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Kathleen Hurley is the founder and Artistic Director of Hurley & Dancers, and was also was the founder and Artistic Director of The Chamber Dancers, 1996-2001. Her dance career includes performances with Yancey Dance Theatre and the Doris Humphrey Dance Ensemble in New York City, and guest appearances in Germany and Mexico. In addition, she was a member of Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, touring the east coast and Europe. Kathleen is an honors graduate of the University of Iowa where she toured to Hong Kong with the Dancers to Go Company. Her Iowa dance career includes performances with Iowa Dance Theatre, The Neuman Project and Co’Motion Dance Theatre. She teaches dance technique courses at Grinnell College and at Lind Dance School. Her teaching resume also includes teaching for the Limon Institute in Manhattan, Perry Dance in NYC, Dance Space in NYC, Long Island University, and Iowa State University workshops.
Originally from Des Moines, Kathleen’s early studies focused on ballet and modern dance with emphasis on modern dance performance and choreography. Early influences came from Mary Joyce Lind of Iowa Dance Theatre, Greg Neuman of the Neuman Project, Colin Connor and Risa Steinberg of the Limon Institute and David Dorfman while working with Pennsylvania Dance Theatre. Recent professional development included a summer workshop with the Trisha Brown studio in New York City and attendance at the American Dance Festival held at Duke University.
Hurley & Dancers is a professional modern dance company based in Des Moines, Iowa that presents public performances, workshops and arts-in-education residencies. The company’s dancers are accomplished teachers and choreographers who bring a wealth of experience to their work. With inception in 2001, Hurley & Dancers enjoyed its international debut with performances in the Thunder Bay Fringe Festival in Ontario, Canada in 2003 and 2004, and also performed in the 2004 and 2005 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The company encourages collaborations with choreographers, musicians, visual artists and others for a vibrant cultural exchange. Visit www.HurleyDancers.com for more information.
Kathleen’s Pieces
“The dance piece I have created of which I am the most proud is a solo entitled ‘Ground-Floor Arrangement’ performed at Grinnell College in April, 2008 with lighting design by Jeff Fightmaster of New York City,” states Kathleen.
She remembers her favorite dance piece as a whole that she has been fortunate enough to perform was ‘To Have and To Hold’ by Shapiro and Smith while she was touring with Pennsylvania Dance Theatre. Her and her dancers also performed that piece all over Pennsylvania and toured to Germany. “Good times,” she says. “Challenging, with many bruises, but good times.”
Along with the pristine dances she has performed, she is also proud of founding the only professional modern repertory dance company in Des Moines, with a great group of people to be creative with.
Kathleen Hurley and Hurley & Dancers has been affiliated with Metro Arts for over 10 years. Kathleen has been involved with several artist events and has also regularly been involved with kids workshops as part of Education on Location: Day, Summer, and After School. The programs she puts on with the kids focuses on interaction, movement, and creativity.
The following are events coming up for Hurley & Dancers:
"Winter Solstice"
Hurley & Dancers in collaboration with the Gay Men's Chorus
Thursday, Dec. 18 and Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
The Temple for the Performing Arts, Grand Hall
1011 Locust Street, downtown Des Moines
$15 adults, $10 children
For more information, visit www.dmgmc.org
Call (515) 953-1540 or e-mail dmgmc@mchsi.com.
Choreography by Kathleen Hurley
Dancers: Luba Aginsky, Anne Ballantini, Alissa Hamer, Kaytlin Rice and Emily VanderLinden
Grand View College liturgical dance residency
Tuesday, Jan. 13 11 a.m. Chapel service and 8 p.m. student residency, Nielson Hall
For more information e-mail jmithelman@gvc.edu.
“The Unicorn and the Moon”, an interactive children’s storytelling and dance event with dancer Kathleen Hurley and actor Mark Gruber
Thursday, Jan. 15 Clive Library 6:45 p.m.
Call 453-2221 for more information
“Poppy’s Dancing Puppets”
March 13 and 14 at 7 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church Fine Arts Series
In collaboration with actor Mark Gruber
And live music by chamber ensemble Opus 3
4114 Allison Ave, Des Moines (corner of Beaver and Franklin)
Free admission
http://www.westpres.org/in_art_and_music/fine_arts_series
For More Information on Kathleen Hurley, Hurley & Dancers, or how to get involved with Hurley & Dancers please contact:
Contact info:
Hurley & Dancers
Kathleen Hurley
P.O. Box 65562
West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 710-2412
Kathleen@HurleyDancers.com
www.HurleyDancers.com
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