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9/3/10 - Shrewsbury International Street Theatre Festival, Shrewsbury, England

 
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Combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy and inventive choreography, Galumpha brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle and merriment. The three performers create a sensory feast of images ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, drawn together into a seamless whole, consistently bringing audiences to their feet. Galumpha is a triumphant mix of art and entertainment, offering world-class, award winning choreography (Edinburgh Festival Critics, Choice Award, Moers International Comedy Arts Prize) that is equally at home on the concert stage, at a comedy club or at an outdoor festival.

Formed in 2002 by Andy Horowitz and Greg O'Brien, Galumpha delivers a fast-paced, athletic brand of movement, distinctive for its ingenuity. Highlights include "Velcro" as seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, Crook and Chase (TNN) and the 2002 MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, and "Clackers," seen on MTV, Showtime, A & E, Just for Laughs in Montreal, and by over one billion television viewers around the globe. Other pieces feature experiments in human architecture set to music by Rachmaninov, Mahler and the virtuoso Czech band Jablkon, making for an exceptionally entertaining program.


marsAndy Horowitz, President & Director / Performer

Andy attended Oberlin College , Shifan University in Taiwan, earned a BA in Theatre from Binghamton University , and an MBA from Syracuse University . Andy acted in Kung Fu movies, traveled extensively through remote reaches of China , and worked as a Wild West stunt rider. Andy speaks Chinese and is sometimes asked to act as a court interpreter for Chinese speaking defendants in Binghamton , where he lives with his wife Carol and their two children, Elias and Talia. Andy makes the company's costumes and props. Andy is always building something, whether it be electric guitars, congas, leather bound journals, furniture, additions on his house or strange and fun props to play with onstage.  Andy is an artist in residence of the Binghamton University Department of Theatre.

 

 

 

 



Marlon Torres, Vice President/Performer

Marlon Torres has performed lead dance roles on stages throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, including venues such as the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, FL, California's Napa Valley Opera House, the Tollwood Festival in Munich, Germany, Finland's Jyväskylä Festival, and the Singapore Arts Festival. He began his career as a principal dancer in Mini Pops--a highly-rated Venezuelan TV dance ensemble featuring child performers, which enchanted millions of loyal viewers in Venezuela and the Caribbean. Marlon is on the teaching faculty of North Carolina Arts in Action, and is currently working to develop a dance exchange program for young students from Venezuela and the United States. He is a member of the International Dance Council and Dance USA, is an honors graduate of Binghamton University's Department of Theatre, and anticipates a 2010 MBA from the University of Leicester, England.

 

 

 




Kate Vollrath, Performer
After graduating from the Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts with a  major in Dance, Kate studied at Fordham University in the Fordham/ Alvin Ailey B.F.A. dance program.  She continued her dance training at  Steps on Broadway and graduated from Fordham University summa cum  laude with a B.A. in Religious Studies in 2007.  She has performed  with Sweet Enuff Dancers and Jette Performance Company in New York,  and has been a member of Sidelong Dance Co. since January 2008.   Kate’s choreography has been performed by Sidelong Dance Co. and was  selected to appear at the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association Festival in May 2009. She taught Ballet and Jazz at Dance Cavise in  Mamaroneck, NY throughout college and is currently teaching in Chapel  Hill, NC at the Triangle Youth Ballet.


Erin Stanley, Performer

Erin Stanley performed with Galumpha in January 2005 at the Anderson Center for the Arts with the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, and at the Ithaca State Theatre for the Light in Winter Festival. In April, 2005 she performed with Galumpha in Binghamton with Tim LeFebvre and Chaikyou Mallinson.  Erin joined Galumpha again in June 2005 for an educational performance at Jennie F. Snapp Middle School in Endicott, NY, at the Kirkland Arts Center in Clinton, NY, and at the Woodstock Playhouse in Woodstock, NY and again in July for the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY . Erin danced for the Tri-Cities Opera in Lucia Di Lammermoor (February 2005) and in The Merry Widow (May 2007) playing the roles of “Margot” and “Vilja,” In May 2007 Erin assisted BU professor of Theatre, Fred Weiss, in teaching a four-week, intensive summer session jazz class to students at the International Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing, China. Erin Stanley is in her senior year of a Binghamton University Theatre major. Erin studies the martial art Tang Soo Do, and has won many competitive awards including First Place in Women’s Sparring at the International World Championships in Cardiff, Wales.

 

 

 



Dywon Fisher, Performer

Internationally celebrated dancer and choreographer, Dywon Fisher, trained at Ballet Arts of Henderson NC, the Broadway Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY, and holds a BA in recreation and psychology from Shaw University.  Dywon has choreographed and performed for Katastrophe Productions and has created opening spectacles for renowned Hip Hop artists Young Jeezy and 50 Cent.  In 2003 Dywon won the world famous Bronner Bros. International Hair Show Dance Competition.  He holds numerous national cheerleading and dance titles including Grand Champ of Champions of the East.  Dywon taught dance for Shaw University’s dance team in 2004, coached the North Carolina State cheerleading team in 2006, and when he’s not touring the world with Galumpha teaches Hip Hop Dance for the North Carolina Dance Institute in Raleigh.

 

 



Singapore Arts FestivalGreg O'Brien, Director/Performer

An all-Connecticut soccer player and track athlete during high school, Greg began dancing in college and eventually received a B.A. in Theatre with a Dance emphasis from Binghamton University . His mentor in modern dance was Professor Trudy Cobb. Professors Fred Weiss and Sue Peters kindled his interest in musical theater and jazz dance. Happily married with two children and two big dogs, Greg recently relocated to New Hampshire where his wife is a lit professor at Chester College . In 2005 Greg received a Master's degree in History from Binghamton University and is currently working toward a Master's of Education.

 



David Friedheim, Sculptor
David's mother was a painter and his father was a classical musician.  He received his BA from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1982 and his MFA from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, in Baltimore Maryland in 1986.  His sculptures have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States.  He has built artwork on commission for many private and public clients including such firms as Bill Graham Presents.  In 1999 he was a founding member of The Crucible, a school devoted to linking the arts, industry and community in Berkeley, CA.  Currently he lives in Baltimore MD where  he co-directs the collaborative art group Grendel's Mother along with his wife and fellow artist Trisha Kyner.  For more information on David Friedheim please visit www.grendelsmother.org


Howard S. Klein, Production Manager / Galumpha Corporate Officer: Secretary

Howard Klein (Production Manager & Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be a part of Galumpha.  He feels incredibly lucky that he not only works with very talented and wonderful people, but that he also gets a chance to use them as his own creative outlet.  Howard is an Actor's Equity Association Stage Manager as well as the costume designer and a founding member of newFangled TheatReR.  nFt is an ever-evolving ensemble theatre company dedicated to the production of affordable, audience-centric and provocative theatrical events.. Howard earned a degree in Theatre from Binghamton University with an emphasis in Technical Design.  Some Favorite credits include The Cider Mill Playhouse, The Lincoln Center Institute, and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

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