.A. in dance.  Kurt has had the pleasure of working with Black Label Movement, Time Track Productions, and Eclectic Edge Ensemble.  He had also performed in the Minnesota Opera's production of Romeo and Juliet in 2008, and UW-River Falls Dance Theatre 04, 05, 06.  This is Kurt's first time working with SPDT.

BRIAN EVANS 

Brian J. Evans is enjoying his third season with SPDT immensely!  Being a recent graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College having received a B.A. in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in dance he is humbled and honored to be part of his second family and this wonderful dance community here in the Twin Cities.  Since arrival to Minneapolis Brian has had the privilede of working with a vast array of choreographers:  Julie Warder, Jim Lieberthal, Maria Tierney, Marciano dos Santos and Denise Armstead to name a few!  Having recently concluded his second season as a principle singer/dancer for Valley Fair on the Gazebo stage he is excited to have you share and live within the world Tales from the Book of Longing!  He would like again to give this Twin Citeies dance community a rousing applause and would like to thank anyone he has worked with in the past and for those he has yet to in the future. He plans to find out whether or not the world produces art, or if art produces the world! Brian would like to thank his friends and family for their support in pushing him to follow his dreams and to follow them with passion.

CADE HOLMSETH

Cade Holmseth grew up in Minnesota where he continues to reside and pursue his passions. He has danced with Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater for four years now and is lucky to work with such wonderful artists. He has also danced professionally with Kelly Cawthon, Matt Jenson, Risa Cohen, Vanessa Voskuil, Mathew Janczewski, Denise Armstead, and several others in addition to creating work of his own. He recently presented his first evening length theater/dance production at the Red Eye Theater.  Currently he is also trying his luck with running a business and is trying to grow his massage and bodywork practice in St. Paul.

KARI MOSEL

Kari Mosel hails from Eau Claire, Wisconsin where she grew up riding horses, climbing trees, and tripping over her own feet.  She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Minnesota in 2004. Since graduating, Kari has had the pleasure to dance professionally for Shapiro and Smith Dance, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, Jim Lieberthal, Marciano Silva dos Santos, Kats D and the Paneer Project, Time Track Productions, and apprentice for Zenon Dance. In addition to performing, she serves as an administrative assistant for both Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater and Shapiro and Smith Dance. In addition to choreographing her own work on a smaller scale she has just recently set a commissioned work on the University of River Falls Dance Program. This is Kari's fourth season with SPDT.  She feels extremely humbled and blessed to be part of this amazing community and truly thinks of them all as family. Much Love! 

LAURA SELLE VIRTUCIO

Laura Selle Virtucio began her movement training as an athlete in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She first experienced the work of Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater while pursuing her BFA in Dance at the University of Minnesota.  Intrigued by the intimacy and vulnerability of the work on stage and in commiunities, she joined the ompany in 1999 and has relished performing, assisting the chorographers and teaching under the SPDT banner in Minneapolis and across the county.  Laura also performs with Shapiro and Smith Dance, Carl Flink's Black Label Movement, and will guest-perform with Zenon Dance for the 2009-20010 season. She is a recipient of a 2007 McKnight Fellowship for Dancers, administered by the Southern Theater and funded by the McKnight Foundation, a 2007 Sage Award for Best Performer and the 2001 City PAges Best Dance Distinction. Laura has served as adjunct faculty in the dance departments at the University of Minnesota, Gustavus Adolfus College, Bates Youth Dance Festival and currently at F.A.I.R. Downtown Minneapolis.  In her spare time she feeds and addiction to salso dancing by performing with the Minneapolis Salsa Movement and the Social Dance Studio.

ROXANE WALLACE-PATTERSON

Roxane Wallace-Patterson is active in the arts as a performer, teacher, dancer, and choreographer. She holds a BA in Philosophy and an Ethnic Studies minor from the University of California at Berkeley. Currently, she is a teaching artist for the Vocal Essence "Witness" program and the Children's Theater Company. In addition to this, she is an eight year member of the Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater Company. Constantly engaged in her field, Roxane has worked with choreographers and directors of both regional and international acclaim. Her proficiency and experience in dance includes Modern, Jazz, West African, Hip-Hop, Improvisation, and dance theater. In 2004 she was named "Best Dancer" in the City Pages "Best of the Twin Cities". In 2006, she wrote, choreographed, directed, and produced the original ensemble production "Evolution of a Soul Sista". In 2007 she was a recipient of a SAGE Award for Dance for "Outstanding Performer" and recently, she was honored with a 2008 McKnight Fellowship for Dancers, administered by the Southern Theater and funded by the McKnight Foundation. 

** Photography by V. Paul Virtucio