GUEST FACULTY

Daniel Catanach came to the belief during his career that ballet is viewed as an elite form of expression, limited in its exposure to audiences outside of privileged social classes. Because of this, he decided to take this classical art form and use it to express modern societal issues with a new voice attracting a vast range of audiences. He began choreographing and directing in 1981. He has been commissioned to create work for a broad range of dance, theater, musical theater, opera, recording companies, and most recently film. Daniel currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Urban Ballet Theater, the Director of Dance at the Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement and the Artistic Director of the emerging Abrons Arts Center Dance Ensemble. Prior credits include the Artistic Director of the Catanach Ballet Theater and Santa Fe Dance Company, and Ballet Master for the State Ballet of Missouri, the Armitage Ballet, and the Company of Dance Arts.