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Patrick holds a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Design and Production. Since moving to the Bay Area in July of 2002 he has had many unique and exciting opportunities, including working with Terry Sendgraff, Culture Shock, Splash Circus, New Conservatory Center, Kinetic Theory Experimental Theatre and Capacitor among others. For most of the year 2003 he was the manager of the Alice Arts Center in downtown Oakland. Patrick recently completed a tour of the East Coast with Capacitor and has also recently worked with Dance Theatre of Harlem in London and other parts of the United Kingdom. He has worked as Production manager for Company C Contemporary Ballet since August of 2003.
Don McCartney is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design and has been a publication designer and art director for books, magazines and newspapers. He currently is the sole proprieter of Don McCartney Design in Walnut Creek, CA. His credits and clients include Rolling Stone magazine, Francis Ford Coppola's CITY magazine, U.C. Berkeley's California Monthy, the San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle, AMERICA 24/7 (50 state books), Carmel Cashmere and Company, Contra Costa Ballet Centre, Upland Brewing Company of Bloomington, IN, The American Distilling Institute and Pacific Union GMAC Real Estate. Marty Sohl's intuitive sense of timing and drama, and her eye for lighting have made her one of the world's top Opera and Dance photographers. Currently, Marty is photographer for The Metropolitan Opera in New York. Her client list includes many world-class Performing Arts Companies, including American Ballet Theatre, Alonzo King's Lines Ballet, Luis Bravo's Forever Tango, and Metropolitan Classical Ballet of Fort Worth and Arlington as well as Company C Contemporary Ballet. Marty Sohl's Photos appear regularly in The New York Times, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine and Opera News, as well numerous other publications. Posters, calendars, brochures and theater programs regularly feature Marty's work.
Trading in her ballet shoes for a camera, Susan has spent the last 20 years as a freelance photographer. A keen sense of timing and sensitivity to emotions and body language developed during her many years in dance, her images capture emotion, create drama and define the uniqueness of each subject. Her wide range of creative and technical capabilities, from conventional film to high resolution digital capture and post production have served clients such as Company C Contemporary Ballet, Bank of America, Pacific Bell, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, and earned her numerous awards including Communication Arts, Graphis, Addy, and International Photography.
Bob Scholmer documents dance through his beautiful photography which captures the essence of Company C Contemporary Ballet.
Stephanie Verrières and Kimie Sako met in 2003 while attending The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in San Francisco. Stephanie, a former dancer, traded in her ballet shoes in 2001 for a career in fashion design. With a passion for dance and the desire to create beautiful clothes she utilizes her knowledge of a dancer's movement when creating costumes. Kimie was born and raised in Japan. Shortly after completing high school education she came to the United States to explore her new life. She studied at the Dominican University of California, majoring in pre-medical, until she left the school in 2001 to cultivate her artistic sense. Stephanie and Kimie found they shared a similar design aesthetic and had an immediate creative connection. Together they create costumes for ballet, theater, and film. They also have a designer women's wear collection. They have designed costumes for Contra Costa Ballet, Alameda Civic Lights Opera, and an Independent Film. |
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