Dancers
John DiGeorge grew up in rural Georgia, studied film-making at Harvard, and has performed as a dancer & puppeteer with Luminzcircus and Luminz Dance Theater. Among other artistic ventures including painting and sculpture, he is currently finishing up an independent feature film (www.redbelly.net) and runs a multimedia design company.
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Cyndal Ellis is a graduate of Smith College in dance and anthropology. She’s been studying, choreographing, and performing dance for 15 years with particular emphasis on modern dance, ballet, and most recently, belly dance, tribal fusion, and international folk dance. She has choreographed and performed tribal fusion for Smith College, Luminz Studio, Luminz Dance Theater Company, and haflas throughout New
England.
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Omei Marshall-Paige has been performing with luminzcircus since 2003 and with Luminz Dance Theater since 2007. She studies dance at Luminz Studio and circus at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Leah Mutz is the co-direcor of Luminz Studio Dance & Performing Arts Center. She graduated with a degree in dance and movement studies from Antioch College. She has performed with Sandglass Theater, The Company of Strangers, and The Hibakusha Peace Project and performed and directed for Luminzcircus. She has taught movement to children and adults with a focus on core strengthening and lengthening of the body into space. Inherent in her work is the understanding that in order to approach our world with generosity and positivity we must first understand ourselves and our bodies as deeply good and intrinsically beautiful.
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Brooke Paige has studied a wide range of dance forms including Graham technique that has led her to intensive studies with the Martha Graham company. She has also studied and loves the invigorating Afro Cuban styles. Brooke’s enthusiasm lies in creating any space and feeling with imagery that the audience can join her in. She has been a dancer with Luminzcircus since 2003 and now with Luminz Dance Theater.
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Meg Van Dyck has taught, choreographed and performed throughout New England and New York City over the past ten years. She recently moved to Vermont and served as the artistic director of dance for the Journey East Program at Leland and Gray High School. She accompanied 23 students as they performed her choreography throughout China and Inner Mongolia. Meg has danced with Dodge Dance Company in New York City and Sorvino Dance Project in Western Massachusetts and is a graduate of Smith College. She has also taught dance at Foreign Language School International at Tufts University, Theater of Dreams in New York City, and Deerfield Academy. She enjoys sharing her love for dance with others.
