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Bradley Shelver
1 River Place Suite 1712
New York, NY
10036
USA
Bshelver@bradleyshelver.com

DDO ARTISTS AGENCY 81 Franklin Street, 5th Fl NYC 10013 (212) 379-6314

Member:	Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (I.S.T.D) American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

Professional Dance Experience:

Radio City Christmas Spectacular- Nashville Tour 2009

Metropolitan Opera Ballet - AIDA - Alexai Ratmansky (Choreographer) 2009

Mark Morris Dance Group - Guest Artist: Romeo and Juliet 2008/2009 season

Cattle Call - (United Kingdom Tour) 2008 - Role: Brad ( Dancer and Singer)
Dir. Javier De Frutos and Composed by Richard Thomas.

International Solo Touring: (2005,06,07)
Including tours to Rome, Sardegna, Cosenza, Reggio Calabria, Copenhagen, Nyborg, Sienna.
Repertory includes works by Limon, Ailey, Monte, Kylian, Shelver

Copenhagen Guest Artist Series- June 2005
Role of EROS in the 1924 ballet "Psyche" choreographed by internationally renowned ballerina,Nini Thieland for a gala honoring her 90th Birthday
Premier of " Je Croix Entendre Encore" Solo choreographed and performed by Bradley Shelver

Bill T Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company
Guest Artist - Fall for dance festival - City Center- NYC

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival: “Blackbird” Solo-Jiri Kylian,”Minus 16"- Ohad Naharin, “Les Noces”, “Le Parc”- Angelin Preljocaj. (July 2002)

Jaguar, Tribute to Style: Complexions Dance Co.- Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles CA (September 2002)

Pick of the Crop Dance- Role of Hansel in ”Hansel and Gretel” – (March 2002)

Joseph Albers Foundation Gala: Pompidou Center- Paris, (June 2002)

Inauguration of Manhattan Borough President- The MET (January 2002)

“The Making of a Perfect Mate” – Off Broadway show- October/ November 2001, Lead Dancer – Choreographed by Bruce Heath.

Lincoln Center Outdoors- Elisa Monte Dance (August 2001)

Nelson Mandela Presidential Awards – South Africa (1995&1996)

Jessye Norman at Carnegie Hall (1999) – Choreographed by Milton Myers

Tribute to Dance (1999&2000)- 92nd Str. YMCA , Alvin Ailey 2

Woman In Need Foundation Gala- Sheraton Hotel NYC: Hosted by Paul Newman (June 1999)

16th International Dance Festival (Havana, Cuba) Guests of Alicia Alonso (Nov. 1999)

Professional Companies:

Phoenix Dance Company (Leeds, UK) 2007- 2008. Dir. Javier De Frutos

Limon Dance Company- (2005- 2007)
Carla Maxwell - Director. Works by Jiri Kylian, Jose Limon, Lar Lubovich, Adam Hougland, Doris Humphrey, Susanne Linke, Daniel Nagarin, Donald Mckayle.

The Francesca Harper Project - Guest artist since 2005
Works by Francesca Harper and William Forsythe.

Ballet Hispanico of New York - (2004)
Tina Ramirez, Director. Works by : Peter Pucci, Ann Rienking, Ramon Oller, Graciella Danielle and Alexander Magno.

Complexions Dance Company- (2002-) Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. (Guest Artist)

Elisa Monte Dance Company (2000-2003)
Elisa Monte/ David Brown , Directors

Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble (1998-2000)
Silvia Waters, Director.
Performed works by Lar Lubovich, Alvin Ailey, Shapiro & Smith, Donald Byrd, Homer Avilla & Edissa Weeks, Scott Rink, Robert Battle, Talley Beatty, Ronald K. Brown and Francesca Harper.
Included: teaching, extensive touring throughout US, Cuba and the Caribbean.

