SAM PINKLETON
SELECTED/RECENT WORK
*Denotes current/in development
DIRECTING
*LIGHTNING MAN // by Jeffrey Dennis Smith, Shoshana Greenberg, Katya Stanislavskaya, and Maggie-Kate Coleman
Ars Nova (2011) / Primary Stages (Upcoming Workshop - 2012)
THE DAUGHTERS: A FOLK-FUNK OPERA // by Shaina Taub
Joe’s Pub, NYU, CAP21
POP! // by Maggie-Kate Coleman and Anna K. Jacobs (Workshop - Starring Anthony Rapp as Andy Warhol)
City Theatre/Momentum Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
*UNTITLED RADIOACTIVE PROJECT // Created in collaboration with Maggie-Kate Coleman and Erato A. Kremmyda
In Development / Residency at CAP21 (2011)
CLIMAX (also Production Designer) // Conceived by Ani Taj Niemann & The Dance Cartel
The Tank, Triskelion Arts
*COMPANIONSHIP // by Rachel Peters, based on a short story by Arthur Phillips (reading)
Galapagos Art Space - American Opera Projects/Opera On Tap (2011), Cornelia St. Cafe (2012)
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
*RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA // New Book by Douglas Carter Beane, dir. Mark Brokaw
Broadway (Projected 2012-2013), (NYC Workshop 2012)
THE LYONS (World Premiere) // by Nicky Silver, dir. Mark Brokaw
Vineyard Theatre
OLIVE AND THE BITTER HERBS (World Premiere) // by Charles Busch, dir. Mark Brokaw
Primary Stages/59E59
THE NEW YORK IDEA (World Premiere) // by David Auburn, from Langdon Mitchell, dir. Mark Brokaw
Atlantic Theatre Company/Lucille Lortel Theater
COMPANY DEVISED WORK (WITH WITNESS RELOCATION, dir. DAN SAFER)
I’M GOING TO MAKE A SMALL INCISION...
Bushwick Starr, Princeton University, Dance New Amsterdam
*CONTEMPT
The Invisible Dog Art Center (2011)
HAGGADAH
La MaMa E.T.C.
THE BLUE BIRD
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
CHOREOGRAPHY/MUSICAL STAGING
*UNTITLED NEW MUSICALS // by James Clark, Katya Stanislavskaya, Michael Finke, & Others
Playwrights Horizons New Music Theater Collaborative // Dir. Theresa McCarthy (2012)
*PERFECT CURIOSITY // by Elizabeth Hess, Music by Lucas Syed
In development, Residency at O’Neill Theater Center (2011)
MINQ VAADKA’S NARCISCHISM // by Adam Cochran, Barrie McLain, Ryan Maeker, and Chantel Pascente
Robert Moss Theatre // Dir. Chantel Pascente
THE LOVE OF DON PERLIMPLIN... // by Federico Garcia Lorca
Studio Theater, NYU // Dir. Chantel Pascente
CAMINO REAL // by Tennessee Williams
Robert Moss Theatre // Dir. Jordan Fein
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
AEA Member - Work with: Les Freres Corbusier, Goodspeed Musicals, Westport Country Playhouse, John W. Engeman Theatre, and others [Full Resume Available upon Request]
TEACHING
NYU / PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS THEATRE SCHOOL // Fall 2011 - Ongoing
Created and developed BUSTIN’ MOVES and HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER
[original high-energy dance/fitness/self-worth classes for 2nd and 3rd year performance students]
THE DANCE DANCING DANCE COMPANY COMPANY CLASS // 2011 - Ongoing
Co-Founder, with Ani Taj Niemann
Original ‘Extreme Dance & Lowbrow Fitness Experience’ / Locations include: New York Live Arts, Triskelion Arts
GUEST TEACHING // 2005 - Present
Goodspeed Musicals, Governor’s School for the Arts (VA)
FULL RESUME, CV, references, AND blood type AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST // WORK SAMPLES HERE
IS A CHOREOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR, TEACHER, ETC BASED IN NEW YORK CITY. BORN AND BRED IN AN UNTAMED CORNER OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH, SAM IS A MEMBER OF INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DANCE-THEATER COMPANY WITNESS RELOCATION AND FREQUENTLY COLLABORATES WITH THE DANCE CARTEL. HE HAS DEVELOPED NEW MUSIC THEATER, OPERA, DANCE, AND TRICKY MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK ALL OVER THE PLACE AND TEACHES A SERIES OF EXTREME DANCE CLASSES AT NYU / PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A LOT OF NEW THINGS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, SOME OF WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT RIGHT HERE.
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WINTER/SPRING 2012
TEACHING BUSTIN' MOVES AND HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER AT NYU/PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS THEATER SCHOOL
MARCH 23-30, 2012
CO-DIRECTING/CHOREOGRAPHING
I LET LOVE IN, AN ADAPTATION OF THE BALLET LA SYLPHIDE, FEATURING THE MUSIC OF NICK CAVE, WITH DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER DAN SAFER / PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS ROBERT MOSS THEATER
MARCH 2-9, 2012
CHOREOGRAPHY FEATURED IN AN EVENING OF THREE ORIGINAL ONE-ACT MUSICALS DIRECTED BY THERESA MCCARTHY FOR NYU'S NEW MUSIC THEATER COLLABORATIVE / PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS ROBERT MOSS THEATER
WINTER/SPRING 2012
LAUNCHING BASTARD PLAYGROUND, A MONTHLY WORKS-IN-PROGRESS SALON FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS WORKING IN LIVE PERFORMANCE TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE NEW IDEAS, PAGES, FIRST DRAFTS, FOOD, ETC. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS AND VENUE INFORMATION.
