MSP 144: Amanda Selwyn

Choreographer, dance educator, arts leader Amanda Selwyn - resilient, hard-working, and inspiring! Hear what it was like for Amanda to:

1. Grow up wanting to be a performer, and then eventually finding her niche as a choreographer and arts leader.
2. How her college experience at Northwestern University shaped her as an artist as well as connecting with her Jewish roots and spending a year living in Israel.
3. What it was like for her to create and develop a thriving dance organization with an active dance company and an education arm that reaches into dozens of NYC public schools.

 

“There was never a doubt, I never thought about doing anything else, but every step of the way has been hard.”

Amanda Selwyn (Artistic Director/Choreographer) founded Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion in 2000 and in 23 seasons, has directed over 85 productions, developed a network of artists, and created the curriculum for Notes in Motion’s dance education programs.

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