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Allison Vinal
is a graduate of the High School of the
Performing Arts and has a B.F.A in Dance
from Marymount Manhattan College. She
received her M.F.A from Sarah Lawrence
College in Choreography. She has
choreographed and performed for Stephan
Koplowitz, Kelley Donovan and Cat Scratch
Theatre. Her work has been presented at
the Philly Fringe Festival, University
Settlement, the Joyce Soho and the Boulder
International Fringe Festival. Allison
currently teaches dance and creative
movement at the Nightingale-Bamford School
in Manhattan.
is a graduate of the High School of the
Performing Arts and has a B.F.A in Dance
from Marymount Manhattan College. She
received her M.F.A from Sarah Lawrence
College in Choreography. She has
choreographed and performed for Stephan
Koplowitz, Kelley Donovan and Cat Scratch
Theatre. Her work has been presented at
the Philly Fringe Festival, University
Settlement, the Joyce Soho and the Boulder
International Fringe Festival. Allison
currently teaches dance and creative
movement at the Nightingale-Bamford School
in Manhattan.
From the Boston Globe
By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent / October 22, 2007
Kelley Donovan's compelling new 30-minute dance
"Inside of the Ending" is about letting go...
In celebration of the company's 10th anniversary,
Donovan invited current and former dancers with
her company to contribute works as well. Works by
Melissa Gendreau, Heather Bryce, and Contant
were engaging if not memorable, and all were given
energetic, committed performances. But the only
one that seemed fully formed was the appealing
"The Shape of a Day," a duet choreographed and
performed by Allison Vinal and Kelly Collins that
had a visceral rhythmic punch as it contrasted
crisp, sharp-angled slices of arms and legs with
controlled and deliberate shifts of weight.
By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent / October 22, 2007
Kelley Donovan's compelling new 30-minute dance
"Inside of the Ending" is about letting go...
In celebration of the company's 10th anniversary,
Donovan invited current and former dancers with
her company to contribute works as well. Works by
Melissa Gendreau, Heather Bryce, and Contant
were engaging if not memorable, and all were given
energetic, committed performances. But the only
one that seemed fully formed was the appealing
"The Shape of a Day," a duet choreographed and
performed by Allison Vinal and Kelly Collins that
had a visceral rhythmic punch as it contrasted
crisp, sharp-angled slices of arms and legs with
controlled and deliberate shifts of weight.
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Choreography is my means of creative
expression. I create nontraditional forms and
patterns with bodies in space. With my
dances I aim to help people see the body in a
fresh way and to have a heightened
awareness of movement. I hope that after
seeing my work people are more aware of the
incredible richness the body holds and that
they find new ways to see and appreciate it.
I prefer to show with all of its imperfections
exposed. I believe in dance as a form of
communication and hope that my art reflects
this. Communication builds connections and
making connections with other people can
lead to healing, laughing, understanding and
transformation. As with many current working
investigation and exploration of movement. I
aim to make dances that are accessible to
people outside of the dance community.
expression. I create nontraditional forms and
patterns with bodies in space. With my
dances I aim to help people see the body in a
fresh way and to have a heightened
awareness of movement. I hope that after
seeing my work people are more aware of the
incredible richness the body holds and that
they find new ways to see and appreciate it.
I prefer to show with all of its imperfections
exposed. I believe in dance as a form of
communication and hope that my art reflects
this. Communication builds connections and
making connections with other people can
lead to healing, laughing, understanding and
transformation. As with many current working
investigation and exploration of movement. I
aim to make dances that are accessible to
people outside of the dance community.
Allison Vinal
Artistic Statement