YOU CAN BE A BASTARD TOO!
2012-2013
SAM WILL BE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, FEATURING A NEW BOOK BY DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE AND DIRECTED BY MARK BROKAW, OPENING IN THE 2012-2013 SEASON.
WINTER/SPRING 2012
SAM JOINS COLLABORATORS CHANTAL PAVAGEAUX, GABRIEL SHANKS, AND SLATS TO DEVELOP SUPERCOLLIDER, A NEW PERFORMANCE PROJECT INSPIRED BY KEPLER TELESCOPE DISCOVERIES, PHYSICS, DARK MATTER, AND SPACE-TIME.
2012 [ONGOING]
SAM JOINS THE ODYSSEY PROJECT, CREATED BY JENNY KOONS AND FEATURING 48 DIFFERENT SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCES ACROSS 4 SEASONS, 5 BOROUGHS, AND 12 MONTHS.
HAS CREATED A SERIES OF MOST EXCELLENT DANCE CLASSES THAT CELEBRATE MAXIMUM SWEATING, INDIVIDUALITY, AND POP MUSIC. HERE IS A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM.
BUSTIN' MOVES is a high-energy repertory dance class designed to strengthen and diversify students' abilities to learn and execute movement quickly and with precision. A combination of dance class, aerobics, and boot camp, the class places emphasis on growth through embracing individuality, repetition, and sense of humor. Dance experience is NOT required, however fearlessness, athleticism, and a strong appreciation for the absurd are strongly suggested. Students move through a sequence of choreographic drills, conditioning exercises, and dance combinations that vary in difficulty and style throughout the semester, working to improve choreography retention through an exploration of weight-bearing, coordination, counting, directional shifting, memory, stylistic mastery, total body commitment (dancing "full-out"), and showmanship. Drawing from a vast catalog of popular music, the class covers styles including but not limited to hip-hop, Afro-Brazilian, postmodern, brassy musical theatre, and any other wonder- and-fear-inducing style, real or fictional, that the students or instructor bring to the table. By the end of the semester, students are equipped with an arsenal of tricks and techniques for quickly learning movement in any environment with confidence and precision. They also hopefully like dancing more. BUSTIN' MOVES is currently part of the second year performance curriculum at NYU's Playwrights Horizons Theatre School.
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGERis a high-energy fitness/dance class designed to push students beyond perceptions of their own strength, confidence, and dance ability. An upper-level companion class to BUSTIN’ MOVES, this class emphasizes greater strength training, cardio exercises, and core work. As with BUSTIN’ MOVES, a particular value is placed on spirit, humor, and a strong sense of the absurd. Each week, supported by a rotating and electric catalog of mostly American hip-hop anthems and Top 40, students move boldly through a repeatable sequence of choreographed aerobic warm-ups, conditioning sequences, and stretching before moving into improvisation/social dancing, choreographic drills, and repertory. Dances will be made that are relatable, humorous, and adaptable to a room full of individual, scrappy, breathing humans rather than a faceless mass of technically exact dance bodies - creating a strong sense of community and support. Extending all methodologies of BUSTIN MOVES, combinations place greater focus on composition, duration, and approaching dance as an actor. The workout draws from sources including yoga, Pilates, kickboxing, capoeira, ballet, boot camp, and jumping up and down. Dances draw from hip-hop, African, modern, jazz, Broadway, Balkan Folk Dance, music video, postmodern, dancing at the club, and dancing in your living room. Mixed with an occasional exercise confronting personal obstacles and fear, the range of styles, practices, and individual energies in this class collide loudly and dramatically to encourage and support the practice of BEING THE BEST YOU. Currently part of the third year performance curriculum at NYU / Playwrights Horizons Theatre School. This class is in no way related to the Daft Punk song of the same name, though that song is excellent for an ab workout.
THE DANCE DANCING DANCE COMPANY COMPANY CLASS
Created and taught in collaboration with choreographer Ani Taj Niemann, The Dance Dancing Dance Company Company Class is an extreme dance class taught by the leaders of a fictional dance company that fuses elements of technical dance, endurance practices, and theatrical tomfoolery. Emphasizing the practice of DANCING HOW YOU WANT TO DANCE TO MUSIC YOU WANT TO DANCE TO, the class is comprised of a series of high energy exercises and choreographed sequences, building towards a repertory of adaptable, populist, and "fun" dances. Drawing upon gangster rap, Brazilian parade dances, hookers, recreational dancing, and the American Muscial Theatre, the class places equal value on the athletic and the ridiculous. Sweating, momentary panic, and full body gyration are guaranteed. All levels are encouraged to attend. This class hops around venues all over New York. There is a small suggested donation. It is truly suggested. If you can't do that, we suggest you come anyway and buy us a beer in five years when you're famous.
MORE DETAILS, VIDEO, SYLLABI, ETC. AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
SAM PINKLETON
