BIO: SIDRA BELL (Artistic Director) is currently an Adjunct Professor at Barnard College (Columbia University) and has a BA in History from Yale University and an MFA in Choreography from Purchase College Conservatory of Dance. She received her formative dance training at The Dance Theater of Harlem and The Ailey School as a full scholarship recipient.
- "Sidra Bell is a choreographer I've had the pleasure to meet through the Purchase Conservatory of Dance. Unfortunately, I have not worked with her, but she is an inspiration to many. A lot of my peers have worked with her and I always witness a sense of growth and new elemental approach to movement. Her works are ALWAYS fantasy-oriented, in that she creates an environment which pulls the audience into the moment she has created. I have witnessed her style change from when I attended LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts until now. In terms of movement, she has a stylistic choice of gestures that cuts and carves through space. Attending a few workshops of hers, I can say that it is a graceful challenge for the mind and body. Her most impressive feature, may be that she has done most of the work of building her company, only until recent. This shows her ability to tackle many facets within the dance world. She has received prestigious awards for her choreography, and has choreographed several commissions for prestigious educational institutions for dance."
- one of my favorite solos I have seen. Variations in III, choreographed by Sidra Bell.
