Dance

Kazuko Adachi is a native of Tokyo, Japan. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Hungarian pianist Béla Siki. While at CCM, Kazuko was a ballet accompanist for the preparatory department. Upon graduation, she served as an accompanist for the […]

Dean Adams is presently a Professor in the Department of Theatre and Senior Associate Dean of Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  From 1989 to 2011, he was the Founding Artistic Director of the Connecticut Theater Festival in Simsbury, Connecticut. As a producer and director, Dean has presented or co-produced productions with […]

Gretchen Alterowitz is a dance artist, scholar, and educator. As a professor of dance at UNC Charlotte, she teaches across theory and practice, focusing on ballet technique, choreography, dance writing, and dance studies. She is currently the Chair of the Department of Dance. Alterowitz’s research focuses on feminist, queer, and democratic dancemaking and performance. Her […]

Inna Amromin has a multifaceted career as an accompanist, chamber musician, teacher and concert pianist. She has extensive experience as a piano accompanist for vocals, instrumental ,choir music and ballet. Specialist in the field of concert performance, accompaniment, pedagogy, musicology. Inna Amromin received a deep academic education at the Ural State Academy in Russia ,and […]

Alyah Baker is a dance artist, scholar, and choreographer working at the intersection of art and embodied activism. She is an assistant professor of dance at UNC Charlotte and the founder of Ballet for Black and Brown Bodies, an education and advocacy platform that engages BIPOC dancers in culturally relevant ballet training. Baker’s research focuses […]

E.E. Balcos, Filipino-American and native Minnesotan, is Professor of Dance, professional performer, choreographer, and somatic dance and movement educator. He teaches Modern Technique, Improvisation, Contact Improvisation, Choreography, Anatomy for Dancers, and choreographs for Performance Practicum. He holds a BA in Music from The Colorado College and an MFA in Choreography from The University of Iowa. He is […]

Audrey Baran (she / her) is a Filipina-American dance maker, performer, and educator based in the land of the Catawba people / Charlotte, North Carolina. She holds a MFA in Dance from Hollins University and a BA in Dance from UNC Charlotte, where she is the Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance. She also holds a […]

Christina Beam is the Costume Lab Manager at UNC Charlotte. Christina holds an MFA in Costume Design from UMass Amherst, having completed an assistantship that included rigorous work in costume construction. She also works as a freelance Costume Designer, having designed productions for Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA), Chester Theatre Company (Chester, MA), The Hartt […]

Meena Carr is the Assistant Technical Director for the Production Arts + Operations unit. Meena has worked in various theaters, including University of Arizona Theater department (degree-seeking carpenter/ welder), University of Arizona Opera department (Assistant Technical Director), Moonlight Amphitheatre (Vista, CA), and Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM). After graduating with a BFA from The […]