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Maria Konrad Masterclasses: Saturday, April 24th

We invite a limited number of qualified dancer friends to join us VIRTUALLY for an "Inside CBC MasterClass Experience" with our dancers at Cary Ballet Conservatory. We're thrilled to welcome back a CBC favorite and one of the current dance world's most brilliant teachers/choreographers, Maria Konrad!
JOIN VIA ZOOM: ​
REGISTER HERE 10:15-11:45 (AGES 14+)
REGISTER HERE 1:30-3 (AGES 10-14)
MARIA KONRAD
Master Teacher, Choreographer
 
MARIA A. KONRAD graduated from the A.W. Dreyfoos High School of the Arts in West Palm Beach and then earned her BFA in Performing Arts at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a teacher in Philadelphia, Mrs. Konrad created the early-dance-education curriculum for the school of the Koresh Dance Company, which has been featured in Dance Magazine. Ms. Konrad’s choreography has been presented nationally in such venues such as the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina, The Harid Conservatory, Florida Dance Festival, Miami Dade Cultural Center, Florida Atlantic University, The Kravis Center, Next Generation Ballet, Cancun Ballet Festival, and has collaborated with artistic organizations such as Palm Beach Symphony, Opera Tampa and Palm Beach Pops. Her work has been picked up by choreographic workshops in NYC by the STEPS Beyond Foundation at STEPS on Broadway and Uptown Rising Series at The Bridge. Her piece “Portraits” (2018) and “Is Anyone Out There” (2019) in the Come Together Festival hosted by Koresh Dance Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and she choreographed the 2019 production of “Les pêcheurs de perles” (The Pearl Fishers) for Opera Tampa where she will return this season to choreograph “Aida”. She premiered “Dear Charlie” and Pennsylvania Ballet 2 last season and has been invited to return to this season to set a full length world premier of “PHrenetic”. 
 
She has been recognized by organizations such as Young Arts, Youth America Grand Prix for “Outstanding Choreography”(2015, 2017) and ADCIBC "Outstanding Choreography" (2021). She has been a master teacher for institutions such as Tulsa Ballet, Nashville Ballet, The Joffrey – Chicago, The Colorado Ballet School, University of the Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Florida’s Young Dancer Workshop, The Art of Classical Ballet (dir. Magaly Suarez), Next Generation Ballet, St. Paul’s School, Florida Dance Festival and Youth America Grand Prix. She has worked at both The Harid Conservatory and A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. She served on the 2018 faculty at The International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. She is excited to join the YAGP organization for a third season as a judge and Master Teacher. She is currently resident choreographer with The Next Generation Ballet (Dir. Philip Neal) and the director of the contemporary program at Florida School for Dance Education with Michele Zehner. 
 
Ms. Konrad also hosts So’Danca’s original web series, Barre Talk, where she interviews the top company directors, dancers and choreographers of the industry. ​

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