Jonathan Phelps

Choreographer / Teacher

BFA graduate in Dance and dance Ed. From University of the Arts (1988)
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Choreography

ALLEGHENY BALLET - Debbie Anthony (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 1 Ballet in 2003

AILEY ON AILEY - Benefit for the Dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatres: Dancers Resource Fund.

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE CENTER - Denise Jefferson (School Director)
Student Summer Workshop (1996, 1998)

BERKS BALLET – Kelly Barber (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 2 ballets (1994, 2008)

CANDLEWOOD INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS
Choreographed: THE SCARLET PIMPERNAL (2002)

FULTON OPERA HOUSE
Choreographed and Assistant Director: INTO THE WOODS (2005)

LAKE ERIE BALLET- Sharon Filone (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 3 ballets (1999,2000,2001)

NEW CASTLE BALLET – Debbie Parou (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 6 ballets (1990,91,98.99,01,04)

PENNSLYVANIA REGIONAL BALLET - Sandra Carlino (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 15 ballets on this company 1988-2007

PHILADELPHIA DANCE THEATRE - Joy Delaney (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 1 Ballet (2008)

SOUTH DAYTON DANCE COMPANY- Gigi Gardner (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 1 Ballet (2002)

VINELAND REGIONAL DANCE COMPANY – Maxine Chapman (Artistic Director)
Choreographed 14 Ballets on this company 1990-2008

DIRECTED and CHOREOGRAPHED:

Belvior Terrace

2000-07 - KISS ME KATE. DAMN YANKEES, CATS, A CHORUS LINE, ON THE TOWN, SWEET CHARITY, THROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, CABARET, GUYS AND DOLLS, PIPPIN, THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, ANYTHING GOES, FORTY-SECOND STREET, CHICAGO

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER Chet Walker

1999-2008 - O’HENRY’S LOVERS, LIZA MINELLI TRIBUTE, SEDUCTION, VALENTINO (Workshop), SEVEN DEADLY SINS( ANGER), CONFESSIONS OF LOVE, AIN’T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD (Workshop), CABARET (Belgrade, Serbia), SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ (Bethesda, Maryland)

Conducted dance auditions and casting for productions at the FULTON OPREA HOUSE.

Michael D. Mitchell (Artistic Director)
Rehearsal Director for The School at Jacob’s Pillow(Jazz/Musical Theatre Program) Assisting Choreographers: Mercedes Ellington, Dan Siretta, Chet Walker, Donna McKechnie.

TEACHER (Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre Dance)

Julio Bocca School ( Buenos Aries, Argentina), Ailey School, National Ballet of Canada, Nashville Ballet, Portland Ballet, Pretoria Technikon (Pretoria, South Africa) Soweto Township( Johannesburg), Mercyhurst University, American Hellenic Union (Athens Greece) BalletMet, University of the Arts, Boston Summer Dance Festival, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Regional Dance America Northeast Faculty(2005,2008) Regional Dacne America National Festival Faculty (2007)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Winner - National Choreographic Award from Regional Dance America (2000)

LOEW Fellowship Recipient - Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Adjudicator for Regional Dance America Festival (Northeast) 2005 Adjudicator for Regional dance America National Festival (Southeast) 2007

5 Choreographic Grants from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts (1989,90,96,03,05)

Acceptance into The Carlisle Project (1992) Barbara Weisburger (Artistic Director) Intensified conference on the development of choreographic skills. Tarin Chaplin –Instructor

PERFORMANCE

WALKERDANCE .1999-Present
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE 1992-1998
DONALD BYRD/THE GROUP 1990-1992
THE JAMISON PROJECT 1988-1990