Eglevsky Ballet Theater- Guest Artist 2001/02 Director: Ali Pourfarrokh

Westchester Dance Theater- Permanent Guest Artist

New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble- Permanent Guest Artist


Choreographic Experience:

Svenske Balletskole - Gotteborg, Sweden - Scenes (2009), 6/8 (2010)

Bartholin Ballet Seminar - "6/8" - Premier: Tivoli Theater, Copenhagen (2009)

The STEPS Ensemble: "Scenes" created for 2006/2007 performance season

NJDTE Gala - Premier of " Healing song" solo. Costume, choreography and danced by Bradley Shelver (May 2006)

The Ailey School - " In the dark, i'll stay in the squares," Global harmony Performances. (April 2006)

Cedar Lake 2 - Commissioned work for 2006/2007 season (Columbia, Ms) " Apollo's Illegitimate offspring"

Gala de Cosenza, Italy - Premier of "The man who cried" - solo choreographed and performed by Bradley Shelver (June 2005)

Oure Dance Company, Denmark- "malleus mallificarum" (2005), " I'm Still learning"(2006), "2ROOMS" (2007), "Witness" (2008), "Midnight Train" (2009).

2004 and 2005 Elan Awards- Fashion institute of technology NYC (October 2004) - "Vitruvian Man" and "Decision Theory"

Artists of the Millenium Gala- Premier of "Nina" Massachusetts - October 2004

Peridance Series- "MY..." revival, US Premier (2004) "A solo Four"- US premier

Visions Choreographic Series- "Mon Ami", "Vitruvian Man", "3 Different Solo's " - Alvin Ailey Studio's (2004)

"Dual"- New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble 2004

“First Song”- Commissioned by HRH Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark- for his visit to New York September 2002

“Bitter Sweet”- Commissioned by National Arts Council (South Africa) March 2001

Global Harmony Performance- Ailey Studios: “ Dual” – Recommissioned by Connecticut Ballet (1998)

Dance Umbrella (South Africa) 1996- Piece entitled “My”

Dance Umbrella (South Africa) 1997- Piece entitled “Quality of Mercy”

Numerous corporate and industrial contracts including Moet Chandon Champagne, Pepsi South Africa and South African Airways.


Awards Received:

Chosen by Judith Jamison for 1yr Fellowship to Alvin Ailey School (1998)

National Arts Contemporary Dance Award (South Africa) 1997


Training and Education:

Alvin Ailey School NY (1998-) Horton, Jazz, Ballet, West African, Graham Based Modern.

The National School of the Arts (South Africa) (1994-1998) Ballet, Graham Based Modern, Flamenco Dance and Classical Greek Dance - Graduated with Diploma in Anatomy, Music, Ballet and Modern Dance.

Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (London) – Advanced Diplomas in Jazz, Ballet and Tap Dancing as well as Latin American and Ballroom Dance (1987-1998)

Performing Arts Workshop (1983-1987)- Drama, Piano, Singing, Ballet Jazz, Tap


Professional Teaching Experience:

Bartholin International Ballet Seminar- Royal Theater, Copenhagen (2008 and 2009)

Crossing Boarders- Israel (2008)- Contemporary Workshops and Master classes.

Millennium 2000 school (London) Guest Faculty

2006 London Contemporary Dance Guest Faculty (professional division)

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures in Motion Pictures Company Teacher BAM 2007

IALS Academy (Rome) Guest Faculty

STEPS on Broadway Faculty member since 2005

Encore Dance Academy- New Jersey (Ballet, Hip Hop, Aerobics and Yoga)

Alvin Ailey School- N.Y (Horton Based Modern) – Actors studio as well as professional dancers. (permanent guest faculty)

National School of the Arts- South Africa (Pilate’s, Horton and Ballet)

Le-Gal Dance and Fitness Center- South Africa (Aerobics, Horton, Pilate’s, Yoga, Ballet and Hip Hop)

Company teacher for Elisa Monte Dance Co.- New York

New Jersey Dance Theater- Guest faculty- Modern, Ballet and Pilates/Yoga (2003)

Oure Sports School (Denmark) Permanent Guest faculty- Horton and Jazz Department

Ballet Etudes (Connecticut) Ballet and Jazz Faculty-Director Christina Fegundes and Nanette Valence.

Sardegna, (Italy) Permanent Guest Teacher

Labart Academy (Naploi) Permanent Guest faculty

Conducted Workshops in Universities and Schools around the US, Guadeloupe, South Africa and Europe- Hampton University (Virginia, USA) , Berkley University- (California, US)

University of Brockport Summer 2005

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