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Kanopy Dance Company

Kanopy Dance Company is comprised of professional dancers and choreographers; and, is a Resident Company of the Overture Center for the Arts, Madison WI. Members of the Kanopy Dance Company include Cynthia Bachhuber, Robert E. Cleary, Angie Curry, Elizabeth Fine, Lyndsey Groth, Karen Heusinger-Searles, Meg Johnson, Kerry Parker, Brianne Schenkel, Elyse Snider, Lisa Andrea Thurrell and Jessica Vokoun.

Kanopy has developed an extensive repertoire, adding new creations with each concert season. Artistic Director, Lisa Andrea Thurrell, formerly with the Martha Graham Company, holds an MFA in Dance & Choreography from the UW and the Certificate from the Martha Graham Professional Teaching and Trainee Program. Kanopy Associate Director, Robert E. Cleary, danced with Bill T Jones, Bebe Miller, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Ballet Minnesota and holds degrees in Dance and History. Kanopy encourages local, national and international creative artists (choreographers, composers, and other theatre artists) by bringing their work before wide audiences.

The Kanopy Company, Studio, and Kanopy School for Contemporary Dance and Choreography have been located for 31 years in downtown Madison. All concerts are at the Overture Center for the Arts unless otherwise noted.

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