Contemporary Masterclass w/Brandon Welch

Friday, February 22nd from 6:00 – 8:00pm

Sunday, February 24th from 2:00 – 4:00pm

Brandon’s class aims to create a safe space where dancers can explore freedom of expression and engage in physical disciplines to increase mobility, strength and awareness. As a class, we will establish connection to the floor, utilize momentum and explore contemporary phrase work. Through experiencing grounded movement and releasing tension in the body, students can partake in physical and mental renewal. Brandon’s class will encourage students to take risks and challenge participants to trust their surroundings, including the floor and their fellow dancers. These masterclasses will be geared toward the intermediate/advanced mover.

Meet Brandon Welch!

Brandon Welch is a mover, teaching artist and creator originally from Indianapolis, IN. Brandon holds a BFA in Dance Performance from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance with a semester on exchange at the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts. His performance career includes being a company member of Momix Dance Illusionists, Doug Varone and Dancers and Gibney Dance Company. As a performer and educator, Brandon has shared dance in Armenia, Argentina, Peru, Singapore, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey and across the United States. During his time with Doug Varone and Dancers, Brandon participated in Dance Motion USA’s cultural diplomacy program to South America and performed in Les Troyens at the Metropolitan Opera. Additionally, Brandon has performed works by Twyla Tharp, Zvi Gotheiner, Stephen Petronio, Lane Gifford, Hilary Easton, Reggie Wilson, Joanna Kotze and Ohad Naharin.

Brandon is passionately committed to utilizing movement as a catalyst for social change. This has led him to work with survivors of domestic violence, incarcerated people and connecting artists across borders and cultures. He is the Founding Executive Director of Awakening Movement, a community of artists dedicated to bridging faith and the arts. As an emerging choreographer, his recent works have been commissioned by Dance Ensemble Singapore, Belhaven University and Awakening Movement.