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The Film Institute at Montclair State Presents: Heidi Latsky, Choreographer

February 3, 2015, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Location Chapin Hall (John J. Cali School of Music) - Leshowitz Recital Hall
SponsorCollege of the Arts, School of Communication and Media, Filmmaking ProgramCostFreeMore Informationhttp:/‌/‌www.montclair.edu/‌arts/‌community-programs/‌mfi/‌Posted InCollege of the Arts
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Montreal-born Heidi Latsky first received recognition dancing for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (1987-1993). As a choreographer, she has represented Canada in festivals in Israel and France; received commissions from Cannes International Dance Festival, American Dance Festival, Whitney Museum of Art, and The Joyce Theater (with former partner Lawrence Goldhuber); and has presented at NYC venues including Central Park Summerstage, Danspace Project, and The Duke on 42nd Street. Latsky headed the Movement Department at The School for Film and Television (1998-2005), teaches Performance Skills workshops around the country, and is currently on the faculty of STEPS NYC. She is a renowned advocate for diversity in the arts as a speaker (at venues including Harvard, Barnard, Queensborough Community College, and NY Academy of Medicine) and is a founding member of the Disability and NYC Dance Task Force. In 2006, she began The GIMP Project, a body of work that includes dancers with and without disabilities. These works have been presented nationally and internationally, and are the subject of an Emmy-nominated news feature; an AP multi-media piece; features on CNN, NET, and NPR.

For the 2014/15 season, Latsky was selected as the first participant in “Dance for Film on Location at Montclair State University,” a three-year short film series underwritten by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The film will premiere with her live show, TRIPTYCH, at Montclair State University in April 2015.


This film-screening series, sponsored by the Film Institute at Montclair State, is a weekly program for MSU students and the public. The program features contemporary filmmakers who come to speak about their work and profession in an open forum that invites audience members to ask questions and hear personalized inside stories. Admission is free.