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Itzik Galili
Choreographer
Born in Tel Aviv, Itzik Galili had his only exposure to dance in its traditional folk form. His interest grew, and when he joined the Bat Dor Company and later the Batsheva Dance Company, he was unaware that he was embarking on a career that would lead him ultimately out of Israel and around the world. He had entered a professional art world in which he would later be described as a "master architect of space and timing of bodies" by Dance Europe.
Itzik Galili choreographed his first piece, Double Time in 1990, out of curiosity over whether or not he could craft his own work. Later that year, his efforts earned him the originality prize in the Gvanim International Choreographers Competition for his creation The Old Cartoon. In 1992 The Butterfly Effect won the public’s prize at the International Competition for Choreographers in the Netherlands. In 1994, after only four years of choreographic experience, Galili was honoured with the Phillip Morris Art Prize for his contribution to Dutch culture.
NND/GALILI DANCE began in 1997 when the Dutch Ministry of Culture appointed Galili as the artistic director of the Dance Foundation of the Northern Netherlands. Based in Groningen, the company tours nationally, as well as internationally and performed in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, France, Japan, Israel, Denmark and Russia.
Itzik Galili has created more than forty original works. His highly acclaimed pieces have been performed by prominent dance companies throughout the world including The Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Gulbenkian Ballet, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Batsheva Dance Company and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. He received the prestigious Dutch Choreography Award 2002 for his contribution to dance in the Netherlands. With this award Itzik Galili joins the list of previous winners which includes Hans van Manen, Jirí Kylían and Krisztina de Châtel.
Peter Quanz
Choreographer
Peter Quanz is the first Canadian choreographer to have created a ballet for the legendary Kirov Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. His work was enthusiastically received by both audience and press and has led to further collaborations with the company.
Peter has choreographed for American Ballet Theatre, the Royal Ballet Covent Garden (Linbury Theatre), American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, the Sacramento Ballet, the Chemnitz Ballet in Germany and the Banff Centre for the Arts. He has been invited twice to attend the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of the New York City Ballet. He has also created experimental works for choreographic workshops with the Stuttgart Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Peter was invited to create a new work for the Fire Island Dance Festival 2006 (Dancers Responding to AIDS) collaborating with dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company.
In 2005 Peter received the Clifford E. Lee Award, Canada’s national award for young choreographers. He has also been supported by grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Chalmers Foundation and the Judy and Henny Jurriens Choreographic Fellowship.
Some of the current and upcoming projects include world premieres for the Kirov Ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg), the National Ballet of Canada, the Pennsylvania Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Mark Godden
Choreographer
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Mark Godden has created original works for Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre (studio company), Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, Ballet Florida, Compania Nacional de Danza in Mexico, Ballet Contemporania in Argentina, Ballet Memphis, Alberta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Ballet Met, American Repertory Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theater and Ballet Gamonet.
Born in the United States Mark has lived in Canada since 1981. He was appointed resident choreographer from 1991-1994 for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. In 1995 Mark retired as a soloist from dance in order to pursue a choreographic career. In 1996 he became the permanent guest choreographer with the Harid Dance Conservatory. He has worked as choreographer in residence with Chautuagua Festival Ballet and Indiana University.
Two of Mark’s ballets have won awards in Varna and Helsinki international ballet competitions. He is the recipient of the Choo San Goo award. His full length Dracula, originally created for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and produced for a feature film, won an Emmy for Best Performing Arts film. Dracula, Pages from a Virgins Diary won Best Choreography in the Monaco Film Festival. His latest full length production The Magic Flute has gained critical success touring Canada, USA and Mexico. This ballet was produced for film and won a Gemini for Best Performing Arts Ensemble (2006).
Mark had the great honor to represent Canada in the Closing Ceremonies for the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy. He was director and choreographer for the Vancouver portion of the Closing Ceremonies. In 2007 Mark is staging Angels in the Architecture for Ballet Gamonet in Miami and The Magic Flute for Louisville Ballet. Also, Mark will be creating a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Ballet Memphis to premiere in the fall.
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Itzik Galili
      
Peter Quanz
Mark Godden
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