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Katherine Kramer
KATHERINE KRAMER, Producing
Artistic Director, has been a vital presence in the resurgence of classic
jazz and tap dance since the 1970's. A performer whose influences range
from her early tap mentors Brenda Bufalino, Honi Coles, Ralph Brown
and Charles "Cookie" Cook, to classical tap artist, Paul Draper,
master of choreographic improvisation, Richard Bull and legendary dancer/choreographer/author,
Daniel Nagrin.
Ms. Kramer has appeared in concert with tap masters Coles, Bufalino,
and Cook, as well as Sarah Petronio, Diane Walker, Gregory Hines, Savion
Glover and many of her contemporaries and was a featured soloist in
the 1996 National Tap Extravaganza in New York. She has taught and performed
at Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival, Soul to Sole Festival in Austin,
TX and the Florida Dance Festival in Miami.
In 1980 she assisted Jane Goldberg in producing "By Word of Foot"
at the Village Gate in New York, bringing together many of tap's most
celebrated artists, including the late John Bubbles. She has collaborated
and performed with musicians Ray Anderson, Rebecca Mauleon, Dave Samuels,
Kristen Korb, Michael Spiro, Virginia Mayhew, Francesca Tanksley, among
others.
Prior to evolving into a jazz artist, she performed as a modern dancer
with Laura Dean, Kei Takei, Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane, and Lois Welk
and with Ara Fitzgerald, co-directed the company, Fitzgerald, Kramer
and Bean. For seven years Ms. Kramer directed her own company, Syncopated,
Inc. and has toured internationally, two one-woman shows, "Rhythms
of the Heart" and "Tap Roots."
Katherine was the choreographer and movement coach for the film, "The
Horse Whisperer," directed by and starring Robert Redford. Her
choreography is featured in the music video of the Academy Award nominated
song by Allison Moorer, "A Soft Place To Fall."
She holds a Masters Degree in Movement and Dance from Wesleyan University
and a BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College. She has taught
at universities throughout the country and has been commissioned to
create dances for numerous companies and universities, including Montana
Transport Co., Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Stephens College, University
of Alaska, Skidmore College, Youth Dance Unlimited, Florida International
University, Eastern Kentucky University, Miami Dade College and Manhattanville
College.
Katherine is currently based in Miami, Florida during the school year
and teaches at Florida International University, Miami Dade College
and Barry University. During the summer she is in Montana.
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