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About UsApparatus Dance Theater is a performance company dedicated to devising resonant works of aerial theater and sharing the joy of flying via our education programs.
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Who We Are |
Founded in 1999, Apparatus Dance Theater uses various physical aerial apparatus, invented or traditional, to study and perform stories of human interaction. Our work is a collaboration of performers devising work through research, improvisations, and physical experiment, Directed by Janette Hough.
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Janette Hough directs Apparatus Dance Theater, runs the collaborative artspace The Building, and collaborates as a Co-Founder of Anomalous Theatre Co. Janette has taught throughout the U.S. as an independent aerial dance choreographer with university theater productions. Janette has developed youth programs throughout Philadelphia and Maine, including the Maine Youth Circus. Her aerial dance program at the Breakwater School recently celebrated 15 years of aerial dacne programming! Janette has performed with Pig Iron Theatre, Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental, Sebastienne Mundheim, Dr. Meghan Brodie, and Theatre Cirque, among many others. Her choreographic works Suitor Later, The Weightless Moment (for Tedx Dirigo), Pale, Suitor, and La Reve de Augustine with Anomalous Theatre Co have been performed in various local and national venues. She started as a company member of Louise Gillette's Trapezius! Aerial Dance in 1993. Terry Sendgraff taught her the art of Motivity. Her teachers have also included Nancy Smith of Frequent Flyers and Serenity Smith-Forchion and Elsie Smith of NECCA. Janette also has certifications in Yoga, Aerial Yoga, Pilates Mat and Reiki.
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Claudia LaGuardia is an aerial instructor, performer, and Mom to Jasper. Claudia also travels the US learning, teaching, and performing aerials, flow, and fire spinning to learners of all levels and ages.
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Emily Waller has been an assistant teacher, rigger and office manager with Apparatus Dance Theater for 10 years. She is also a high steel rigger and stagehand with local IATSE 114. Emily has a degree in Music Education and is a solo singer and multi-instrumentalist. In her summers, she is the wood shop and high ropes course teacher for Camp Agawam in Raymond, ME.
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Amelia Papi is a biologist, performer, and instructs aerials, acro, and theater with Apparatus Dance Theater. She is a lifelong tap and modern dancer who began her circus journey on the silks in 2015 with Janette. Since then she has found her favorite creative outlets in pole, lyra, and partner acrobatics.
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