JOFFREY CONCERT GROUP
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRADLEY SHELVER
Upcoming
Icons dance festival
limon2 and BHDos
Location: Mark Morris Dance Center – James and Martha Duffy Performance Space
Show Dates: April 4th at 7:30 PM
April 5th, at 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM
The Joffrey Concert Group in New York City is thrilled to announce the return of ICONS Dance Festival, an electrifying celebration of dance artistry, taking place at the renowned Mark Morris Dance Center Theater. This year’s festival will showcase extraordinary performances by the sublime dancers of the Joffrey Concert Group, Limón2, and BHDos, with three performances happening on: April 4 at 7:30 PM and April 5 at 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM.
On day 2 of the festival, dance enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity to participate in exclusive Master Classes before the evening performance. Led by Bradley Shelver (Artistic Director of ICONS Dance Festival and the Joffrey Concert Group), Dante Puleio (Artistic Director of Limón Dance Company), and Rodney Hamilton (Artistic Director of BHDos), these sessions will take place on Saturday, April 5, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Participants will gain invaluable insight into the artistic philosophies and techniques of these three distinguished industry leaders.
About the joffrey concert group
Founded by Robert Joffrey in 1981, and under the Direction of Bradley Shelver, the Joffrey Concert Group is the resident dance company of the Joffrey Ballet School. In the years since its inception, Concert Group dancers have toured domestically and internationally, performing some of the most celebrated classical and contemporary repertoire. This includes the works of Gerald Arpino (Birthday Variations, Light Rain), Robert Battle (Battlefield), George Balanchine (Serenade), August Bournonville (La Ventana), Dwight Rohden (New Work) and Africa Guzman (The Stolen Path), Bradley Shelver, Eric Trope, Lindsay Grimes, Vernard J. Gilmore, Eryn Renee Young, Thang Dao, Tsai Hsi Hung, Omar Ramon de Jesus, and Ken Ossola. Concert Group dancers have gone on to perform in premiere companies including Miami City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, the Forsythe Company, the Martha Graham Dance Company, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the Joffrey Ballet.
ABOUT BRADLEY SHELVER
Artistic director & Resident Choreographer
Joffrey Concert Group
Bradley Shelver trained at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg, South Africa and The Ailey School in New York. He is the Acting Artistic Director of the Jazz & Contemporary Trainee Track at the Joffrey Ballet School.
He has danced with theAiley II, Elisa Monte Dance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, The Francesca Harper Project, Limón Dance Company, Phoenix Dance Theater (UK), and in projects with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co., Lar Lubovich Dance, The Universal Ballet, Radio City Music Hall, and in productions with the Mark Morris Dance Group. He is in his 15th season as a principal dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. He has choreographed works for; Contemporary West Dance Theater Graham 2, Big Muddy Dance Company, Richmond Ballet, Ailey II, Ballet Austin, Lustig Dance Theater, Compania Rio Danca, New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble, Cape Dance Company, Cedar Lake 2, Sobers & Godley Dance, as well as creating works for The Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Ballet Schools, Joffrey Ballet School, Central Ballet School (London) The Ailey School, Boston Conservatory, Long Island University, Purchase College and Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the founder of Bradley Shelver Contemporary Dance Theater.
He was co-producer and curator for the annual REVERBdance Festival from 2010-2016. From 2013-2016, he was the Artistic Director of the STEPS Repertory Ensemble and the Production Director for Steps on Broadway. Mr Shelver is an Adjunct at Montclair State University and on the faculty of schools and universities worldwide including; The Ailey School, The Graham School, La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts, Joffrey Ballet School, Bikuratim (Israel), Pan American Modern Dance School (Brazil), Hinton Battle Academy. (Tokyo) DAR Jazz Academy (Russia), ABT/JKO, Limòn Institute, Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Ballet Schools, Ateballeto, Company teacher for Mathew Bourne’s “Adventures in Motion Pictures”, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Lion King, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet as well as on faculty of Artistic Dance Exchange. He is a certified ballet teacher with the ABT National Training Curriculum. He was a contributing writer for Dance Spirit Magazine and His book, “Performance Through the Dance Technique of Lester Horton” is available worldwide.
