Summer of Solo: Montreal's Jazz Masterclass - Josette Wiggan
Schedule
Fri Aug 09 2024 at 07:00 pm to Sun Aug 11 2024 at 05:00 pm
Location
Studio 88 Swing | Montreal, QC
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Schedule:Friday at Studio 88: 7pm-9pm
Saturday at Cats Corner: 10am-12pm
Sunday at Studios Accento: 12pm-5pm
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Come push your jazz dance limits in this small group intensive! International jazz dance instructor Josette Wiggans will be coming to Montreal to instruct a small group of dancers for 8 hours! With a small group, Josette will be able to give more focus into each individual student, and with the commitment of the students to the full workshop, they will be able to push everyone to their limits! Spots are limited, sign up now!
About Josette:
An internationally acclaimed and much sought after educator/ choreographer/ performer, Josette Wiggan has dedicated her life to the perpetuation of African American Vernacular Jazz Dance. She began her dance adventure with Paul and Arlene Kennedy in Los Angeles. Her love for performing was fostered by the Kennedys and then refined as an adult while dancing with Jazz Tap Ensemble until 2007. A graduate of UCLA, Josette’s career highlights include, the 2001 Spotlight Award winner in non-classical dance category, the first National Broadway Tour of 42nd Street, 2008 Bessie Award Nominee for Outstanding Performance in the Baker/Tarpaga Project, movies Idlewild and Princess and the Frog, and studying with Germaine Acogny at L’ecole les Sables in Senegal. Alongside her brother, Joseph Wiggan, she was part of two original casts of Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Shpeel and Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour from 2009-2013. The duo performed in Tireless, a curated show by Michelle Dorrance that had its debut at Jacob’s Pillow in 2017. Josette was also a part of Dorrance’s all woman quartet that created the works Until the Real Comes Along and and All Good Things Must Come and End. In 2019, Josette was a co- creator with Michelle Dorrance and Hannah Heller for a Christmas work entitled, ...The Nutcracker Suite... that just had its tour debut at the Kennedy Center in 2023. In addition, the cast was invited to perform at the White House under the invitation of First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden. In 2021, Josette created her first evening length work, Praise: The Inevitable Fruit of Gratitude, in collaboration with Grammy nominated, jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold and the cast of Dorrance Dance. It had its debut at Jacob’s Pillow and the Queens Theatre in the Park. Most currently, Josette began her own tap company, Josette Wiggan Presents... in 2023 and developed new works entitled, On Solid Ground: A Celebration of Black Joy and Freedom In Our America, featuring improvisation by the dancers and musicians, and her
first solo work, Threshing Floor: A Place of Meditation and Melody for the American Dance Platform at the Joyce Theater. In addition, Josette is currently on faculty at USC, teaching Vernacular Jazz and Tap Dance at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.
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Viens repousser tes limites de la danse jazz dans ce petit groupe intensif! Instructeur international de danse jazz, Josette Wiggans, viendra à Montréal pour instruire un petit groupe de danseurs pendant 8 heures! Avec un petit groupe, Josette pourra se concentrer davantage sur chaque élève, et avec l'engagement des élèves dans l'atelier complet, iel pourra pousser chacun à ses limites! Les places sont limitées, inscris-toi dès maintenant!
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Where is it happening?
Studio 88 Swing, 7243 St-Hubert,Montreal, Quebec, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: