Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Lou Fancher - Season 5, Episode 65

Lou Fancher is a freelance choreographer, ballet master and teacher working in the Bay area since 2005. Most recently the Rehearsal Director for Dancing People Company in Ashland, Oregon, Lou for nearly three decades has been the Ballet Master/Rehearsal Director for contemporary dance companies and independent choreographers in the U.S. and Canada. Among the companies are Company C Contemporary Ballet, James Sewell Ballet, and the Alberta Ballet. She has staged and/or rehearsed the works of dozens of choreographers including Twyla Tharp, Anthony Tudor, Paul Taylor, Lynne Taylor Corbett, Crystal Pite, Mark Godden, George Balanchine, Peter Pucci, David Parsons, John Butler, Igal Perry, Daniel Ezralow, Ralph Lemon, Doug Elkins, Viola Farber, Merce Cunningham, David Dorfman, Donna Uchizono, Dan Wagoner, Bill T. Jones, Wil Swanson, Margie Jenkins, Brian MacDonald, Jose Limon and others.Lou holds a BFA in dance from the University of Cincinnati and as a choreographer has created ballets for James Sewell Ballet, Alberta Ballet Apprentice Ensemble, Theatre Ballet of Spokane, Ballet Pacifica, and New York Theatre Ballet. During the 18 years Lou was a resident of Minneapolis, her work was presented by the Minnesota Dance Alliance, Ballet Arts Minnesota, and others. She  twice participated in The Carlisle Project, a no-longer operating national program designed to assist the artistic growth of choreographers. A published author and journalist, Lou writes locally for East Bay Times, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Express, San Francisco Classical Voice, 48 Hills, wired.com, and other Bay Area publications. She is the author of two original children’s books and has designed and illustrated over 60 picture books. You may visit her website online at www.johnsonandfancher.com