Christopher Hutchings (Assistant A.D.) is a dancer and choreographer. His work has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as in Germany, Taiwan, and the US. In 2003, he traveled to Moscow as Asst Choreographer for Konstantine Uralsky at Ballet Moskva. Christopher has performed with Connecticut Ballet, Jody Oberfelder, Opus Dance Theater, Virginia Ballet, and Second Wind Dance. He holds a BFA in dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and has guest taught at Loyola and Rowan Universities and throughout Connecticut. Christopher has worked with Laura Peterson since 2001.

Kate Martel is dancer living in Brooklyn, NY.  She is from Amherst, MA and graduated from Goucher College in 2002 with a B.A. in Dance and Education.  Since moving to New York she has had the good fortune to work with several dance artists including Nora Stephens/noranewdanceco, Jessica Morgan, Juliette Mapp and Luis Lara Malvacias.  She has also presented work in collaboration with the duet group fivefour/Cortney McGuire and Leah Nelson.

Stephanie Miracle grew up mostly in Oklahoma and partially in Germany. She earned her BA in Dance from Belhaven College. After graduating she spent several years teaching children and college students as adjunct professor in Mississippi. There she also created two evening length productions: “The Marionette and the Music Box” and the children’s ballet “Robinson the Cat” which toured nationally, including a residency at the Smithsonian. Since relocating to New York she has had the privilege of working with Avodah Dance Ensemble, Elizabeth Dishman, YelleB Dance, BJ Sullivan, Deganit Shemy and joined Laura Peterson Choreography in Summer 2008.

Jon Pope (Production Manager) is a builder. He has made sets for choreographer Asimina Chremos (Chicago) and Laura Peterson Choreography (NYC). He is Head of Construction for the Music Garage in Brooklyn and Chicago. Jon is a graduate of SUNY College of Environment Science and Forestry at Syracuse University and was a wildlife biologist for the State of Alaska for four years.


 




Laura Peterson Choreography creates performances that are concept-driven and often take their inspiration from visual art forms and pop culture. The dances are extremely physical and often Minimalist in design with a dry humor laced within. We create performances with the understanding that dance is a visual art form. Each piece includes set design and detailed costumes that merge with the dance and result in a complete visual experience for the audience.

The company is available for touring and residencies. Please contact us for a description of our programs and workshops. 


Laura Peterson is a NYC-based dance artist and Artistic Director of Laura Peterson Choreography. The company is currently in residence at the Queens Museum of Art where they will present their new work Forever on August 22. Laura was awarded a 2007-08 Artist-in-Residence at Dance New Amsterdam in NYC where her piece Electrolux was premiered in March. In 2007 the company recieved a Mondo Cane! Commission at Dixon Place in New York. Her dances have been presented throughout NYC at venues including Dance Theater Workshop, PS 122, Danspace Project, Joe’s Pub, et AL. Laura’s choreography has been produced internationally in Argentina, Germany, and in the US in New York, Philadelphia, Martha’s Vineyard and Washington DC. Her work has been performed at Lincoln Center Out-of Doors, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and Philadelphia’s NEW Festival. Laura has been commissioned by Pennsylvania Ballet, Hartford Ballet, and DROP Dance in Boise, Idaho. Laura Peterson Choreography was invited to perform at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Summer Dance Program and in 2005 she collaborated with Subcircle, a multimedia performance group.  She has received a PA Arts Council Choreography Fellowship, a Space Grant from Union Street Dance in Brooklyn and is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG).

Laura’s performance credits include Julie Taymor’s latest film, Across The Universe, choreographed by Daniel Ezralow, from Sony Pictures Entertainment  (to be released). She has performed the work of Mark Morris at Radio City Music Hall, as well as dancing with Poppo & the GoGo Boys, Risa Jaroslow & Dancers, Eun Jung Gonzalez (NYC), Paule Turner’s court (Philadelphia), Group Motion Dance Co  (Philadelphia), Asimina Chremos (Chicago), Alice Farley Dance Theater (NYC), and many others.

Laura has taught dance at Rowan University, Western Connecticut State University, and has been a guest artist at Hunter College. Thsi summer she teaches at the Balance Dance company pre-professional summer intensive and at Dance New Amsterdam in NYC. She holds an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.  While at NYU she received a Graduate Assistantship in Dance History under Deborah Jowitt and Patricia Beaman. Laura graduated from University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a BFA in Modern Dance.