Choreographers

Meghan Flanigan is a dance artist whose work includes choreography for theaters and site-specific locations, multi-disciplinary collaborations, improvisation, performance and community focused work. Born in Baltimore, she began her studies in dance with classical ballet at the Peabody Preparatory. After receiving her BA in Public Policy from Brown University in 1996 she moved to New York City where she performed and studied contemporary, modern and improvisation in various dance studios.

In 1998, she moved to London, England to study for a Masters in Dance Studies at the Laban Centre. After completing her masters, she continued to live in London where she focused her work on investigating creative process and choreographing professionally for theaters and site-specific events. During this time, she taught creative and academic courses at Laban.

In 2004, she received grants to travel to Bogotá, Colombia and create work for festivals and universities. Subsequently, she returned to Bogotá where she became an important force for the development of contemporary dance in Colombia as an artist, educator and curator.

In August 2008, she returned to Baltimore. She currently teaches at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Katherine Morris, choreographer, received her early training in Bethesda, Maryland. She was invited to join the Pennsylvania Ballet in 1976, where she performed works by Balanchine, Tudor, Limon, Butler, Van Manen, Sappington, Robbins and many others. She earned a BA in European History from the University of Pennsylvania, then transitioned into teaching and choreography when she was invited to join the faculty of the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, a position she held for 15 years.

Ms. Morris has held faculty positions at many schools including Bryn Mawr, Swathmore, and Cabrini colleges, the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia,  and Peabody Dance. She was ballet master of the West Chester Ballet Theatre for 10 years. Ms. Morris has worked in public as well as private schools to introduce dance to area youth and has choreographed extensively for area schools and companies.

Debra Robinson began studying dance in Baltimore with Ellen Gniazdowski and Wally Saunders. After studying at the Joffrey Ballet School and with Joyce Trisler at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Ms. Robinson returned to Baltimore to dance with the Maryland Ballet. She majored in Dance/Performance and Choreography at Goucher College, where she received her BA. She also danced with Naked Feet and Path while teaching with local dance programs at ECC, UMBC, Baltimore Ballet, and Western Maryland College.

Later, Ms. Robinson taught alongside and studied with the renowned teacher, Wendy Robinson, at Baltimore Ballet and the Dance Department of Peabody Preparatory. She joined the faculty at Baltimore School for the Arts in 1988, where she currently teaches. Ms. Robinson also teaches ballet for Peabody Dance, the Dance Department of the Peabody Preparatory.

Performers

Andréa Picard
Originally from Québec where she performed, taught, and earned the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec à Montréal's award with highest distinction, Ms. Picard is a Peabody graduate, faculty member in the Preparatory Strings Deptartment and also teaches at the Société Musicale d’Été Vivaldi, in France.

Coach 

Gwyn Roberts
Gwyn codirects, performs, tours and records with the Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare. She is Director of Early Music at the University of Pennsylvania and is on the faculty (recorder) of the Peabody Conservatory.